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If you're into arguments against a deity I'd recommend The God Delusion. His other books are on biology (afaik), of which The Selfish Gene is the most famous. I've read The Blind Watchmaker and The Greatest Show on Earth and enjoyed both of them. Hopefully I'll read The Selfish Gene soon enough...

Just finished The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins, the third book of his I've read. After my exams I'll start Neuromancer by Gibson and Anthill by Wilson.

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One can admire a person for a specific trait (I suspect you like the guy for his abilities as a general and commander). Christopher Columbus was a man with hideous views on the indigenous people he encountered in the West Indies. But one can admire him for the spirit and sense of adventure that...

If I have both that and Guns, Germs and Steel on my short list, which should I go for first (How fast I can get through it is a factor :p )?

My father was in the US recently and bought a book. It turned out he already had it at home so he gave me the second copy. Has anyone read Chris Wickham's The Inheritance of Rome? If so, would you recommend it?

I have one question for the bible believers: In the NT, Mathew's Gospel he says on the second page (1:17) that from Abraham to David there were 14 generations, from David to the capture in Babylonia there were 14 generations and from Babylonia to Christ there we 14 generations. However in the...

Are you claiming that Genghis was Chinese? How is this otherwise relevant? And I would say that since Victoria ruled the Brits and expanded the British Empire, she aligned herself their interests first and foremost. As far as I know, though Genghis did rule the Chinese he mainly expanded the...

Sounds a tad narcissistic. What would the practical effects of it be (except to have a party where people can hook up with the bride)?

You're not making an argument here. Just a statement. If the definition of violent to you is what you decide is violent, then that's swell for you but it's not a great universal definition. Since you're not making an argument I can't make a counter argument. I can however make a negation...

When have I disagreed with Domination3000? You're the one using an aggressive tone and making accusations. And perhaps you like calling random things violent but in my book an acts needs some degree of violence to be called violent. But perhaps that's just me.

How is asking curious questions playing devil's advocate? He stated that no prison for non violent crimes (exceptions: trying to get someone into jail when they were innocent and conspiracy to commit violent crimes) and I asked him if it was true in some cases of non violent crime. Are you...

So you would suggest Carl von Clausewitz then, or?

How about nonviolent pedophilia/statutory rape?

You don't support prison for conspiracy? Espionage? Fraud? Drug dealing? Theft?

According to my shelfari account I have 30 favorite books. In the OP I recommended 4. In my last post 2. I like books on dystopias. Recently I finished Zamyatin's We (the inspiration for Orwells 1984) and I hope to read Capek's War of the Newts soon enough. But perhaps you can mention 1984 and...

Where does the bible say that slavery is wrong? I'll answer in youtube! :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tcOi9a3-B0 Yes, wasn't doubting Tomas thoroughly dissed by Jesus for wanting evidence of his resurrection that he could see and touch? I see no issues with believing in God, since God...

OK what I don't get is, I show you some maps that claim to show the empire of the Mongols. And these maps clearly indicate that the area of present day China was under Mongol command/influence/rule. So either you: A. Say that they weren't Mongols (but then what were they, what are mongols...

Dude the server of unbashful sex with strangers is awesome. The guild of many and plenty orgies on that server is the shizzle!

Hard to tell. There is nothing exquisitely special that comes to mind. Though this reminded me what my greatest personal accomplishment was. One and half years ago I shed my useless sexual morals. Now I live free without guild on that account, there is no shame in fun between two consensual...