What are you reading, non- fiction. Share the knowledge.

[andnowweknow]

Very difficult read. Schwaller's crowning achievement in development of incredible insight into the Pharoanic Egyptian mind.

 

[ScriptReadsMe]

Why? He is to the point. Some say his style turns people off (Neil degrasse Tyson also said that). Who do you recommend his better?

Well, what are you looking for?

 

[Tycho- Taylor's Version]

I'll check out Michael Martin. Never heard of him. Strange because I actively study atheism. Is he famous?

How has the public moved to different concentrations? I try to follow. I joined the Atheist Republic and follow the trend. Also rogans podcasts are great too. I notice theists always argue the same shit. Then when they lose arguments they resort to the sample line: you need faith. I get to use what I learned in all these books to counter it. Timeless debates.

Dunno but I think I'm gonna go back to mocking the neckbeard thing now. Good luck!

 

[CauseImbetta]

Well, what are you looking for?

Ways to counter logical phalecy in theism.

 

[CauseImbetta]

Dunno but I think I'm gonna go back to mocking the neckbeard thing now. Good luck!

Come on man. Shit. You had good input. Who cares about neckbeards?

I want to know how collective thinking shifted with regards to atheism.

 

[Cocrehamster]

Currently reading (3/4 way through) and recommend Principles by Ray Dalio.

 

[ScriptReadsMe]

Ways to counter logical phalecy in theism.

You can't get more logic than mathematics and this world we are part of is insanely if not entirely mathematical in structure. Maybe a math book to start with lol, but I don't know how that will help your cause

 

[CauseImbetta]

You can't get more logic than mathematics and this world we are part of is insanely if not entirely mathematical in structure. Maybe a math book to start with lol, but I don't know how that will help your cause

Yes. Critical thinking. Moral philosophy.I looked into that. Amazing stuff. More logical and ethical then anything you would find in the violent, biggoted bible or Qur'an.

 

[ScriptReadsMe]

Yes. Critical thinking. Moral philosophy.I looked into that. Amazing stuff. More logical and ethical then anything you would find in the violent, biggoted bible or Qur'an.

I doubt people who claim they are firm believers as much as I doubt people who claim to be atheists. There are some intimate things you don't put out in the open to share with others and this is one of them. Anyway, I like my movies with a wee bit of mystery.

 

[punkmother]

Currently reading (3/4 way through) and recommend Principles by Ray Dalio.

what do you think so far?

 

[Jkillah]

I agree that religion is silly, but I don't see the point in reading that many atheists books. There is only so much time. If you're already settled, I think it would be better to read other books and not spend long periods of time arguing with religious people aren't going to change.

Anyways, I'm currently reading Exile's Return: A literary Odyysey of the 1920's by Malcom Crowley. It's about life as an American writer living abroad in the post World War 1 Europe. He spent time with Ezra Pound, Hemingway, and bunch of other people of the "Lost Generation". They spent their days writing, reading, drinking, and traveling all over Europe. It was really cheap for an American to travel then. It sounds like he had an amazing life. I'm a fan of history and biographies.

 

[Organic Damage]

I just started Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, due to a conversation I had with a guy on here actually. For those living under a rock who haven't heard of it, it chronicles the decline of the Native American tribes during the westward expansion from 1860-1890ish. This is the pictorial edition so there's tons of full colour period photographs which really help the material come alive.

Recommend: read it (if you have a conscience you will probably be disgusted and pissed off but you will definitely be educated)

 

[RockstarChris]

I read @pcptornado 's threads. I also read certain @Clippy threads but that is mostly fiction. Mostly.

 

[Cocrehamster]

what do you think so far?

It’s a good book that you can get a lot out of if you try. He talks a lot about seeking different opinions on stuff and other ways to make the best decisions on things from business to medical to deciding how to allocate the money you want to donate, investments, and what to leave to your kids. He covers the principles he uses to guide those decisions and avoid falling victim to biases. There is also a good biographical story and history of Bridgewater. It is pretty long though.

 

[tramendous]

Homo Deus

TS mentioned the first book by the same author, this talks about where humanity is headed.

Saddam

Self explanatorya fascinating look into one of the the late 20th century/early 21st century great tyrants

The Obstacle is the Way

This is about the stoic philosophy based on Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' outlook on life and turning "trials into triumphs'.


Empires of the Sea

This is about the great battle for the Mediterranean between the Ottomans and southern europeans. It talks about the siege of rhodes, malta, cyprus and battle of lepanto

God's Crucible

A Distant Mirror

about 14th century europe, covers major events like the plagues wars etc but also focuses on these events through a single nobleman who lived a very long life

Destiny Disrupted

This book is really interesting because we have a specific view of world history, a narrative chain of events that we consider to be "world history" yet other parts of the world have completely different narrative chains with different names for the current eras and past eras. Here is the one for the west:

1. Birth of civilization (Egypt and Mesopotamia)
2. Classical age (Greece and Rome)
3. The Dark Ages (rise of Christianity)
4. The Rebirth: Renaissance and Reformation
5. The Enlightenment (exploration and science)
6. The Revolutions (democratic, industrial, technological)
7. Rise of Nation-States: The Struggle for Empire
8. World Wars I and II.
9. The Cold War
10. The Triumph of Democratic Capitalism

Below is one for the islamic world and the book goes through each eras:

1. Ancient Times: Mesopotamia and Persia
2. Birth of Islam
3. The Khalifate: Quest for Universal Unity
4. Fragmentation: Age of the Sultanates
5. Catastrophe: Crusaders and Mongols
6. Rebirth: The Three-Empires Era
7. Permeation of East by West
8. The Reform Movements
9. Triumph of the Secular Modernists
10. The Islamist Reaction

 

[KhabibTheBeagle]

Extreme Ownership: How Navy Seals Lead and Win - by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

Not a flashy book about war stories, but rather about the lessons learned, and how they can be applied to practical team management. Simple principles, that can make significant impacts on your life.


The Art of War - Sun Tzu

Pretty much everyone has read this, right?


About to start Dangerous, by Milo Yiannopolous, then Ricky Hatton's book, and whatever else I find interesting.

 

[Guestx]

About to start Dangerous, by Milo Yiannopolous, then Ricky Hatton's book, and whatever else I find interesting.

Milo's book is out? Last I heard the publisher backed out.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

I recently read Everybody Lies by economist and data scientist Seth Stephens Davidowitz. It is about using big data from sources like google, porn hub, and other websites, to study the corellations and causal factors of various social phenomenon. One great insight was when he and economist Nate Silver were using the standard predictive model to figure out who would win the primaries in the 2016 presidential election. The models used in the past didn’t work. They couldn’t figure out what factors corellated with Trump winning so much until they plugged in racist google searches to the equation and found that, in the places with the most racist searches on google, Trump won. Not surprising. But insightful.

People will try to say “blah, blah, blah, they can show a corellations between ice cream and shark attacks...” but they in fact cannot. Regression analyses are mathematical. And while it is possible to arrive at bad conclusions, economists are thoroughly educated in how to avoid falling into statistical traps, something this book goes into quite a bit as well. Excellent read. And I hate reading books. I recommend it for everyone.

 

[Don Quixote]

“Readings In Ancient Greek Philosopy From Thales To Aristotle.”

 

[KhabibTheBeagle]

Milo's book is out? Last I heard the publisher backed out.

It's been out for a long time, and he's now planning his second book, which is about Hollywood, IIRC.