Michael Martin
The arguments for God's existence fail, and there are good reasons not to believe.
Life
American philosopher (1932-2015), professor at Boston University and one of the leading academic defenders of atheism. He argues that the arguments for God's existence fail and that non-belief can be rationally justified. He matters for the questions on God and on faith and reason.
Main works
Defends negative and positive atheism through an examination of the theistic arguments.
A volume co-edited with Ricki Monnier collecting arguments against God's existence.
Positions
click a row to see the evidenceThe arguments for God fail and there are good reasons not to believe.
Martin, Atheism: A Philosophical Justification (1990)
Belief must follow the evidence; he judges theism with the standards used for any claim.
Martin, Atheism: A Philosophical Justification (1990)
Life can have meaning and morality without God, but the meaning is made, not given.
Martin, Atheism, Morality, and Meaning (2002)