Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: April 25, 2024, 1:40 pm
Atheist Forums › Community › Atheism v
Atheism books/authors?

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Thread Modes
Atheism books/authors?
CleanShavenJesus Offline
The Man for His Time and Place
***
Religious Views: Church of the Latter-Day Dude (Dudeism)
Posts: 1424
Threads: 65
Joined: February 11, 2013
Reputation: 26
#11
RE: Atheism books/authors?
August 10, 2013 at 7:12 pm
(August 10, 2013 at 2:24 pm)apricot-and-a-coffee Wrote: Why do you say,

(August 10, 2013 at 2:09 pm)CleanShavenJesus Wrote: There's no point to reading any "atheist" books by Dawkins or any of that sort.

What're you going to get from them?

At least from the writings of astrophysicists and other scientists who write about their fields, you can obtain wonderous knowledge about the universe we live in.
ronedee Wrote:Science doesn't have a good explaination for water

[Image: YAAgdMk.gif]



Find
Reply
pocaracas Offline
Posting Freak
*****
Religious Views: Non-believer
Posts: 19552
Threads: 177
Joined: July 31, 2012
Reputation: 92
#12
RE: Atheism books/authors?
August 10, 2013 at 7:53 pm
ah... important book... none and as many as you can! Smile
The Feynmann Lectures on Physics pops to mind, for some reason...
Jurassic Park, too... Undecided
And the Silmarillion...

oh my head is acting crazy!
Find
Reply
BrianSoddingBoru4 Offline
Power-Drunk Administrator
*******
Religious Views: Headology
Posts: 44021
Threads: 529
Joined: July 24, 2013
Reputation: 109
#13
RE: Atheism books/authors?
August 10, 2013 at 9:03 pm
This is an absolutely terrific thread. Not because of the books suggested, but because atheists actually suggest reading books.

No one has ever told someone, 'You should just take atheism on faith.'

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
Find
Reply
NoraBrimstone Offline Donators
Londoner
*****
Religious Views: Humanist
Posts: 2968
Threads: 10
Joined: June 2, 2012
Reputation: 44
#14
RE: Atheism books/authors?
August 11, 2013 at 9:26 am
(August 10, 2013 at 2:54 pm)Kayenneh Wrote: There are a lot of scientific tomes out there that one should read, but for fictional (other than the Bible &Co, that is) reading I recommend Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials -series.
Oh god, I love those books so much. This reminded me I need to read them again.... It's been a few years.
Find
Reply
CleanShavenJesus Offline
The Man for His Time and Place
***
Religious Views: Church of the Latter-Day Dude (Dudeism)
Posts: 1424
Threads: 65
Joined: February 11, 2013
Reputation: 26
#15
RE: Atheism books/authors?
August 11, 2013 at 11:49 am
Also, read Ragtime. It's not related to science or atheism, it's just a fantastic novel.
ronedee Wrote:Science doesn't have a good explaination for water

[Image: YAAgdMk.gif]



Find
Reply
apricot-and-a-coffee Offline
Newbie
*
Religious Views: atheist
Posts: 18
Threads: 2
Joined: August 8, 2013
Reputation: 1
#16
RE: Atheism books/authors?
August 11, 2013 at 12:39 pm
(August 11, 2013 at 9:26 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote:
(August 10, 2013 at 2:54 pm)Kayenneh Wrote: There are a lot of scientific tomes out there that one should read, but for fictional (other than the Bible &Co, that is) reading I recommend Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials -series.
Oh god, I love those books so much. This reminded me I need to read them again.... It's been a few years.

I wanted to read them as a kid, but my parents wouldn't let me... It's definitely on my to-read list now!
Find
Reply
Psykhronic Offline
Freak
***
Religious Views: Atheist
Posts: 1601
Threads: 2
Joined: January 2, 2013
Reputation: 32
#17
RE: Atheism books/authors?
August 11, 2013 at 12:45 pm (This post was last modified: August 11, 2013 at 12:46 pm by Psykhronic.)
(August 10, 2013 at 7:12 pm)CleanShavenJesus Wrote:
(August 10, 2013 at 2:24 pm)apricot-and-a-coffee Wrote: Why do you say,

What're you going to get from them?

