--- product_id: 3818017 title: "Why I Am Not a Christian: Four Conclusive Reasons to Reject the Faith" brand: "richard carrier" price: "91.70 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/3818017-why-i-am-not-a-christian-four-conclusive-reasons-to store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Why I Am Not a Christian: Four Conclusive Reasons to Reject the Faith **Brand:** richard carrier **Price:** 91.70 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Why I Am Not a Christian: Four Conclusive Reasons to Reject the Faith by richard carrier - **How much does it cost?** 91.70 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/3818017-why-i-am-not-a-christian-four-conclusive-reasons-to) ## Best For - richard carrier enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted richard carrier brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Dr. Richard Carrier, world renowned philosopher and historian, explains the four reasons he does not accept the Christian religion, describing four facts of the world that, had they been different, he would believe. He is brief, clear, and down to earth, covering the whole topic in under ninety pages of easy-to-read explanation. Those four reasons are God's silence, God's inaction, the lack of evidence, and the way the universe looks exactly like a godless universe would, and not at all like a Christian universe would, even down to its very structure. Dr. Carrier addresses all the usual replies to these claims, in ways you might not have heard before, relying on his wide experience in debating and studying these issues all over the world for more than fifteen years. A perfect book to introduce yourself, or your friends, to why fewer educated people are embracing Christianity than ever before. Ideal for handing out to door-to-door missionaries. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #24,421 in Christian Books & Bibles | | Dimensions | 5.25 x 0.23 x 8 inches | | Isbn 10 | 1456588850 | | Isbn 13 | 978-1456588854 | | Item Weight | 4.8 ounces | | Language | English | | Print Length | 92 pages | | Publication Date | February 28, 2011 | | Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | ## Images ![Why I Am Not a Christian: Four Conclusive Reasons to Reject the Faith - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61aoNbUlfDL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice and succinct explanation of the major reasons Christianity isn't plausible. *by on Reviewed in the United States May 27, 2013* This book is very easy reading and deliberately avoids going into unnecessary depth. It is short and to the point. Carrier lays out the four biggest reasons why Christianity is not plausible. He mostly avoids any tangents and unimportant digressions, even though there are a great many interesting side topics a much longer book on the subject could address. The book includes just one short digression, which pertains to the character and importance of the scientific method, but it's directly relevant to the point he makes about the lack of evidence for Christian belief.Carrier writes in the first chapter, "What follows is not meant to be a thorough exploration of every nuance and problem, not an exhaustive account of all the arguments and evidence. Rather, it's a mere summary of the four most important reasons I am not a Christian. This is only the beginning of the story, not the whole of it." With that in mind, this books sticks to just the four big philosophical problems with Christian theism. The foremost problem Carrier sees is that God is silent. We don't hear unambiguously from God himself any confirmation that he exists, that he loves man, or that there is any particular plan for salvation. Now a great many people attempt to speak or write for God on these points, but they lack credibility and consistency. If the message of salvation is as important as many make it out to be, it is inexplicable that God himself doesn't present that message in clear terms to every person. Carrier deals with some common rationalizations apologists make for God's silence, showing how they are a grasping at straws to save theist dogma and make no progress to actually resolve the severe philosophical problems God's silence entails. Carrier goes on to discuss the problem of God being inert. There is no clear evidence that God is active at all in the world. If the Christian God did exist, we should at least expect action on his part to resolve needless suffering. He goes on to point out the general lack of objective evidence supporting a Christian worldview. Finally, he discusses how the universe as a whole, as we best understand it, looks how we'd expect a godless universe to look.There are other highly relevant topics Carrier left outside the scope of this book, in spite his expert knowledge of them and his discussion of them in other publications. In particular in this book he does not discuss problems with the Bible: not its internal contradictions, nor how the traditionally ascribed identities of its authors are questionable, nor its conflicts with history and science, nor the problematic implications of Christian theology having evolved over time instead of all being revealed clearly by God at the outset. This isn't a book about those types of questions.Overall I find this to be an excellent book. Short enough to read in one sitting and inexpensive enough to buy in quantity to share with others. His sticking to general themes makes the book accessible to people who don't have a background in the specifics of the Bible or Christian theology. It also avoids the more messy apologetics that complicates other approaches to the subject. It's also great that he sticks with the four issues he does, because they truly are the big overwhelming issues meriting foremost consideration. They overshadow other considerations making a lot of other theist vs. atheist questions and debate to be of mere secondary relevance.For people who have read this book and would like read more from Richard Carrier, his book Sense and Goodness Without God: A Defense of Philosophical Naturalism is excellent and highly recommended. It is an opposite book to this one in certain ways. Rather than stick to a narrow focus the way Why I Am Not A Christian does, Sense and Goodness aims quite wide and covers a diversity of topics of relevance to defending atheism and a wholly naturalistic worldview. I believe both books succeed brilliantly at their aims. