"God's Debris" available as a FREE (legal) download! Don't pass this up!

by AlmostAtheist 17 Replies latest jw friends

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  Cori

  Thanks Dave....Awesome reading, I finished it last night. Insightful...
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  bull01lay

  
  Ta for the link.... gonna start reading it when I get home from work!

  Bull! <= off to find a smart friend and a tasty beverage!
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  LittleToe

  Bull:As opposed to a smart beverage and......
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  startingover

  Thanks Dave

  I started it last night but was overwhelmed by it. Maybe I'm just getting old or maybe I am just not that bright, but some of the stuff the old man said I had to contemplate on for quite a while and I was still not sure I could comprehend it. Extremely thought provoking to say the least.
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  bull01lay

  LT:

  Smart beverages seem easier to come by than tasty companions ...

  ... don't think the wife'd be too impressed either !! Ouch!

  LOL!

  Bull!
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  seattleniceguy

  Great book. I read it about six months ago on the advice of one AlmostAtheist. For those of your wondering when you'll get the time to read it, you can honestly knock it out in a couple hours.

  For the record, he makes some fundamental errors in his description of evolution, but hey. The purpose of the book is to make you think, and it certainly succeeds in an enjoyable way.

  SNG
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  AlmostAtheist

  >> For the record, he makes some fundamental errors in his description
  >> of evolution, but hey. The purpose of the book is to make you think

  I don't know if I caught them all, but I did catch a few the last time I read it. Part of the challenge is spotting where the old man is dead wrong. Or where he paints himself into a corner and tries to divert your attention from it so he can escape. (I'm sure he's still sneaking a few past me!)

  The sequel -- "The Religion War" -- is worth reading, too. Probably not as mind-bending as this one, but still fun. If "God's Debris" is an episode of "Law & Order", then "Religion War" would be a "Columbo".

  Dave
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  AuldSoul

  Thanks, AA! I ate it last night before going to bed. It was pretty good, but there was some gristle toward the end. Throughout the book there was a constant theme of non-comparisonism (if that isn't a valid "ism" I believe it should be). Then at the end he went to an analogy of "levels of awareness." There is no way to describe anything in terms of levels without comparisonism.

  Aside from that tittle of gristle, it was a thoroughly enjoyable dish. I had considered most of those notions before, but the presentation was superbly done. Like eating roast at your mother's house as opposed to roast done at a fine dining restaurant. Same meat, but...no comparison in presentation.

  AuldSoul