For me: The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.
2007-10-16 15:24:58 · 20 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Capnarlo, I can't speak to Dawkins' personal beliefs, but there is a great degree of hostility there, absent in the work of Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett, who are of the same crew. I am accustomed to reading atheistic literature so his lashing doesn't affect me. I don't think it is worth reading, even to gain an "atheist" perspective because it is poorly written and researched. Harris is better, but the 20th century produced far greater (atheist) minds than what we have now. Bertrand Russell is good on that front. And the Internet Infidels site is quite good too.
2007-10-16 15:40:25 · update #1
Zero, that is a good one.
2007-10-16 15:42:35 · update #2
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Well, I read PART of it. Didn't finish it yet. What I read was very interesting and I loved his overall writing style (very conversational), but his some of his analogies were faulty and some of his reasoning not entirely sound.
It was, as I said, interesting... but not particularly persuasive.
2007-10-16 15:39:34 · answer #1 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm about 3/4 of the way through The Irresistable Revolution by Shane Claiborne. I highly recommend it. The last book I finished was called Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. It was a bit depressing, but not too bad.
2016-05-23 02:06:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a whole book, not in a long time. Usually I choose a book because it can tell me about things in a factual way, not because it is trying to persuade me to something I already know I do not agree with. And I don't generally spend my money on something that is opposed to my basic understanding. I seldom read library books, because I don't like to be hurried.
But as to individual magazine articles, or web sites, or other shorter works, I would say as recently as yesterday. I'm willing to read something if it's free, which is why I read all sorts of things about religions on the Internet.
I even read Chick pamphlets if I find them laying around. They're good for a laugh.
2007-10-16 19:58:06 · answer #3 · answered by auntb93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well it isn't really religious but oh well.
"God's Promise"
It is about a boy with autism and well the mom just kind of accepted him to be that way and took it as things being "God's will"
So it did have a religious setting in the book and I knew that going into it. The opposition of view was in the aspect that I thought maybe more could have been done and things shouldn't have maybe been just left up to God.
I am still a little perplexed and it hits a spot with me (this really just isn't a book about some random kid with autism to me) yet it did help me understand more what a parent goes through and maybe the feeling that maybe they thought things were really in God's hands and not theirs.
2007-10-16 18:20:19 · answer #4 · answered by queen of snarky-yack again 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The last book I read that had an opposite view point of mine was The Book Of Mormon. It was quite some time ago and I came no where near finishing it. I can barely remember anything in it other than saying to myself over and over"That's not right". I really don't read a lot of books from opposing view points. I have so many books that I want to read that I don't want to waste my time on them. Maybe one day if I get AALLL the books I want to read finished... Who am I kidding, that's not going to happen. I'm finishing up Led By The Carpenter by D. James Kennedy right now and if you haven't read it I highly recommend it or any other book by him as well. God bless!! Oh, I grew up in Tenn. as well.
2007-10-16 16:14:09 · answer #5 · answered by BERT 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm.... I've taken a vacation from reading since I read 300 books in the last year. But I think the last one I read cover to cover was "Age of Reason" by Thomas Paine. I've been unable to find The God Delusion although I've looked for it at every nearby bookstore.
2007-10-16 15:31:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I read the Koran in order to see how much the radical Islamics were taking liberties with the justification of a "Holy War." But that was several months ago. I think I spend time on Q&A that I used to spend reading. Thanks for the reality check!
Edit: I did not finish the Koran.
2007-10-16 16:57:57 · answer #7 · answered by One Wing Eagle Woman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mein Kampf
2007-10-16 15:28:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just re-read Marcus Aurelius Meditations. He was arguably the last great Emperor of the Roman Empire. He hated Christians, and considered them "Godless". He murdered and oppressed them harshly. He was a master stoic, and though I am not one, I admire many of their teachings.
1) Logic
2) Nature
3) Virtue
His stuff is inspiring, though I do not agree with his conclusions, and he would have killed me, lol!
2007-10-16 18:56:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Part of the Koran. What a scam ! I admire you , I dont think I could stomach a whole book of Dawkins I heard him speak and I think that he is more of a God hater than he is pure atheist. He absolutely despises God. If you found from reading his book that he does not hate God please respond... Thanks
2007-10-16 15:34:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