(August 26, 2015 at 10:05 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote:

(August 25, 2015 at 10:15 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: I finished the last Septimus Heap e-book last night, "Fyre." Fantastic silly fantasy series set in the far future of our world.

Listened to the first two "Temeraire" at work this week. Needed a break from that so I started the latest "John Corey" novel by Nelson DeMille. Very good so far. CM, Corey is still the cranky, crotchety, snarky guy we've all come to know and love.

Good.  If he were any other way I wouldn't even bother reading it.

Damn it, why do I have to many other books to get through before I get to Radiant Angel?!?!?

(August 25, 2015 at 10:40 pm)Minimalist Wrote:

Min, about how long is it?  Would you say it's longer or shorter than Carrier's On the Historicity?

EDIT:  I'm still floundering in Clash of Kings...  I'm making progress, it's just sloooooooooow progress.

Much shorter.

You see.  There is NO evidence so.............

Haven't read it, or even have it yet, but I'll be picking up the last Terry Pratchett Discworld novel next week.

The last book with Tiffany Aching.

I'm reading a big ole book about the ancient history of George Martin's world of fire and ice. Have read up on the very early history of Westerns and most of the Targaryian kings. No hurry. I keep it in the car so whenever I take the missus to an appointment I can pick off another ruler or two.

(August 26, 2015 at 9:35 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote:

(August 26, 2015 at 10:24 am)Sejanus Wrote: Has anyone read this?

Supposedly it has great wordplay, perhaps someone here knows more.

Nopenopenopenope *runs away.

Come now, your nose is growing. Hehehehe...

(August 26, 2015 at 9:36 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote:

(August 26, 2015 at 8:38 am)pocaracas Wrote: Asimov's "Foundation".
I liked the detail about the religion where the "priests" are the only trained personnel who can operate the technology provided by the foundation.
And, when planets want the tech, but not the religion, economy becomes the driving force. It's like a mirror of the last 2k Earth years.

Overall entertaining, but with too much dependence on accurate control of a whole population by those with seemingly little control over them...

Have you read the second part of foundation and empire? With the rise of the mule.

ah... not yet. The whole series is safely stored on my phone and laptop... awaiting...
No spoilers, please!


I'm now reading Bart Ehrman's "Lost Christianities", as advised by Minimalist, on some thread some time ago.
It's quite curious how many texts from the 2nd ~4th centuries exist concerning a fellow called Jesus, who had a few disciples and said a bunch of stuff...
It's frustrating how many of those texts never made it to our days.
It's interesting to note how much of what was written as coming from Jesus himself was... made up. It does lead one to wonder how much of the canonical texts was made up.
I just read this morning a part about the allegedly first written canonical gospels mention nothing about the death and resurrection of this very important figure... and this figure's most important accomplishment... It took Paul's contemporaries to write about that... odd that.

(August 26, 2015 at 8:38 am)pocaracas Wrote: Asimov's "Foundation".

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I liked the detail about the religion where the "priests" are the only trained personnel who can operate the technology provided by the foundation.
And, when planets want the tech, but not the religion, economy becomes the driving force. It's like a mirror of the last 2k Earth years.

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Overall entertaining, but with too much dependence on accurate control of a whole population by those with seemingly little control over them...

Just finished the trilogy (Don't worry, I don't post spoilers) but how they're being controlled/manipulated to fulfill the plan is adequately explained in book three (IMO). I enjoyed the books but saw the 'revelation' at the end coming a mile off.

(August 26, 2015 at 9:52 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Much shorter.

You see.  There is NO evidence so.............

I was wondering how long he beats you over the head with the no evidence.

(August 27, 2015 at 7:23 am)Ashground Wrote:

(August 26, 2015 at 8:38 am)pocaracas Wrote: Asimov's "Foundation".

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I liked the detail about the religion where the "priests" are the only trained personnel who can operate the technology provided by the foundation.
And, when planets want the tech, but not the religion, economy becomes the driving force. It's like a mirror of the last 2k Earth years.

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Overall entertaining, but with too much dependence on accurate control of a whole population by those with seemingly little control over them...

Just finished the trilogy (Don't worry, I don't post spoilers) but how they're being controlled/manipulated to fulfill the plan is adequately explained in book three (IMO). I enjoyed the books but saw the 'revelation' at the end coming a mile off.

Yeah you will. I still loved those books, foundations edge is good to.

pocaracas Wrote: I'm now reading Bart Ehrman's "Lost Christianities", as advised by Minimalist, on some thread some time ago.
It's quite curious how many texts from the 2nd ~4th centuries exist concerning a fellow called Jesus, who had a few disciples and said a bunch of stuff...
It's frustrating how many of those texts never made it to our days.
It's interesting to note how much of what was written as coming from Jesus himself was... made up. It does lead one to wonder how much of the canonical texts was made up.
I just read this morning a part about the allegedly first written canonical gospels mention nothing about the death and resurrection of this very important figure... and this figure's most important accomplishment... It took Paul's contemporaries to write about that... odd that.

I enjoyed Lost Christianities a lot. Probably more than some of Ehrmans other books.

(August 27, 2015 at 10:22 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote:

(August 26, 2015 at 9:52 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Much shorter.

You see.  There is NO evidence so.............

I was wondering how long he beats you over the head with the no evidence.  

Well even Carrier goes in depth into each alleged piece of evidence to explain why it is not.  Xtians hate to hear that.