(July 10, 2015 at 10:30 am)excitedpenguin Wrote:(July 10, 2015 at 7:44 am)Exian Wrote: I'm a fan of Harris', but I much prefer to watch him debate rather than speak. He's a little more lively in a debate, where he often showcases his humor. In a discussion, he tends to drone on and he loses me. I never had that problem with Hitch or Dawkins. More so, Hitch.
Actually, Harris never loses me. That's the only thing I 'disagree' about, on the face of it.
Glad you are. Read The End Of Faith, did you? I, for one, thought it was a marvelous read.
I love Hitch. He always had a good comeback for the dishonest people he was debating. I love watching Hitch, Dawkins, and Harris. They always kick ass. I also like watching others, such as Neil DeGrasse Tyson. He always keeps my attention, and is such an awesome thinker. Have you read God is Not Great? I was going to buy The End of Faith or God is Not Great next, and was curious if you had a recommendation what my next one should be. I'm halfway through The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution and The God Delusion. I'm not all that impressed so far by The God Delusion. I think it may be because I've watched so many Youtube videos, watched many debates, and read a lot of material on atheism, that I've seen many of these arguments already. So far, it seems to be a good book for 'beginners' atheism, or people that are questioning their own faith. I'm really enjoying The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, I think it's a great book for people that don't know much about it. There's a lot of easy to understand experiments in there that help you understand evolution, natural selection, etc. And if you or anyone else have a book recommendation on atheism, I'd be happy to hear it, although, I may just stick to the internet for now.
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' -Isaac Asimov-
