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twofortea

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Hi, I'm TFT.
I'm English, I like reading about the historical origins and the evolution of religion(s) but I'm an atheist (even after countless attempts at varying conversions) and always have been. I would recommend the book 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins to anyone. It poses some interesting questions. I think it'd be a good point of discussion if it hasn't been already.
 
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Phil Lawton

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Hey.

I'm halfway the Dawkins book you refer to - when I can get away from thinking what a pompous prat he is, it is a very good read.
 
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twofortea

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Ha! It's a standard writing style for him. It is a very good book though so I guess he deserves some of the pompous-prat-ness.
 
rasor

rasor

Member
twofortea said:
Hi, I'm TFT.
I'm English, I like reading about the historical origins and the evolution of religion(s) but I'm an atheist (even after countless attempts at varying conversions) and always have been. I would recommend the book 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins to anyone. It poses some interesting questions. I think it'd be a good point of discussion if it hasn't been already.
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Read it, agreed with it 100%
 
doppelganger

doppelganger

Through the Looking Glass
If you've enjoyed Dawkins's book but were a little put off by the pompous prat-ness, I'd recommend Daniel Dennett's Breaking the Spell: Religion as A Natural Phenomenon. It's broader in scope and covers some of the same territory as Dawkins, but it is more respectful of the reality that religious beliefs represent to believers and a little less missionary and more quizzical about the modes and nature of religious belief and faith.
 
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Phil Lawton

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doppelgänger;896687 said:
If you've enjoyed Dawkins's book but were a little put off by the pompous prat-ness, I'd recommend Daniel Dennett's Breaking the Spell: Religion as A Natural Phenomenon. It's broader in scope and covers some of the same territory as Dawkins, but it is more respectful of the reality that religious beliefs represent to believers and a little less missionary and more quizzical about the modes and nature of religious belief and faith.
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Cheers, DG.
 
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michel

Administrator Emeritus
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Hi TFT,

Welcome to Religious Forums!

I hope you enjoy your stay with us, and if there is anything you need to know, Just ask........:)
 
kadzbiz

kadzbiz

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Welcome and enjoy your stay. Regarding Dawkins, I don't mind some of the things he points out, but I hate the way he goes about it. The guys looks like he's a powder keg ready to explode any minute. I can't stand his manner.
 
rasor

rasor

Member
"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"
If the premis is ones own.Its upto him/her to produce the evidence not for others to produce evidence to prove the premis wrong.
In other words if you come up with a theory,its upto you to prove it,not others to disprove it.
 
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