LeWoVoc wrote:
Do yourself a favor and don't fall into the Dawkinite trap. The God Delusion isn't a terrible book, but it won't tell you anything you don't already know.
What do you mean "The Dawkinite Trap"?
See, having been raised in a very strict cult, I feel I need something like TGD to re-enforce and bolster my newly-embraced athiesm. I actually went and bought TGD on iTunes. After just the first chapter, I find that Dawkins really resonates with me. His contempt for, even (I would say) hatred for God and religion mirrors my own.
Because of that cult upbringing, you would be surprised what I don't know. For instance, until Chapter 1 of TGD, I actually thought that Albert Einstein, Carl Sagan, et. al., had at least some vague belief in the God of the Bible, due to blatent misrepresntation and misquotation in literature produced by the cult I was raised in. It was refreshing to learn that these great minds were not referring to some mystical sky wizard when they used the term "God."
LeWoVoc wrote:
Out of the "Four Horsemen," only Harris and Hitchens really do anything groundbreaking. If you must go with one of them, try God is Not Great. I haven't read The Greatest Show on Earth yet, so I can't comment on it. As for outside the Semi-fab Four, A Demon Haunted World is one of my favorite books, if for nothing more than how beautifully Sagan can manipulate the English language.
Edited, Oct 8th 2010 4:43pm by LeWoVoc
I will keep those in mind, thanks.