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schmidtmark56's review against another edition
1.0
A boring transcript of a circlejerking echo chamber. The few times there was any dissent things completely broke down and their inability to deal with hetrodoxy within their own ranks was palpable. Dawkins made a good point about needing to read the bible to understand western literature and culture, but all the rest of it was simply rehearsing old cliches or talking past each other when they got too excited or when someone spoke in too nuanced a way.
rutajwaha's review against another edition
4.0
Great interchange of ideas and viewpoints between Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens and Dennett, I wouldn't be a radical free thinker without these four. I enjoyed the discussion and really miss Christopher Hitchens.
For me the four horsemen of the apocalypse are stupidity, ignorance, denial and delusion.
For me the four horsemen of the apocalypse are stupidity, ignorance, denial and delusion.
msroark's review against another edition
5.0
Ah, to hear Hitchens's "voice". I will look up the video now.
But I am glad to have these words to look back on.
But I am glad to have these words to look back on.
brettcarl's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
mariag's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
i think that there’s enough people who think this book is super important for me to say that i did want to shout at them every 10 pages for saying blanket statements that were just not in my opinion that well informed and so so western centric
made me go uh no every page but still a lot of fascinating things to think about
made me go uh no every page but still a lot of fascinating things to think about
athos's review against another edition
3.0
4/5. Although there are points that I don't agree with (which is natural, of course) and there are some points I don't understand (as I haven't researched nowhere near as in-depth as the Four Horsemen), I found this book to be really important and interesting.
Above all, the atheism advocated by the Four Horsemen is one of reason and science. This is not about judging people based on their faith (as you can have a moral and immoral Muslim, a moral and immoral atheist, it is subjective to the individual), but it is about tackling belief based on blind unsupported faith, and encouraging individuals to assess the world based on evidence and reason. It is about challenging the harmful aspects of religion: terrorism, conversion camps, misinformation and indoctrination and discrimination based on the teachings in scripture, to name a few.
Everyone has a right to their beliefs, and one should not be judged solely because of their faith. One should be judged based on if they advocate harmful and prejudiced beliefs, pedal misinformation and if they use faith as an excuse (or justification) of punishment and totalitarianism (I recommend YouTuber Darkmatter2525's channel and series "Power Corrupts").
Above all, the atheism advocated by the Four Horsemen is one of reason and science. This is not about judging people based on their faith (as you can have a moral and immoral Muslim, a moral and immoral atheist, it is subjective to the individual), but it is about tackling belief based on blind unsupported faith, and encouraging individuals to assess the world based on evidence and reason. It is about challenging the harmful aspects of religion: terrorism, conversion camps, misinformation and indoctrination and discrimination based on the teachings in scripture, to name a few.
Everyone has a right to their beliefs, and one should not be judged solely because of their faith. One should be judged based on if they advocate harmful and prejudiced beliefs, pedal misinformation and if they use faith as an excuse (or justification) of punishment and totalitarianism (I recommend YouTuber Darkmatter2525's channel and series "Power Corrupts").