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msmith · 02-02-2009, 05:41 PM

Very interesting. Over 430 posts on this issue.

What is intriguing to me, is the apparent preponderance of atheists and agnostics in this particular forum. I have noticed in parts of this thread where as soon as someone expresses a bit from the "faith" perspective, the atheists start to pile on. Curious. It is interesting to me why MobileRead seems to attract so many atheists and agnostics.

For those willing to be open minded on the other side of the debate and explore some stimulating viewpoints, I would strongly recommend the books I mentioned some 300+ posts ago.

These are collections of interviews with truly brilliant people from a wide range of academic disciplines, that are getting hammered with the toughest questions an atheist might ask. There are no punches pulled. At the very least, you will be intellectually stimulated by the fascinating responses given to the most difficult questions atheists frequently ask. Here are the books:

"The Case For A Creator" and "The Case For Faith" by Lee Strobel

If you don't want to actually purchase one of these books, there it a great one written by Vox Day called "The Irrational Atheist". It is an optional purchase (you choose the amount) or you could download it for free. It, also, is an excellent read regarding the main challenges with the the atheist argument from a purely secular perspective (many of the arguments found in this thread), and addresses Dawkins' worldview head on.

Here is the ebook download link.
http://irrationalatheist.com/downloads.html

Perhaps Sony could put it on future Readers along with Dawkins to create a little balance? If a book like this was on there to choose from, I would have no problems with Dawkins' book being there. At least there would be no bias on an obviously highly controversial topic (again--430+ posts on the issue).

02-02-2009, 05:41 PM	#437
msmith Member Posts: 14 Karma: 38 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: 505 reader	Very interesting. Over 430 posts on this issue. What is intriguing to me, is the apparent preponderance of atheists and agnostics in this particular forum. I have noticed in parts of this thread where as soon as someone expresses a bit from the "faith" perspective, the atheists start to pile on. Curious. It is interesting to me why MobileRead seems to attract so many atheists and agnostics. For those willing to be open minded on the other side of the debate and explore some stimulating viewpoints, I would strongly recommend the books I mentioned some 300+ posts ago. These are collections of interviews with truly brilliant people from a wide range of academic disciplines, that are getting hammered with the toughest questions an atheist might ask. There are no punches pulled. At the very least, you will be intellectually stimulated by the fascinating responses given to the most difficult questions atheists frequently ask. Here are the books: "The Case For A Creator" and "The Case For Faith" by Lee Strobel If you don't want to actually purchase one of these books, there it a great one written by Vox Day called "The Irrational Atheist". It is an optional purchase (you choose the amount) or you could download it for free. It, also, is an excellent read regarding the main challenges with the the atheist argument from a purely secular perspective (many of the arguments found in this thread), and addresses Dawkins' worldview head on. Here is the ebook download link. http://irrationalatheist.com/downloads.html Perhaps Sony could put it on future Readers along with Dawkins to create a little balance? If a book like this was on there to choose from, I would have no problems with Dawkins' book being there. At least there would be no bias on an obviously highly controversial topic (again--430+ posts on the issue).