At least from the writings of astrophysicists and other scientists who write about their fields, you can obtain wonderous knowledge about the universe we live in.

Researching logical fallacies and philosophy is the best sort of candy for atheism - science books are awesome for understanding what does or could exist and how understanding changes. I agree, what is an atheist going to gain from a book about atheism? Oh, I SUPER don't believe in God now, thanks Dawkins!
Find
Reply
NoraBrimstone Offline Donators
Londoner
*****
Religious Views: Humanist
Posts: 2968
Threads: 10
Joined: June 2, 2012
Reputation: 44
#18
RE: Atheism books/authors?
August 11, 2013 at 12:48 pm
(August 11, 2013 at 12:39 pm)apricot-and-a-coffee Wrote:
(August 11, 2013 at 9:26 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote: Oh god, I love those books so much. This reminded me I need to read them again.... It's been a few years.

I wanted to read them as a kid, but my parents wouldn't let me... It's definitely on my to-read list now!
What do you mean? Your parents restricted what you read? WTF abuse is this?
Find
Reply
Minimalist Offline Donators
Go Blow Jesus Out Your Ass
*****
Religious Views: Fuck It
Posts: 69248
Threads: 3759
Joined: August 2, 2009
Reputation: 259
#19
RE: Atheism books/authors?
August 11, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Hmm. So called "Atheist" books are really misnomers. Atheism is ultimately, "there's no fucking god...grow up already."

What Hitchins and Dawkins wrote were books about why religion is totally fucking stupid. And I don't think it is possible to get too many books on that subject.[/quote]
Find
Reply
apricot-and-a-coffee Offline
Newbie
*
Religious Views: atheist
Posts: 18
Threads: 2
Joined: August 8, 2013
Reputation: 1
#20
RE: Atheism books/authors?
August 11, 2013 at 3:13 pm (This post was last modified: August 11, 2013 at 3:14 pm by apricot-and-a-coffee.)
(August 11, 2013 at 12:48 pm)NoraBrimstone Wrote:
(August 11, 2013 at 12:39 pm)apricot-and-a-coffee Wrote: I wanted to read them as a kid, but my parents wouldn't let me... It's definitely on my to-read list now!
What do you mean? Your parents restricted what you read? WTF abuse is this?

Not always, but sometimes, yeah. For years, they wouldn't let me anywhere near the Harry Potter books, either, because someone at church told them that they encouraged kids to practice witchcraft. (To their credit, they finally changed their minds about it and decided that that churchgoer was stupid. Now they love the series as much as I do.)
Find
Reply


Atheist Forums › Community › Atheism v
Atheism books/authors?

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Books regarding atheism TrustMeOrNot 81 6781 November 24, 2019 at 8:14 pm
Last Post: Tom Fearnley
  Atheism VS Christian Atheism? IanHulett 80 27103 June 13, 2017 at 11:09 am
Last Post: vorlon13
  Are there any scientific books or studies that explain what makes a person religious? WisdomOfTheTrees 13 2564 February 9, 2017 at 2:33 am
Last Post: Mirek-Polska
  Holy books on trial mcolafson 7 1563 September 29, 2016 at 11:03 pm
Last Post: CWoods
  Favorite Atheist books? TrueChristian 15 4132 December 31, 2015 at 1:24 am
Last Post: maestroanth
  Atheism, Scientific Atheism and Antitheism tantric 33 12468 January 18, 2015 at 1:05 pm
Last Post: helyott
  Do we need more Atheist books for kids? process613 43 7523 November 30, 2014 at 4:14 am
Last Post: fr0d0
  Strong/Gnostic Atheism and Weak/Agnostic Atheism Dystopia 26 12138 August 30, 2014 at 1:34 pm
Last Post: Dawsonite
  Books on dealing with suffering rybak303 14 7696 April 20, 2014 at 5:54 am
Last Post: Fidel_Castronaut
  Respectable books on apologetics? simpleinterest 35 7525 April 17, 2014 at 7:39 pm
Last Post: Cato



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)