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11-12-2009, 08:24 PM | #1081 |
In Search of a Life
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11-12-2009, 08:24 PM | #1082 |
Feelin' Alright
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11-12-2009, 08:30 PM | #1083 |
remember, remember
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11-12-2009, 08:31 PM | #1084 |
remember, remember
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you have to read this--while his newest is great, the whole premise of all of his works (sans 'the god delusion') was presented in the selfish gene. it's hard to get a handle on some of the concepts if you skip the selfish gene, IMHO
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11-12-2009, 08:31 PM | #1085 | |
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If so, is reading SG worth it if I'm reading The Greatest Show on Earth? EDIT: Answered above. |
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11-12-2009, 08:32 PM | #1086 |
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Guess my next question would be: You wouldn't recommend reading GSOE before SG to get a kind of "overview". I imagine GSOE to be a briefer SG.
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11-12-2009, 08:37 PM | #1087 |
remember, remember
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I haven't read GSOE yet--it's during the semester, so reading time is at a minimum. from what I've read (and heard from a friend who has read it), it's dawkins' magnum opus--it's basically his life's work put into book form--I'd say what you said, but opposite... SG lays the framework that GSOE ultimately is built upon.
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11-12-2009, 10:27 PM | #1088 |
fides quaerens intellectum
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Do guys have a bookstand? I just bought a great one from Barnes and Noble tonight. It's from Book Hug, only $12. It's worked for every single book I've put in.
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11-12-2009, 10:49 PM | #1089 |
Eat/Sleep/Procrastinate/Repeat
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11-12-2009, 10:55 PM | #1090 |
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11-13-2009, 10:47 AM | #1091 |
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I read Siddhartha last week. That was a good book.
Unity of all things. I liked that. I liked Siddhartha's subtle transformations throughout his life. |
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11-17-2009, 09:06 PM | #1092 |
In Search of a Life
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Reading Deer Hunting with Jesus. It's sort of a gonzo version of What's the Matter with Kansas. The guy's a little condescending and over the top in turning his characters into caricatures, but he's got a pretty enjoyable point of view.
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11-17-2009, 09:15 PM | #1093 |
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Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World - Vali Nasr
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11-17-2009, 11:35 PM | #1094 |
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I'm on somewhat of a Philip K Dick streak off and on over the past 6 months or so. Finally getting around to A Scanner Darkly. Kind of one of those authors I always knew about but for some reason just now started reading. Great stuff.
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11-17-2009, 11:49 PM | #1095 |
Now you've pissed me off!
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A lot of stuff for classes right now.
Read "Defender of the Faith" for discussion in class today. It's always interesting to see how the students take that one. |
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