Houston – we have a problem
Well, I knew I was taking too long to read TGD. I was unable to renew the book this week because someone else has reserved it. So, I’ve got to wait somewhere between 10 days (if the person never picks it up) and 4 weeks (they pick it up towards the end of their time and then the 3 weeks for their reservation).
I’m going to start looking for it at other area libraries as well, so I might have it sooner rather than later.
In the mean time, consider the comment section the place to recommend the next Atheist or anti-Catholic book that you’d like me to read and review.
June 29th, 2010 at 11:37 am
Since some of your criticisms of TGD stem from the fact that Dawkins himself isn’t an expert on Christianity, and many of his arguments aren’t directly targeted at just Christianity. This book, however, fits the bill much better:
http://www.amazon.com/Christian-Delusion-Why-Faith-Fails/dp/1616141689/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277836400&sr=8-1
Even though I don’t agree with your beliefs, I’ve still found it enlightening to see a believer’s detailed response to TGD. I’d be interested in hearing what you have to say about The Christian Delusion, too.
June 29th, 2010 at 11:41 am
D’oh … I started to rewrite my comment, but didn’t realize that I left the 1st sentence as a fragment. It should read:
Since some of your criticisms of TGD stem from the fact that Dawkins himself isn’t an expert on Christianity, and many of his arguments aren’t directly targeted at just Christianity, this book might be more appropriate for you to review …
July 6th, 2010 at 9:18 am
Thanks for the suggestion Shane. I’ll look into that one. It’s either that or Hitchen’s “God Is Not Great”.