More About "The Christian Delusion" Book

In case you want to know more about TCD check this review out.

5 comments:

Ben said...

John,

I've started my critical review series of TCD on my blog. Hopefully you don't mind me picking on the weaknesses of the book. That's what I'm focusing on.

http://war-on-error.xanga.com/tags/thechristiandelusion/

I should have chapter one up by tomorrow morning.

Ben

Anonymous said...

Ben, you do realize, don't you, that anyone can point out something that needs to be said better no matter what was said. Anyone. I'm absolutely sure that if Dan Barker had said something else, anything else, that if you wanted to find fault with it, you could. Anyone could do this. Anyone. Please acknowledge this fact. I can easily find fault with what you've just written here, easily. I could spend an hour and rip you apart, easily. I'm not sure what you're offering is to be called constructive criticism. You claim it is, but it's not. It's doing what any nitpicker could do. Nitpickers are a dime a dozen. You are one of them. They only want to get attention. Is that what you're doing here? Are you trying to say you could write something better? Then do so and watch as some young person proceeds to tell you how much better he could have done. That's what it looks like to me. If you can do better then do it, okay? Show us. Write a book. Get it published.

As an atheist, Christians will be reading what you write. They will conclude that this book is average, or whatever, and be able in good conscience to say that not even atheists like it and then ignore it, and tell others to ignore it too. You should really consider this if you want to change the religious landscape. I can't stress this enough. But then you have your own motives for writing what you do. Do you not have respect for what Dan Barker has done for the atheist cause? Respect. I don't see it here. That's a great atheist ethic, isn't it?

Manifesting Mini Me (MMM) said...

Ego cloning......

Christian Agnostic said...

John,

I still have not received my own copy of the book, so cannot comment objectively. However, it seems that whenever there is a less than positive review from an atheist, you jump on their back, as if atheists have a moral obligation to agree with each other. It is impossible to be objective about your own work, you have too much invested in it on a personal and emotional basis.

'As an atheist, Christians will be reading what you write. They will conclude that this book is average, or whatever, and be able in good conscience to say that not even atheists like it and then ignore it, and tell others to ignore it too. You should really consider this if you want to change the religious landscape'

Are all Christians so stupid and childlike that they won't be able to form independent opinions about the worth of a book? Will they expect every atheist to fall in line behind some party line?

I think this betrays the fact that your atheism is a mirror of your former Christian fundamentalism. The same dogmatic certainty, the same intolerance of dissention in the ranks and the same evangelical zeal.

Nonetheless I look forward to reading your book and forming my own, independent judgment.

Breckmin said...

until you deal with the actual premises of Christianity which explain these objections,
you might as well call this "Debunking an imperfect presentation of Christianity" and recognize the strawman of much needed clarification.

When I read your books I see answer after answer that is no where to be found that explain these objections of yours.

When are "you" going to deal with the real answers John?