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Atheists & Agnostics

amuse bouche

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8. I have no suggestions, but

Reply to Soylent Brice (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 07:25 AM

Feb 2013

just wanted to say and

"As I am a self-proclaimed "militant" atheist I find it hard to search for anything because as soon as I read anything I come across I am instantly repelled,"

Yes, I am finding myself falling into the militant category, because the 'believers' are so vile. It's a huge turn off.

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Question regarding "spiritual" texts for atheists/agnostics [View all] Soylent Brice Jan 2013 OP

John Campbell, Alan Watts, and Thomas Merton all come to mind Warpy Jan 2013 #1

I don't care enough to read spiritual texts, Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #2

i have always found jorge luis borges to be.. compelling. Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #3

And maybe Umberto Eco in the same vein..... dimbear Jan 2013 #4

UBERTO ECO!!!! Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #6

Name of the Rose by default, I secretly haven't read Foucault's Pendulum. dimbear Feb 2013 #7

calvino has been suggested to me more than once after chatting Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #10

Invisible Cities. Don't read it straight through, tho. n/t dimbear Feb 2013 #11

thank you all, and Soylent Brice Jan 2013 #5

I have no suggestions, but amuse bouche Feb 2013 #8

She might look at some Buddhist texts. Reincarnation usually strikes me as woo, but struggle4progress Feb 2013 #9

I would have to agree on Buddhism TM99 Feb 2013 #18

Carl Sagan meeshrox Feb 2013 #12

i've recommended sagan as well. Soylent Brice Feb 2013 #13

I read Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution by Steve McIntosh. cleanhippie Feb 2013 #14

thank you! i just forwarded the link to her. Soylent Brice Feb 2013 #15

I always recommend this one... onager Feb 2013 #16

Just picked this one up from our local library... progressoid Feb 2013 #17