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B. Steven Matthies

B. Steven Matthies was a Christian for approximately 20 years. Crediting a penchant for critical inquiry which led him to read nontheistic books, he now describes himself as an agnostic-atheist. He is an agnostic because he believes the question of God's existence is epistemically nonsensical. Because of that, he declines to accept God's existence and is also an atheist.


Published on the Secular Web


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Why I’m Agnostic

(2001) The decision to choose agnosticism over Christianity was not an easy choice. In fact, it has taken me over 20 years to finally reach this point. Like many in my family, I was required to attend a parochial Lutheran school until the seventh grade. Even after that, I attended church on a regular basis […]
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A Drop of Reason: Essays from the Secular Web


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In 1995, the Secular Web made its debut online with the goal of promoting a naturalist view of reality, without recourse to God or gods or any supernatural realm. Now, thirty years on, the site is still going strong, and during that period it has assembled an impressive collection of scholarly essays from contributors. Now, to commemorate the site's 30th anniversary, we have assembled a number of those essays in book form: A Drop of Reason. Please enjoy this stellar collection of critical thinking.