When people approach me about my atheism the conversation usually starts out with a question similar to: How do you know god doesn’t exist? I usually have a pompous and snarky reply relating to “the incredible, edible egg”. Usually my reply is enough to either lower their defences (or offences as you will) and allow [...]
Now Reading
Planned books:
- Coincidance : A Head Test by Robert Anton Wilson
- Atheism: The Case Against God (Skeptic’s Bookshelf) by George H. Smith
- Why I Am Not A Christian And Other Essays On Religion And Related Subjects by Bertrand Russell
- The Assault on Reason by Al Gore
- Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism by Michelle Goldberg
Current books:
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris
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Programming Android by Zigurd Mednieks, Laird Dornin, G. Blake Meike, Masumi Nakamura
Recent books:
- Free Will by Sam Harris
- The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth (Little Books of Wisdom) by Thomas Jefferson
- Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right Harms Us All- —and What We Can Do About It by Sean Faircloth
- Children of the Reckoning: Firewall by Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
- Under the Stained Glass Ceiling: Atheists’ Precarious Place in Modern American Politics by Paul Fidalgo
What Am I Watching: Brazil
Last night I popped in my copy of Brazil, the movie I consider to be Terry Gilliam‘s masterpiece. The stark, spartan cinematography is excellent. The acting is on par. The story is so reminiscent of other works by George Orwell and Kurt Vonnegut that I personally feel right at home. The movie seems to be [...]