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That is a funny statement, because it is so true
Christopher Hitchen's "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" > Richard Dawkin's "God Delusion"
they are equally good books, that cover a lot of different ground, so it's pointless to rate them against each other.
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That is a funny statement, because it is so true
Christopher Hitchen's "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" > Richard Dawkin's "God Delusion"
I've never read Hitchen's book, but he is a humorless douche. He just seems very unlikable as a person.
I tend to agree to this. Dawkins comes off as brilliant, Hitchens comes off as an asshole. This isn't to say that his arguments aren't valid, I would just rather read/watch Dawkins over Hitchens.
Humorless? Say what you want about him being totally off-key with some things (neocons, TWAT, et cetera), he's a brutally hilarious iconoclast who's just too easy to misread.
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I've been really busy lately and kind of forgot I posted this, so when I saw the picture again I was like, "holy shit I actually met that fucker?!" Yea I'm a nerd.
Anyway, the Atheist stuff is all good and well, Of all mentioned books I've only read The God Delusion, which I enjoyed, but Dawkins really shines when he writes about Evolution. I was immensely inspired by The Blind Watchmaker, and just picked up The Greatest Show On Earth. An Atheist reading a book about Atheism is kinda, "meh". Not much to learn there.
Yes, I'm drunk. So what?
Anyway, the Atheist stuff is all good and well, Of all mentioned books I've only read The God Delusion, which I enjoyed, but Dawkins really shines when he writes about Evolution. I was immensely inspired by The Blind Watchmaker, and just picked up The Greatest Show On Earth. An Atheist reading a book about Atheism is kinda, "meh". Not much to learn there.
Yes, I'm drunk. So what?
Glenn Fricker
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Amazing book. Loved it.
For the not faint-of-stomach,
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Glenn Fricker
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Anyone who calls Jerry Falwell a "charlatan" on the day he dies is alright in my book.
drew_drummer
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I worship Hitchens. I have a little shrine of him, crossed with an elephant and having twelve arms or some shit like that.
Another one I can recommend: Atheist Spirituality; by Andre Comte-Sponville. He's French, but don't hold that against him.
Another one I can recommend: Atheist Spirituality; by Andre Comte-Sponville. He's French, but don't hold that against him.
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How one can not find Christopher Hitchens funny is well beyond me. Every interview and book/column I have read by him has made me laugh out loud. Without fail.
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An interesting question i was discussing with some people at uni a few days back:
If evidence for the existence of god, and i mean god as in the Christian god, was discovered and it appeared to be in some way legitimate, do you think Richard Dawkins would be prepared to listen to it and accept it? Or would he react just like the creationists react to science (either "la la la la i can't hear you" or "it's wrong, fundamentally flawed and EVIL"?
Dawkins seems to me to be a bit of a fundamentalist, fuelled not just by the wish to bring truth to other people (sound familiar) but also by a deeper emotional problem with religion that is in no way based in the world of reason he loves so much.
Not to say he's not a great thinker in his own way ofc, and his books contain a lot of interesting information and arguments, but perhaps a few too many "reactionary potshots" as was mentioned earlier
If evidence for the existence of god, and i mean god as in the Christian god, was discovered and it appeared to be in some way legitimate, do you think Richard Dawkins would be prepared to listen to it and accept it? Or would he react just like the creationists react to science (either "la la la la i can't hear you" or "it's wrong, fundamentally flawed and EVIL"?
Dawkins seems to me to be a bit of a fundamentalist, fuelled not just by the wish to bring truth to other people (sound familiar) but also by a deeper emotional problem with religion that is in no way based in the world of reason he loves so much.
Not to say he's not a great thinker in his own way ofc, and his books contain a lot of interesting information and arguments, but perhaps a few too many "reactionary potshots" as was mentioned earlier
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