God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Last summer I went to an Authors @ Google talk by Christopher Hitchens where he discussed his book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
I received a free copy of the book at the talk, which I got signed after he was done, and recommend it to others - atheists or not. Well, you’ll probably like it more if you’re an atheist. I found the writing to be pretty interesting, but not always completely engaging. It ended taking me a month to finish the book because I couldn’t read more than a chapter at a time. Still, I agreed with most of his points and found his arguments to be sound. This is in sharp contrast to when I’ve seen or read his views on foreign policy, which I completely disagree with.
Also, I recommend reading the book with a condescending tone and a British accent in your head. Religious skewering is entertaining as it is, but even more so like this.
I wasn’t even sure if I wanted to go to that talk, but the title of the book and the following clip from Fox News’s Hannity & Colmes peaked my interest:
After the talk when I was getting my book signed, I let him know that this clip was one of my favorite YouTube videos of the year.