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Atheist Reading Material
#21
RE: Atheist Reading Material
What about electronic versions?
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#22
RE: Atheist Reading Material
(July 24, 2014 at 6:29 pm)Minimalist Wrote: What about electronic versions?

Not a bad idea but... Call me old fashioned, I simply enjoy reading trough paper suppport.
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#23
RE: Atheist Reading Material
(July 24, 2014 at 10:03 am)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: The Anti-Christ by Friedrich Nietzsche is great (I recommend Walter Kaufmann's translation).
Why I Am Not A Christian by Bertrand Russell
Darwin's Dangerous Idea and also Breaking the Spell by Daniel Dennett
As others said, The God Delusion and God is Not Great by Dawkins and Hitchens, respectively, are good too.

Not such a fan of Nietzche myself but love Russel. Dennet and Hitchens I like. Dawkins on atheism can be overly strident, but he does make the case.

ANYTHING by Ehrman is good if you are interested in history, early christianity, or the bible.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god.  If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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#24
RE: Atheist Reading Material
(July 24, 2014 at 5:43 pm)Blackout Wrote: My mother doesn't know I'm an atheist, I wanted to buy some books but I can't do it without her knowing. I can't find them in stores, my only chance is to import a copy translated either to portuguese or english, but it's hard to receive the delivery without her noticing.

I assume that you're either underage or still living at home? Is there some other address you can use to receive mail?

Do you work in an office? I frequently have things shipped to my office simply because I don't want them left on my doorstep for anyone to steal, or I don't know if I'll need to sign for the delivery.

Do you have a sympathetic friend who is willing to receive shipments for you?

What about a PO box or something?

Is your mom (or both your parents) planning a trip anytime soon? You could time your purchase so that it arrives while they're not home...

Do you buy other things online? Like video games? Or other books in general? Or would these packages showing up for you be unusual?
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
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#25
RE: Atheist Reading Material
Quote:I assume that you're either underage or still living at home? Is there some other address you can use to receive mail?
Not underage, but I live with my mother, I'm still halfway trough my degree and it's hard to find a job/house in the middle of a crisis
Quote:Do you work in an office? I frequently have things shipped to my office simply because I don't want them left on my doorstep for anyone to steal, or I don't know if I'll need to sign for the delivery.
I don't work currently
Quote:Do you have a sympathetic friend who is willing to receive shipments for you?

What about a PO box or something?

Quote:Is your mom (or both your parents) planning a trip anytime soon? You could time your purchase so that it arrives while they're not home...

Do you buy other things online? Like video games? Or other books in general? Or would these packages showing up for you be unusual?
My mom won't travel without me, I enjoying going on vacation with her because I don't pay anything Tongue

I'm sure there must be stores that sell those books. Importing a book about science and the universe is ok, she'll appreciate the fact I'm gaining more knowledge and reading more. But imagine a book arriving with the cover 'the god delusion'... Even my mom is having crisis of faith, I gave her a book that pretty much dismissed Jesus being the messiah and she has been having doubts.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you

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#26
RE: Atheist Reading Material
http://shopping.search.yahoo.com/search;...arch-yhsif


Tell her its about archaeology of she asks. She'll have to read it to find out the truth and then....you'll have her!


Bwahahahaha!
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#27
RE: Atheist Reading Material
(July 25, 2014 at 1:35 am)Minimalist Wrote: http://shopping.search.yahoo.com/search;...arch-yhsif


Tell her its about archaeology of she asks. She'll have to read it to find out the truth and then....you'll have her!


Bwahahahaha!

It's also a good documentary, you can find it on you tube.
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#28
RE: Atheist Reading Material
(July 23, 2014 at 11:16 pm)lezbehonest Wrote: It's not surprising that in my small rural town the library has absolutely zero reading material about anti-theism. So can anyone recommend a good read, preferably something I could get on my Kindle?

Here's a good list.

List of anti-theism books

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)
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#29
RE: Atheist Reading Material
(July 25, 2014 at 1:35 am)Minimalist Wrote: http://shopping.search.yahoo.com/search;...arch-yhsif


Tell her its about archaeology of she asks. She'll have to read it to find out the truth and then....you'll have her!


Bwahahahaha!

No. I'll just keep offering her more books like 'The Da Vinci Code' until she loses faith. I'm close.
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#30
RE: Atheist Reading Material
You guys could always read some of the Bible or Quran. It is good to know both sides. It will make your argument against belief that much stronger.
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