One Week to Become an Atheist
In "One Week to Become an Atheist" Rafe Brena condenses the key points of his book Becoming an Atheist in One Week down to a few thousand words. This article's sections (mirroring the book's structure) outline a structured, daily curriculum (from Monday to Sunday) that encourages readers to scrutinize the evolutionary, psychological, and historical origins of religious belief. The essay aims to dismantle common religious assumptions through critical thinking and secular logic, and encourages readers to replace unverified ancient narratives with evidence-based reasoning and personal autonomy. The piece closes by promoting an intellectually mature perspective in which empathy and morality are viewed as innate human traits and cultural values such as freedom rather than rigid moral codes imposed on human beings from above by a divinity.