Not quite Screwtape
In Review
The Loser Letters
Ignatius
In mock
letters of advice from a convert to godlessness, Eberstadt tells the
"major-league atheist guys" (Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens et al.) how they need to firm up their
arguments. This is a breezy take on Screwtape
Letters, voiced by a beleaguered 20-something atheist who can't help
noticing that the believers ("Dulls," in atheist-speak) have some pretty good
evidence on their side.
Just look at
the record when it comes to great art, good deeds and defending human dignity,
for example. Better to avoid those topics, she counsels:
