Phil Stilwell
Books
Illustrated guides, philosophical inquiry, satire, and conversations about faith and reason.
Kindle and print editions
Amazon books
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Dodging Logical Fallacies
Detecting and Defusing Thinking Blunders Before they Happen
Comics, plain-language explanations, and 405 anecdotes explore 135 reasoning traps in hobbies, romance, and work. A practical toolkit and reflection questions help readers weigh evidence, recognize misleading conclusions, and catch their own mental shortcuts.
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Sam & Charlie get Gnarly | Volume 02
Ninety-six illustrated conversations about love, moral authority, reason, and certainty.
Companions inspired by Mark Twain and Charles Spurgeon examine divine love, changing moral commands, belief in proportion to evidence, and spiritual certainty. Books 05–08 collect ninety-six illustrated dialogues, with commentary and reflection questions inviting readers to examine their own convictions.
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The Ontic Snap
How Experience becomes a World
An illustrated inquiry into how experience shapes perception, recognition, and confidence. Everyday examples explore how interpretations become the world we act within—and how we can revise mistaken judgments while retaining dependable knowledge.
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Sam & Charlie get Gnarly | Volume 01
Ninety-six illustrated conversations on faith, reason, doubt, and compassion.
Imagined exchanges between companions inspired by Mark Twain and Charles Spurgeon examine questioning, divine silence, religious clarity, and compassion. Four collected books pair comics with commentary and reflection questions that invite readers to test their own reasoning.
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On the Conquest of Judgment
A satirical chapter on propaganda, provocation, victimhood, and victory through borrowed conscience
An imagined fourteenth chapter of The Art of War examines how propaganda, provocation, and appeals to suffering recruit public sympathy. Thirteen illustrated movements expose methods of manipulating moral judgment, with an afterword connecting the satire to research.
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The Distortive Invisibility of Counterfactuals
Missing Comparisons, Misplaced Confidence, and Human Decision-Making
Why do successful outcomes so often inspire more confidence than they warrant? Thought experiments, historical cases, and a practical worksheet explore how overlooked alternatives distort decisions—and how to identify the comparisons that matter.
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The Screwtruth Letters
A Satire of Faith, Doubt and Intellectual Honesty
A doubting pastor’s emails to a former defender of Christianity turn the strain of maintaining belief into dark comedy. The illustrated story examines contested doctrines and the personal, social, and financial costs of speaking honestly about doubt.
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The Red Pen Revelation
How Heaven Edited Clarity Out of the Holy Book
Two angels draft clear religious instructions, only to have Professor Jehovah edit them into ambiguity. Illustrated satire, biblical passages, and source notes examine conflicting Christian interpretations and the human consequences of unclear claims to divine guidance.
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Sufficient Reasons to Reconsider Christianity
Fifty-two accessible chapters examine Christian claims about scripture, prayer, salvation, the resurrection, and morality. Everyday analogies and imagined dialogues invite readers to assess the evidence, consider Christian replies, and explore the possibility of a meaningful life beyond faith.