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Titles by Michael Earl   ( about Michael Earl )

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    Bible Stories Your Parents Never Taught You - CD and Tape

    Bible Stories Your Parents Never Taught You - The Book

    The Spiritual Atheist

    The Ultimate Terrorist

    The Fundamentalist's Fatal Flaw

    A Case Against Miracles & Free Will

    The Platinum Rule

    The God Game

The Spiritual Atheist   written & read by Michael Earl

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Perhaps no two words in the English language evoke more opposite impressions than do the words, spirituality and atheism. Is a "spiritual atheist" even possible? Mike Earl thinks so. In fact, he insists that his own spiritual life began in earnest only after he had become an atheist. Spirituality is traditionally thought to be a product of one's relationship with god - especially some kind of personal god. Earl prefers to view spirituality in the naturalistic context of one's relationship with reality. In this context the atheist enjoys 2 distinct advantages over his theistic counterpart. First, the atheist is under no obligation to embrace ideas that are clearly at odds with reality. And second, his mind is free to construct a belief system based purely on the evidence of reality. Thus, his mind will be in tune with reality. The end result? A more harmonious relationship with reality. A more spiritual life! The Spiritual Atheist is a fresh (and bold) treatment of a subject that for too long has been assumed to be the exclusive domain of religion. Serious at times, humorous at others, thought-provoking throughout. The Spiritual Atheist shines new light on a timeless subject.

Topics include: What is Spirituality? 5 spiritual experiences available to the atheist. The spiritual experience of understanding. The power of reductionist thinking. Science and the experience of spiritual awakening. Why Atheism? Why religious belief is often the greatest obstacle to spiritual growth. 3 kinds of faith. Why a "relationship with god" is impossible. 2 ways to become one with the universe. Integrity from top to bottom. The test-tube god. Religious belief and the functionally insane. Music, Sports, and Spirituality. An evolutionary approach to meditation. Your "higher" self and your "lower" self. Atheism and a new age of spiritual enlightenment. (3 hours)

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The Ultimate Terrorist      written & read by Michael Earl

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The horrific events of 9/11 have triggered what President Bush has dubbed a War on Terror. This war is being fought on several fronts: a political front, a law enforcement front, and the obvious military front. But there exists another front - an ideological front - where we seem unwilling to fight. In fact, rather than fight the ideological enemy we have actually rallied to its aid like never before. Since the 9/11 attacks, media pundits, politicians, and so-called religious "experts" have been stumbling over one another to assure the public that the religion of Islam had nothing to do with this tragedy. "Islam Is About Peace!" they quack.

But Islam is NOT about peace. Islam is about submission to an ideology that violently condemns everything and everyone non-Islamic. It's time for thinking people everywhere to face up to this disturbing, yet undeniable fact. At a time when religious sensitivities have clouded the judgment of main-stream commentators, Mike Earl dissects Islam's ideological core with a moral clarity you won't find anywhere else. Meticulously documented, hard-hitting, even daring, The Ultimate Terrorist exposes the ugly truth about Islam. Who is the ultimate terrorist? Buy the tapes and find out!

Topics include: God, Muhammad, and the Koran. The 3 REAL Pillars of Islam. The pervasiveness of violent condemnation in the Koran. Understanding the Koran in its "proper" context. Islam and the Bible. Paradise and Hell. The Islamic attitude of submission. Why this present life is worthless. Jews, Christians, and Infidels. Why Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer are the ideological equivalent of anthrax. Why killing the infidel just makes sense. The Taliban versus the Torah. Osama bin Landen, suicide bombers, jihad, and 72 virgins. Why John Walker Linde only did what his culture encouraged him to do. Islam and the larger problem of monotheism. The ultimate terrorist revealed. The only long-term solution to terrorism. (3 hours)

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A Case AGAINST Miracles & Free Will    written & read by Michael Earl

Most people believe in miracles, and nearly everyone believes in free will. Mike Earl, however, does not believe in miracles or in free will. Is he nuts? Buy the tape and judge for yourself. Earl argues that an act of free will is a miracle, and a miracle is a violation of natural law. Such violations (even little ones) would destroy the order and predictability we observe in nature. Also, a successful argument against free will strips the theist of one of his most important defenses for the existence of god, since free will is blamed for the Problem of Evil. (75 minutes) 

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The Platinum Rule   written & read by Michael Earl 

In The Platinum Rule Earl argues that morality is a function of principle, not divine authority. A transition out of an "Authority Paradigm" and into a "Principle Paradigm" was the defining characteristic of man's evolution from superstition to science. Earl believes a similar transition from authority to principle is taking place in the realm of moral understanding - although few people today recognize it as such. 

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The God Game   written & read by Michael Earl

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In The God Game Mike Earl draws attention to some of the silly things religious people do as they attempt to convince others (and themselves) that god is real. Congregations pretend to worship god. Preachers pretend to be god. If the preacher is charismatic enough, the congregation will actually worship the preacher. Earl comments, "Admittedly, worshipping a preacher, even a very good one, must be a bit like having sex with a blow up doll …. But these people are desperate, and if faking it is the only way they can distract themselves from the hard reality that the god they worship is no more real than the Easter Bunny - well, why not?"

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