"The Four Horsemen"

[Excited Penguin]

So... What do you think about these guys? Which ones did you read, watch on youtube or just plain heard about? They are what made me more active as an atheist at least, in recent times. They also taught me a lot about how bad religion really is(but mostly Harris, since I didn't really read the other guys' books much). Hitch is surely to be missed, though, and Dawkins is much regarded as the most famous atheist on the planet. Dennett, I don't know much about, but the fact that he's a philosopher is a definite plus for me.

I think I'd like a summary of the video is what I think.

Thank you for your input.

This thread's intention was not to discuss the four authors' (lack of) religious views and atheist bibiliography though, but to discuss the video itself. Seeing how the video is too long and the participants of the filmed discussion are approaching too many subjects for me to summarise it, I thought it best to just present it to those who might be interested in watching it/discussing it.

You might be concerned about the fact that you didn't do that either(summarise the video, that is). What you did do is beside the point of your own suggestion.

If I start a thread about the Hannibal TV Series in the Media subforum, as one member did in fact already do, I won't summarise what the whole series is about but rather expect fellow fans of the series to discuss it with me. That was exactly my intention with this thread. Therefore this kind of critique misses the point and is redundant as such.

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All four are pretty main stream... they/they're debates and talks are what helped me give up my faith... I suppose I should give half the credit of that to the religious half of those debates/talks... Listening to them defend their religion made it clear that it was all nonsense..

anyway, I've seen them all on video, and am currently reading Dawkins' "The God Delusion" I saw him and Dennet give a talk in Boston and he talked about his Clergy Project in which all these clergy have given up their faith but continue to preach the word of god and perform marriages, etc... they remain annonymous of course...
I was curious to learn more about this so I purchased his book "Caught in the Pulpit". I havent started this one just yet.

Currently reading:
A Brief History of Time - almost done - Hawkings
The God Delusion - just on chapter 3 - Dawkins
and The Black Cloud - just started - Hoyle (SciFi that was recommended by Dawkins)

Next on the list to read is "Something from Nothing" Lawrence Krauss and Dennet's Caught in the Pulpit

Already read Hawking's A Brief History... I can understand why you felt compelled to read it. It's a very interesting topic, the one that is approached therein, isn't it?

I have already read Something From Nothing. I gladly applaud your wanting to read it. It's an illuminating account of how the universe might have started.