The Atheist Bible

An atheist view on life, the Universe, and everything

CC-BY 2006-2026 Fabian M. Suchanek

This book describes a worldview without gods and the supernatural. Unlike a number of other books, it does not merely argue that God does not exist or that religion is harmful. Rather, it offers an atheist view on life, the Universe, ethics, truth, and the meaning of life — inspired by Secular Humanism. The book also explores the history, functioning, tenets, diversity, benefits, and liabilities of the major world religions. It thus aims to be a comprehensive handbook that atheists can use to support, enrich, and scrutinize their perspective.

With 700 pages, 300 illustrations, 500 inspirational quotes, 1700 references, and 1500 cross-references, the Atheist Bible is one of the largest works on atheism, and, quite possibly, the largest monograph on the topic. The book is available online for free at https://suchanek.name/texts/atheism. It is licensed by the author, Fabian M. Suchanek, under a Creative Commons Attribution license. See the legal conditions at the end of the book.

The Atheist Bible describes an atheist view on life, the Universe, and everything. With 700 pages, it is one of the largest works on atheism.© Michel Desnoues, with permission

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A printed form of the Atheist Bible is in preparation, and is scheduled for May 2026.

Audio formats

The book is progressively made available as an audio book, narrated by an AI

. Some chapters are available also as an AI-generated podcast

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The Atheist Bible is available online for free. The costs of professional editing services, software licenses, and hosting are covered by the author.

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Preface

The preface introduces the book from the author’s point of view.

Atheism and Atheists

Chapter 1: Atheism: Defines atheism, responds to common criticisms leveled against atheism, and introduces secular humanism as an alternative to religion.
Chapter 2: Atheists: Explains what it means to be an atheist and addresses common stereotypes about atheists.

The World

Chapter 3: Truth: Discusses the concept of truth.
Chapter 4: The Universe: Gives an overview of what science knows about the Universe.
Chapter 5: Morality: Discusses morality and ethics from a secular humanist point of view.
Chapter 6: The Meaning of Life: Treats the principal questions of humanity: What is the meaning of life? And what happens when we die?

Gods

Chapter 7: Gods: Introduces an atheist view on gods.
Chapter 8: Proofs: Discusses proofs for the existence of gods.
Chapter 9: God of the Gaps: Discusses the idea (often brought forward by believers) that God is the explanation for the unexplained.

Religion

Chapter 10: Religion: Formally defines religions and gods and shows the diversity of today’s religions .
Chapter 11: The World Religions: Traces the history of religion from ancient rites to today’s world religions.
Chapter 12: Founding of Religions: Discusses factors that may lead to the creation of a religion.
Chapter 13: Following Religions: Discusses factors that may make people believe in religious statements.
Chapter 14: Memes: Analyses strategies that religions have developed to survive across generations.

The Abrahamic Religions

Chapter 15: The Abrahamic God: Discusses the god of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Spiritualism, and the Bahai Faith.
Chapter 16: Christianity: Discusses the Christian worldview.
Chapter 17: Islam: Discusses the Muslim worldview. (For security reasons, this chapter is not available here.)

The Effects of Religion

Chapter 18: Criticism of Religion: Criticizes the effects of religion on people and society.
Chapter 19: Benefits of Religion: Discusses the positive effects of religion on people and society.
Chapter 20: Conclusion: Summarizes the book and provides an outlook on the future of religion, secular humanism, and atheism.

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