You know, Socrates used to disregard the works of poets, dramaturges and comedians because he felt they distorted the truth. He'd say that the ignorant and the incautious might take an author's interpretation as reality, driving them away from the truth and further into ignorance. So that an author ...

And now some quotes from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , just in case anybody hasn't read it yet and because I like it so much ;). "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move." "There...

I've only just started reading this book yesterday and I'm probably at around page 15 xD (I can't really say, I'm reading the Kindle version.... location 279), but the writing style hit me right from the get go. It's curious isn't it? I'd have to say it's almost autistic... The use of punctuation is...

Wow... I guess I'm pretty much out of this discussion, so permit me to butt in :D. I was brash in my last post. I'm sorry, I tend to get carried away and my writing isn't as clear as it should be. Off the bat I'll say that it wasn't my intention to chide or insult anyone's point of view, I'll do my ...

It seems to me in these discussions that (as I wrote the original poster, Chris) we are all asking the wrong questions. There is something that divides believers in a supreme being and non believers that has nothing or little to do with intellect, science, faith or inculcation. It is if the wiring ...

Count of Monte Cristo is a very gripping read. You know what it is? It's the best revenge fantasy anyone's ever come up with xD. It's an answer to the question: "What would you do if you were given unlimited funds to get back at everyone who's ever wronged you." Slight spoiler for the firs...

Currently reading: Count of Montecristo - Alexandre Dumas, père A Study of History - Arnold Toynbee 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey I want to get into The Road with the people on the board but all three books are extremely interesting, so I'm going to finish Montecristo before I ...

Heeey, nobody knows me :D. Still, this seems like fun. I think most (if not all) newly made Atheists-from-Christianity converts go through an existentialist phase. Because as a Christian it's all figured out for you right? Be good and you'll be doing god's work, when you die you'll go to heaven; oh ...

Hey! Thanks to both of you for your replies! I hope I will Suzanne, although one of the reasons I've decided to join this group is to widen my circle of interest... I'll definately be reading a lot of fiction, but I'll be looking into some of the stuff around here as well. Anything that'd you'd reco...

... is slang for "Wussup" in Lima ;). It also means "Speak" btw. I'm Victor, I'm here because I want to be able to comment the books I'm reading with someone. Well, what can I say? I like to read. I'll read mostly anything, provided it's well written. Heck, even if it isn't, I'll...