Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 - The line is drawn Chapter 2 - The mystery of God Chapter 3 - The Standard Model of God Chapter 4 - Facing the paradox Section 1 - Prayer Chapter 5 - Why Won't God Heal Amputees? Chapter 6 - Why do you need health insurance? Chapter 7 - Why can't you move mountains? Chapter 8 - Why do bad things happen to good people? Chapter 9 - Who gets to go to the prom? Chapter 10 - Why do battlefield prayers sound so convincing? Chapter 11 - Reviewing the evidence about prayer Section 2 - The Bible Chapter 12 - Who wrote the Bible? Chapter 13 - Why does God love slavery? Chapter 14 - Why does God love animal sacrifice? Chapter 15 - Why is God so sexist? Chapter 16 - Why does God massacre millions of children? Chapter 17 - Reviewing the evidence about the Bible Section 3 - Jesus Chapter 18 - Was Jesus the son of God? Chapter 19 - Why didn't Jesus move a mountain? Chapter 20 - Why doesn't Jesus appear to each of us? Chapter 21 - Why do we eat Jesus? Chapter 22 - Why do so many children live in poverty? Chapter 23 - Was Jesus' coming prophesized? Chapter 24 - Why does Jesus need your money? Chapter 25 - Reviewing the evidence about Jesus Putting it all together Chapter 26 - Why did I write this book? Chapter 27 - When we die, we die Chapter 28 -Goodness, Morality and the Ten Commandments Chapter 29 -In God We Trust Chapter 30 -Love your neighbor as yourself Chapter 31 -The Meaning of Life Chapter 32 -The future of the human race Highlights Executive Summary Understanding the Importance of the Question Understanding Delusion Understanding Superstition Understanding Jesus Understanding the Bible Understanding God's Plan Understanding Noah's flood Understanding Christian Motivations Understanding the Advantages of Rationality Understanding the Problems with Religion Understanding Terror Understanding the Gumball Machine Understanding Your Soul Understanding Original Sin Understanding Intelligent Design

by Marshall Brain New York Times Coverage WWGHA was discussed in a New York Times piece by N. D. Kristof. For a counter-point to Mr. Kristof, please see Chapter 26. Recommendation by Sam Harris Sam Harris recommends WWGHA in his book Letter to a Christian Nation. Endorsement by Richard Dawkins In a New York Times Letter, Richard Dawkins calls WWGHA a "splendid Web site." Table of contents Executive Summary Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Section 1 - prayer Chapter 5 * Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Section 2 - The Bible Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Section 3 - Jesus Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 What it means Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Spread the word Highlights Understanding the Importance of the Question Understanding Superstition Understanding Delusion Understanding the goal here Understanding Jesus Understanding the Bible Understanding God's Plan Understanding the Evidence Understanding Christian Motivations Understanding Terror Understanding the Gumball Machine Understanding Original Sin Understanding Intelligent Design Understanding Mental Tangles Understanding Noah's Ark Understanding Imaginary Things Understanding Your Soul There are no atheists Understanding the Meaning of Life Spread the word How God Works Other Resources Spread the word Executive Summary Important Home Table of contents Contact info Watch the videos Ask questions in the Forum Blog Religion Comics Join the Poster Campaign GodIsImaginary.com Deciding to Be Better Join us How God Works