No doubt some atheists may think that I am not "well-read" and that I am "soft in the head" for believing what I believe. That's okay. You can't offend me. I would have said the same things or MUCH worse once-upon-a-time! I used 2 take a special delight in ridiculing religious people.
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Anyways, back 2 the subject of books. I absolutely love reading. Since I have schizophrenia and very limited income, I have 2 find cheap ways to occupy my time & amuse myself. So I read or meditate MOST of the day and I am rarely if ever bored!
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Back in my atheist days, I read a lot of books. I read Nietzsche, Jung, Freud, Einstein, Leunig, Szasz, James Joyce, "The Troubled Mind", "The politics of experience", "The Three Christs of Ypsilanti", "1984", "The Once & Future king", "Monty Python & the Holy Grail", "Peanuts" to name a few off the top of my head. I used 2 read books about science & scifi & sport - especially cricket & humour - especially Spike Milligan. I had ZERO interest in reading spiritual books!
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I am simply "drawn" 2 a different kind of book these days. Nowadays, I tend 2 judge books by how well they nourish my soul and improve the quality of my experience. I nominated "The mastery of love" 4 that very reason. The true test of a book is how many times you can read it and still enjoy it. I have read some books upwards of half a dozen times.
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The vast majority of books are either junk food 4 the mind or they are written by very unenlightened souls. This reflects the state of mankind - technologically advanced but emotionally & spiritualy still very primitive. That is a potentially lethal combinatioon!
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Well, those are my thoughts. Feel free 2 disagree with them if you must.
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Have a good one!
