Errata in The New Atheism


Errors in first printing 9/09.

Corrected Index.

p. 12 par 2 add end note 3 after "fullfilled."

3. Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation (New York: Knopf, 2006).

Starting here, increment all end note numbers in Preface.

pp. 17-18  Chanf the refercne numbers of correspond.

Bottom of p. 96 top of p. 97. The numbers should be 0.007, 0.006. 0.008

p/ 124 par. 4. Change 1884 to 1984

p. 143 indented quote.  starzs -> stars

p. 162 5th line from bottom. Remove <these> after <knowing>

p. 170 3rd par line 6. Change <mass> to <density>/

           5th par line 3 change <lifted it> to <lifted this>


p. 244. Add to end of text:

 Note added: After the first printing of this book appeared I received a number of criticisms that I hadn't given credit to the extensive atheist blogosphere for the significant role it has played in raising public awareness of atheism, especially among young people. I apologize for this is and promise to rectify it in my future writings. I would also like to add to me list of recommended books by new atheists, Why I Became and Atheist: A Former Preacher Rejects Christianity by John Loftus.^47

p. 247. Add reference:

47. John W. Loftus, Why I Became and Atheist: A Former Preacher Rejects Christianity (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2008).

p. 251. Add to bibliography:

Coyne, Jerry A. 2009. Why Evolution is True. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.

Craig, William Lane. 1991. "The Existence of God and the Beginning of the Universe." Truth: A Journal of Modern Thought 3: 85-96.

p. 257. Add to bibliography:

Loftus, John W. Why I Became and Atheist: A Former Preacher Rejects Christianity. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2008.

p. 282 last paragraph. Remove <popular> and ((a thousand hits per month)>.