Litsy

God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything | Christopher Hitchens

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I greatly enjoyed this book. Some of this information was absolutely revolutionary to me. Some of it I already knew, but he took those a step or more - further than I dared take them previously - to their logical end. There is nothing shocking about this book, honestly.
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

GingerAntics If one has thought critically about all the stories one has been told as a child and compared them with the actions of the story tellers, this falls right in line with what you already know, but adds more to broaden that understanding. I can definitely see this as a conversation starter for the open minded, and would gladly read it again with a good group. 11mo

GingerAntics #GodIsNotGreat #ChristopherHitchens #religion #philosophy #morals #ethics #conscience #racism #tribalism #bigotry #sexism #childabuse #abuse #genocide #ignorance #criticalthinking #hostile #freedom #inquiry #audiobook #busbook (edited) 11mo

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GingerAntics

God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything | Christopher Hitchens

This is, of course, assuming organized religion HAS a conscience, which we all know they do not.
#GodIsNotGreat #ChristopherHitchens #religion #conscience #women #children #criticalthinking #freeinquiry #tribalism #racism #bigotry #ignorance #contempt #coercive

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LiseWorks

If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren't There More Happy People?: Smart Quotes for Dumb Times | John Lloyd, John Mitchinson

September 23 #IdiumInsight Ignorance is bliss. I really am not sure if that is the truth lol @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs I guess it depends on the context 🥳❤️🤗 1y

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Kshakal

If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren't There More Happy People?: Smart Quotes for Dumb Times | John Lloyd, John Mitchinson

#ignoranceisbliss #idiominsight @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs 🖤🤍🩶 1y

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LibrarianRyan

I Don't Know: In Praise of Admitting Ignorance (Except When You Shouldn't) | Leah Hager Cohen

So I‘m cleaning old files off my iPad. Like 6 rounds of LMPBC notes. And I found the above “poem”. I think it was for #Scarathlon in 2018. Maybe a haiku challenge? Anyone remember? @StayCurious @Clwojick

Clwojick The first Scarathlon was in 2019, so I‘m not sure what this was for. Maybe #Screamathon? 3y

LibrarianRyan @Clwojick maybe. Who know. 3y

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Cathythoughts

I Don't Know: In Praise of Admitting Ignorance (Except When You Shouldn't) | Leah Hager Cohen

#FriYayIntro 1. ... I wasn‘t a young reader ... & can‘t remember a book I just read for fun .. Dr Seuss maybe ? But it wasn‘t intentional
2. John Kennedy‘s assassination 💔
3. Lemon / honey / whiskey
4. I will 👍🏻❤️

howjessicareads, alisiakae

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GingerAntics

The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika | Nagarjuna

Fair point. If ignorance is a constant, there is no hope for ever being anything other than ignorant.
#nagarjuna #jaylgarfield #thefundamentalwisdomofthemiddleway #ignorance #evolution

Graywacke Hmm. Timely 5y

GingerAntics @Graywacke isn‘t it? I really wish more people would give this more thought. Then again, those that really need to give this thought are the ignorant ones and their ignorance extends to their ignorance. They tend to think of themselves as highly intelligent. 5y

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Reagan

Our Daily Bread | Lauren B. Davis

This book has been sitting sadly on the shelf for a while. Best of 2011 🤦‍♀️

A member of a reclusive family who lives in the mountains starts up a friendship with a teenager from town. Meanwhile the teenagers little sister starts up a friendship with the lady who owns the antique shop. I don‘t know where this is going but trigger warnings for child sexual abuse early on.

This was inspired by a real family from Nova Scotia (beware googling)

CoverToCoverGirl I thought it was well written - a disturbing but good read.. the true story version has been on my shelf for awhile just can‘t bring myself to read it yet

On South Mountain: The Dark Secrets of the Goler Clan

(edited) 5y

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bibliobliss

About Philosophy | Robert Paul Wolff

• A true education is never complete •

#Socrates #wisdom #mind #ignorance #truth #philosophy #aboutphilosophy #currentlyreading #education

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GingerAntics

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry | Neil deGrasse Tyson

This is so true it‘s not even funny. I feel like I‘m surrounded by people who think they have all the answers (because they‘re all in the bible 🙄) and I think, have you ever questioned that, thought critically about what you‘re saying? Blind faith is useless.
#neildegrassetyson #astrophysicsforpeopleinahurry #ignorance #theuniverse #blindfaith

GingerAntics This genuinely makes me think of the debate between Bill Nye and a creationist. When asked what would make them change their stance, Bill said “a single shred of evidence” while the creationist said “nothing.” Now if you really believe in god, the answer should be “god comes and tells me himself that I‘m wrong.” If you‘re genuinely after the truth, the answer can never, ever be “nothing.” 6y

Weaponxgirl I always think that if you stop being curious about the world and things you don‘t know or understand then you have stopped growing as a person. Those people are so stunted 6y

GingerAntics @Weaponxgirl I completely agree. I spent so much time wanting to be accepted by these people and they always wanted me to stop asking questions, but why? What were they so afraid I would discover? That they were wrong? 6y

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