I just finished reading Sam Harris’ new book(let) “Letter to a Christian Nation”.<\/p>\n

The book instilled in me the urge to buy a big bag full of them and go knock on people’s doors on Sunday mornings\u00c2\u00a0at 8am to urge them to read the ‘Better Book’.<\/p>\n

However, I realize that in order for this crusade to have\u00c2\u00a0any<\/strong> success, the people I would be targetting would be asumed to approach religion in a rational fashion, as Sam Harris’ arguments are all very rational and logical.
\nSince I know from experience that even some of the smartest and best educated people I personally know have ‘decided’ to not\u00c2\u00a0ever<\/strong> let reason interfere with their religious beliefs, this expedition is doomed to fail.<\/p>\n

So I will NOT actually go knock on people’s doors.
\nWhich is good, because I don’t like getting up at 8am on Sunday mornings.<\/p>\n

Instead .. I just started in Richard Dawkins’ (whom, I can proudly say, I once met. Okay, so it was during a book signing session, so what? I am actually in a picture with the Great Man himself! So! There! I bet you’re all jealous now! And so you should!) new book “The GOD Delusion”. Very promising! So far I only read the introduction, and even THAT was already delightful reading!
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Sam Harris: Letter to a Christian Nation<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Richard Dawkins: The GOD Delusion<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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