This is one of my favorites, and just one niche behind Dan Barkers "Godless" in quality of the arguments. Absolutely brilliant case against theism, and covers all sides of the debate: science and philosophy. I think I learned more about the physics of the "big bang" from this book than I did from my college professors (not really, but you get the point)! Anyway, great book, great read, highly recommended along with Dan Barkers "Godless". Definitely an asset to any agnostic or atheist book collection.

In Atheist Universe David Mills manages to eloquently simplify the positions behind Atheism in a surprisingly concise fashion. I did not expect much from this book when I ordered it, but once I started reading it, I could not put it down. With unexpected clairvoyance this book provided a solid foundation for the position of the religious skeptic.

A few months ago I considered myself to be agnostic, but after reading a few books on this subject (this one included) and watching numerous debates discussing the existence of a theistic, god I am now comfortable with my disbelief. An unexpected bonus of my accepting my disbelief, has come in the form of an almost child like state of intense curiosity in the natural world, and a self-confidence I didn't believe possible.

Because I found the nerve to question a belief system that was imposed upon me, before I could possibly understand it's implications; I feel that I am being true to myself in a way I didn't realize was possible. Atheist Universe is one of the books that explained to me, in very simple terms the illogical aspects of religion; and made me thankful to posses the skepticism that has resided in my heart since childhood.

The book documents many of those internal discussions you may have had with yourself on religion in the form of the interview. It continues on with well thought out examples through the rest of the chapters. If you have ever wanted to examine the con to religion or verbalize your views as an atheist -- this is the book you should read.

This book is geared towards more general readers whereas the books by the four horsemen may chase people away by their titles.

I personally find Atheist Universe much easier and more comfortable to read because of the writing style. I also recommend readers to watch debates between atheists/agnostics vs theists for further thoughts and debate tactics.

I also recommend fellow rationalists to watch the following documentaries on Youtube.

Zeitgeist the Movie
Zeitgeist Addendum
Zeitgeist Movement

This book is fairly good overall, although I would say that it is fairly basic in that it's main goal is to refute Intelligent Design ideas. It is not a highly philosophical book on atheism, but geared towards refuting common lay misconceptions of atheism.