I found it not difficult but increasingly repetitive. After a while one gets the gist and it seemed as though he had pages to fill more than anything new to fill them with. Bit like Stephen King novels
Did it get any better towards the end?
Ironic really - affirmations of the non-existence of god.I think he was writing it knowing that it was going out in america too...positive reinforcement I think they call it.
Ironic really - affirmations of the non-existence of god.I think he was writing it knowing that it was going out in america too...positive reinforcement I think they call it.
Should have put it on an audible.com or earworms download
Maybe I need to go back and read it again, 'cos the way I saw it was that he ridiculed any argument in favour of the existence. By implication, there is an element of "you thicko" about it.He has always maintained that he doesn't KNOW there isn't a God, just that it is so unlikely that there is that he is comfortable to assume.
None of this "There is no God, you thicko..." crap.
RD does point out flaws in our God concepts.. and maybe has a laugh at some, but the concept of God..not so much.Maybe I need to go back and read it again, 'cos the way I saw it was that he ridiculed any argument in favour of the existence. By implication, there is an element of "you thicko" about it.He has always maintained that he doesn't KNOW there isn't a God, just that it is so unlikely that there is that he is comfortable to assume.
None of this "There is no God, you thicko..." crap.
Having said that, I gave my copy to the local oxfam bookshop. Wonder if the church around the corner has got a copy it can lend me. It might be hidden beneath all that gold plated stuff adorning the place
Nope - have got a couple to peruse from you now. Amazon here I come
Satanic Bible or Satanic Rituals?
For goodness sake don't ever say where you live Dex or it'll disappear quicker than you can say *****Maybe I need to go back and read it again, 'cos the way I saw it was that he ridiculed any argument in favour of the existence. By implication, there is an element of "you thicko" about it.He has always maintained that he doesn't KNOW there isn't a God, just that it is so unlikely that there is that he is comfortable to assume.
None of this "There is no God, you thicko..." crap.
Having said that, I gave my copy to the local oxfam bookshop. Wonder if the church around the corner has got a copy it can lend me. It might be hidden beneath all that gold plated stuff adorning the place
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Not all that nonsense about conjuring up the devil and other spirits. Read that years ago after looking into astral projections.
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Not all that nonsense about conjuring up the devil and other spirits. Read that years ago after looking into astral projections.
I was of course referring to the gold adornments within church buildings; in particular the contrast between this wealth and my humble efforts to help those less fortunate by donating my own book to a charity.For goodness sake don't ever say where you live Dex or it'll disappear quicker than you can say *****Having said that, I gave my copy to the local oxfam bookshop. Wonder if the church around the corner has got a copy it can lend me. It might be hidden beneath all that gold plated stuff adorning the place
You may also reflect upon the irony that a book about atheism may raise money for a needy person, whereas that gold in a church building will do no such thing Yes, I got it, but it was just a jokeI was of course referring to the gold adornments within church buildings; in particular the contrast between this wealth and my humble efforts to help those less fortunate by donating my own book to a charity.For goodness sake don't ever say where you live Dex or it'll disappear quicker than you can say *****Having said that, I gave my copy to the local oxfam bookshop. Wonder if the church around the corner has got a copy it can lend me. It might be hidden beneath all that gold plated stuff adorning the place
