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eskathar's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting.
I read this book because I wanted an introduction to the four horsemen outside of YouTube. My first approach was to read their books, but then I found this one book with all four of them and it seemed like a good start.
I found the introduction I was looking for. Whether the judgments I formed are accurate or not is yet to be confirmed, but I heard the voice of each of them and saw their lines of reasoning, that should be enough for a start.
In addition to what I was looking for, my horizon on the subject was considerably broadened through this reading. My view on religious intolerance, for instance, has changed.
Pick up 4 great thinkers and put them in a room, something fruitful is bound to come up.
I found the four interesting and I will now proceed to read their distinct works in due time.
I read this book because I wanted an introduction to the four horsemen outside of YouTube. My first approach was to read their books, but then I found this one book with all four of them and it seemed like a good start.
I found the introduction I was looking for. Whether the judgments I formed are accurate or not is yet to be confirmed, but I heard the voice of each of them and saw their lines of reasoning, that should be enough for a start.
In addition to what I was looking for, my horizon on the subject was considerably broadened through this reading. My view on religious intolerance, for instance, has changed.
Pick up 4 great thinkers and put them in a room, something fruitful is bound to come up.
I found the four interesting and I will now proceed to read their distinct works in due time.
md0's review against another edition
4.0
It's always nice to listen to Hitch, Dawkins, Harris and Dennett, even if technically it's not a book.
sabbatical_jaer's review against another edition
2.0
Intellectual locker room talk by four grey white atheists. Even though occasionally someone steps up to play the devil’s advocate, they are mostly just preaching to their own choir. I honestly believe that the four individuals have plenty of interesting arguments to make about this topic, but they are not forced out in this discussion. I would have loved to read more about the ‘why’-question of life and how they approach these kind of question that are not suitable for science. In this book they are mostly aiming for the low hanging fruits and gushing over their own righteousness. Disappointing.
af5436ahg76_'s review against another edition
3.0
Aveti discutia si pe youtube.
E interesanta, dar scurta si cu iz de neterminat.
E interesanta, dar scurta si cu iz de neterminat.
lazymajou's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.5
lady_ness's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
meemawreads's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book was published last year with introductory essays by three of the men (Hitchens is dead) and is a transcript of a famous conversation the four had in 2007, which can still be viewed on YouTube. (Yes, I know this book is by a bunch of old white dudes but it is what I found in the library; I have plans of diversifying my atheism education, never you fear.) I still recommend the book over the video, though, for these introductory essays. An excerpt because Meemaw loves you:
“Atheists have the intellectual courage to accept reality for what it is: wonderfully and shockingly explicable. As an atheist you have the moral courage to live to the full the only life you’re ever going to get: to fully inhabit reality, rejoice in it, and do your best finally to leave it better than you found it.” Richard Dawkins 🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔/🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔
“Atheists have the intellectual courage to accept reality for what it is: wonderfully and shockingly explicable. As an atheist you have the moral courage to live to the full the only life you’re ever going to get: to fully inhabit reality, rejoice in it, and do your best finally to leave it better than you found it.” Richard Dawkins 🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔/🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