RE: A history text I was thinking attempting
September 26, 2013 at 3:55 am
(This post was last modified: September 26, 2013 at 3:58 am by ManMachine.)
(September 26, 2013 at 2:30 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: I was thinking of attempting a history text on atheist/agnostics, murdered for disblief. I want to have a few thoughts from forums members on this idea.
- Is there any good texts on a similar subject.
- What some good examples of individuals
- What criteria for who gets accepted and rejected.
- Basically do you think it is a good idea or no?
Bear in mind I intend this to be a more popular type history book rather then academic, starting in the most ancient times and working to now. I still want accuracy as much as possible bear in mind.
I'm not so sure about murder but Atheists were definately around in Elizabethan England and were among those fined for not attending church on Sundays. There are a number of academic books on the topic of atheism in Elizabethan England. Generally in history atheists were ignored, agnostics tended to suffer more.
Anyway... might be better to take a look at general social attitudes towards atheism rather than emulate the histrionics we would normally expect from the god-botherers. You can always slip a few murders in for flavour.
MM
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
