Ethics Without God, by Kai Nielsen, admits that a reasonable person can be a Christian but adds that a reasonable person who has had a full education cannot be a Christian. So, though Nielsen goes out of his way to seem reasonable, in the end his judgement of Christianity and Christians is an insult. He rejects the basic assumptions of Christianity as unnecessary and illogical. He believes that secularization is inevitable "as we move away from a peasant society."
Nielsen rejects the idea that only religion, and more specifically Christianity, can provide a purpose in life. He agrees that a life with no purpose would be awful. He finds purpose in science, logic, and ethical behavior and says that Christianity has "incoherence" in it. Another insult said with a sweet smile.
"Perhaps we have even more reason to love each other if there is no God for then the only thing we have is each other."
Nielsen, Kai, Ethics Without God (Rev. ed.: Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 1990)
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