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great, short, well-argued rejection of the Christian Position *by on Reviewed in the United States September 1, 2015* What This Book Is:It is meant to be a overview on why Dr. Carrier believes (or rather, doesn't believe) what he does about the idea of a Christian God. It is short and sweet; well argued but not excessively wordy.What this book is not:This is not a tome or anthology documenting every contradiction or falsehood in the Bible and Christian Theology. In fact, it rarely even breaches these topics. If that is what you are looking for, there are many other sources out there. This book uses common sense, simple logic, and reason to demonstrate the overarching difficulties in accepting and believing in a Christian God as a contemporary human.Overall Opinion:I really enjoyed it. I read it through in one day but plan to revisit it. The frirst two chapters are based more exclusively on rational arguments while the last 2 bring in more empirical objections. My favorite 2 chapters are the 2nd and 4th. I especially enjoyed his analogy of the "hero Savior". You'll have to read it to know what I'm talking about, and I recommend you do. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Straight to the heart and very concise. *by on Reviewed in the United States September 2, 2013* This is a great book generally, but I would especially recommend it to anybody who is having their own doubts and wants a brief and clear introduction to what the atheist position is all about. I'll talk about content shortly, but let me point out a few things about the book itself. First, it is very short - only 83 pages including the conclusion and a 1 page bibliography. At this length, do not expect it to be an exhaustive rebuttal of all Christian apologetics or an in depth philosophical, scientific, or historical justification of atheism. Dr. Carrier states in the opening chapter that a generous benefactor commissioned him to publish this book because he wanted "a simple but well-written explanation of why I am not a Christian." (p. 5) Think of this as an extended pamphlet, perfect for the person who is doubting, and open to reading about why one might reject the faith. Carrier even mentions the idea of something that could be handed to people willing to read it.Now on to the content. The core of the book is four chapters, each summarizing one reason for which Carrier rejects Christianity. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that these were very straight forward and obvious reasons that are very powerful and deserve more attention than they get. In fact, many times people ignore these areas altogether and they get into all sorts of "god of the gaps" nuances that attempt to leave some philosophical sliver of room for their retreating god(s). But what I think Carrier is saying is, wait a second - let's not pass over the obvious, because these are very big problems that, if they can't be overcome, render all the nuanced arguments moot anyway. And I have to agree. So many times I'll hear these in depth arguments, and I feel like saying, "that's all fine and good, but what about Matthew 17:20?" This verse clearly has Jesus himself saying "...if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you." Okay, so in all the billions of Christians, including all the monks and Saints and Popes and nuns and so on, not one single mountain has moved - ever! And if the mountain is metaphorical, then that's no better than simple human determination to rise to some challenge, which is possible without Christianity. So where is this supposed power to move mountains by the command of a faithful Christian? One single mountain moving, by a faithful command alone (not by dynamite or construction techniques) would go a long ways in convincing a lot of atheists that there could be something to this Christianity thing. Yet not one single mountain has ever moved, not one single amputated arm has grown back, not one single disease has been wiped out by the power of the faith even as small as a mustard seed. And are we to believe that in all the history of Christianity, not one single Christian had even the faith of a mustard seed? Dr. Carrier takes 4 very straight forward "gripes" like this (but substantially different than my example alone), and explains why they definitively demonstrate that the god of Christianity simply cannot exist. As another example of my own that I think goes along with this "wait a second" type of reasoning, one of my favorite verses is Matthew 12:32, because with all the argument about whether salvation requires works or faith or works and faith, people forget about this verse which states unequivocally that "Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come." Okay, so if you have ever spoken against the Holy Spirit, in a fit of despair or anger or whatever, you can't be forgiven, and I can only interpret this to mean you can't be saved, period! Some God of infinite kindness and mercy and forgiveness, right? Doesn't that give you pause, if you are beginning to doubt?Carrier's whole point is that the world would be much different than it is if Christianity were true, and there would NOT be such confusing and contradictory messages as one finds in the bible. He makes this point clearly, succinctly, and powerfully - and he addresses very obvious and straightforward areas. Some other reviews have mentioned his arrogance or condescending tone. Well, maybe, but I didn't read it that way. I read the tone as a confident atheist who is taking these issues straight to task and not dancing around to try and save anybody's feelings. Hey, if you're a Christian and having doubts, any atheist writings you decide to venture into are probably going to touch some nerves - so get ready for it. I think Carrier is simply saying what he thinks without regard for whether it may hurt feelings. If you don't like it, well, you've been warned. If you're struggling with your faith, careful what you will discover in this book, but I hope you do muster the courage to read it and confront your doubts. ## Frequently Bought Together - Why I Am Not a Christian: Four Conclusive Reasons to Reject the Faith - On the Historicity of Jesus: Why We Might Have Reason for Doubt - Jesus from Outer Space: What the Earliest Christians Really Believed about Christ --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/3818017-why-i-am-not-a-christian-four-conclusive-reasons-to](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/3818017-why-i-am-not-a-christian-four-conclusive-reasons-to) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-16*