God Delusion. Richard Dawkins (Revised) | 
Finished this little dark academia #BuddyRead. I really enjoyed it. Also, look at my little Lobster the Halloween Kitty :)
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pick(2021) It's YA dark academia, about a student at an elite prep school with witches in its history. Lots to like here, with interesting characters, an unreliable narrator, and a plot that's twisty without being eyerolly.
Thanks to Texas legislator Matt Krause for bringing it to my attention by saying it should be banned from school libraries. Your priorities are screwy Mr Krause but your, um, recommended reading list ain't half bad. #BannedBooks
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1) Good question. I think I've learned something from most of the nonfiction books I've read over the years (and from a lot of the fiction too).
I'm going to tag The God Delusion because it was reading the theory of reduced complexity that made me realise once and for all that I'm an atheist not an agnostic.
2) Nope. Not a big drinker these days!
pickA tour de force. Should be mandatory reading for all.
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Hey everyone! It is not too late to enter the #RoaringWolf Back to school giveaway. You can have 3 entries by following myself @Roary47 and @Littlewolf1 and liking one or both of our posts on the giveaway, share, and tag a friend. It‘s important to follow both of us since Littlewolf1 will post the winner and I will post the September challenge on August 21st! Happy weekend reading everyone!
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Bought myself some Non fiction books...
Yep hoarding is a thing 🙈😂
As well as doing a reading challenge, I‘ve also been pushing myself to go to more events, such as talks, readings and lectures. I‘ve even challenged myself to go to events on my own, which is something I never would have done a couple of years ago. I‘m seeing Richard Dawkins tomorrow evening and am looking forward to it immensely!
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Where are your favourite places to fulfil your bookish desires?
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“Life is too short to bother with the distinction between one figment of the imagination and many.”
bailedOk, I‘m calling it. This book frustrates me. I agree with a lot of what Dawkins says, as I already tend to agree with him, but I simply cannot abide someone who is trying to convert people for whom he has so little respect. He continuously belittles those who believe in God and is grotesquely arrogant. Appropriately, this was my final book for #lrc2018, “a book you started but did not finish.” 🤪
My wife Lisa and I flew from Minneapolis to Dallas to see Richard Dawkins and Carolyn Porco speak last weekend. I bought meet and greet tickets so we got to schmooze with them. It was freaking amazing. His books have meant to much to me. I‘m still over the moon.
pickWhat atheism needs is a new spokesperson. A likable, compassionate, non-condescending spokesperson. Because that is my frustration with Dawkins. Thing is, HE‘S NOT WRONG. But he is so smug that you kind of want him to be. He has great points, for the most part, but I still just hate how arrogant and patronizing he is about religion. It does no one any favors. You can‘t get people to listen to you if you are busy telling them how stupid they are.
so-so"That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet."
This book was pleasant to read, generally, and poetic at times. I did enjoy it, but I found the writing long-winded. More examples are given on a certain point than needed, and while the stories are nice I found myself eager to get to the next subject before the previous was over.
Currently reading Richard Dawkins's God Delusion. Very interesting points.
I knew about Dawkins when I watched on YouTube a forum of some famous scientists composed of Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Brian Greene, and him.
I'd just like to put it out there that my first literary encounter with questioning the existence of God by reading Michael Shermer's How We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God.
I‘ve had this book for a good 6 month and only halfway through. I find this is quite a slow read for me for some reason.Enjoying it either way👏🏻👏🏻#goddelusion #richarddawkins
pickI'm not sure why, but Dawkins decided in this audio version to utilize two different narrators. He would read a passage and then a female voice would break in with something akin to a snide remark or sarcastic aside. Very distracting from the subject matter.
Dawkins is kind of an asshole, but he gets it right sometimes. Trying to raise my kids like this. Not gonna lie - it would be a lot easier to just ask them do what I tell them to all the time, but I try to remind myself that I am raising adults, not kids. #children #quotsy #quotsydec17
pickThis is a great read for believers and non-believers alike. If you are a believer in God this book cannot cause you to suddenly drop your belief in the almighty or about the heavens. It may however, give you some insight if you are a seeker of truth and help you to improve your critical thinking thinking skills. It did for me. But i have certainly decided that i dont discuss politics or religion in public.
pick“We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.”
I started with the ebook but quickly switched to audio which flowed much more smoothly. Dawkins presents thorough and compelling arguments, but is sometimes repetitive and occasionally goes a bit off course. It definitely could‘ve been shorter, but overall it was an intriguing read.
I don‘t really plan ahead very well, but I know for sure I‘ll finish the four I‘m currently reading. #novtbr #noteworthynovember @Jess7
“That Child is too young to know whether it is Muslim or not. There is no such thing as a Muslim child. There is no such thing as a Christian Child”. If the rest of this book is as interesting as the preface, I‘m in for a ride.
Still battling jet lag. Can‘t wait to get off work and crawl into bed and get deep into this before (hopefully) getting a good night‘s sleep tonight.
Finally completed it 🤗🤗. I listened to the audiobook 🎧🎧 narrated by Richard Dawkins himself. It was a wonderful experience as his narration brought out the best of the book.
pickI listened to the Audible version of the book which was narrated by Richard himself, and his wife (currently separated), Lalla Ward, a British actress. I thought it was fantastic to have Richard talking to me for the better part of fourteen hours. It is probably the most well known and regarded books promoting atheism. It's points hit home for me; I'd be curious to hear what a believer thinks of this book. Photo taken by me in 2015.
"Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; and no man ever had a distinct idea of the trinity." -Thomas Jefferson
pickWhen you're reaching out there, existentially, turn to this book for, not exactly for questions answered. Instead an embrace that everything great we will ever have will only happen in a single existence. You knew it all along: there is nothing overseeing our lives.
My next audiobook. Read by Richard and Lalla Ward. Preach to me, Richard.
