I just finished reading Dawkins, Hitchens and Harris...what should I read now?
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2. I think required reading is "Why I am Not a Christian," by Bertrand Russell, for an historical perspective.
3. "Atheism - the Case Against God," by George Smith.
4. The short essay, "Dead Gods," by Mencken.
5. "Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon," by Daniel Dennett
6. "The Stranger," Camus
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M$Camus The Stranger
Steinbeck The Pearl
Buck The Good Earth
are all good books that move beyond the existence of God and toward the meaning of life.
Not that I recommend any of them. Give me something by Carl Sagan any day, especially Dragons of Eden and Broca's Brain
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Thanks for the recommends! I read most of those in high school, but have yet to read any Sagan.
What use is recommending books and then implying that you don't recommend any of them? How is the asker supposed to interpret such a response? Why not use the opportunity to list books you DO recommend and give reasons for why you've recommended them?
Good question. I have read all of those books. They are all good books, and they are probably good books for people who are searching for the meaning of life. I suppose that what I did not say is that searching for the meaning of life is like searching for that perfect Oreo cookie. Stop searching and eat a damn cookie.
Sagan's stuff implies that, I think.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Demon-Haunted_World
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How We Believe: Science, Skepticism and the Search for God, by Michael Shermer.
And don't be afraid to check out the opposite side of the spectrum, just so you understand what they believe in. I own the Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam, Judaism, Buddhism etc too.
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Just based on what I've been watching of the TED talks (see generally http://www.ted.com ), you might consider reading Dan Dennett's stellar book: "Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon (Paperback)
by Daniel C. Dennett", available at Amazon.com see: http://tinyurl.com/dennett-breaking-the-spell
But meanwhile , I would love to hear what insights you've gained and what conclusions you've drawn from a reading of the group of illustrious works you mention in your question.
Only with your permission, can I ask you that question in a Mahalo question, including which author is the most convincing and whether one or more of the authors is so good that a person of strong religious convictions would be convinced by the sheer perfection of the logic employed by the authors as they make their case that God is the stuff of myth, rather than an actual Supreme Being who has total, complete and unlimited power to exert His will upon us and the universe around us.
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Me.
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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
http://www.amazon.com/Screwtape-Letters-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652934/
Creative Commons by Nelson D.
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