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Author | Lex Bayer, John Figdor |
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Cover artist | Isaac Tobin |
Language | English |
Subject | Humanism, Atheism, Morality, Secular ethics, Science of morality |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Publication date | 2014-09-26 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover), ebook, Audiobook |
Pages | 188 |
ISBN | 978-1442236790 |
Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart: Rewriting the Ten Commandments for the Twenty-first Century is a 2014 book by Lex Bayer and Humanist Chaplain, John Figdor, that has been described as a manual for working out one’s own epistemological and secular ethical beliefs.[1] The book sets out to address what the authors see as a need among a growing number of Americans to talk about their beliefs, and lead happy and moral lives when they don't believe in gods or aren't comfortable with religion. It offers a clear set of constructive, positive principles to live by for agnostics, atheists, humanists and non-religious.[2][3]
The authors produce a personal list of ten “non-commandments”, although readers are consistently advised to treat these as debatable illustrations, rather than as a completed non-theist moral framework.[1] To further this point, the authors organized the Rethink Prize: a crowdsourcing competition to create a secular alternative to the Ten Commandments. The contest drew more than 2,800 submissions from 18 countries and 27 U.S. states. Winners were selected by a panel of judges.[4][5][6]
The authors personal list of ten “non-commandments” [6]
The ten winning beliefs of the Rethink Prize,[5] a crowdsourcing competition to create a secular alternative to the Ten Commandments[4]