Came here to say this.
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
This from the restaurant at the end of the universe is the most apt beginning of any religion.
What book(s) should replace the popularity of Quran/bible?
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reddit_sux 20 points 3 years ago
MedicPigBabySaver 3 points 3 years ago
I'm hungry.
MedicPigBabySaver 5 points 3 years ago
Very, very bigly.
freehugs 5 points 3 years ago
There is one called "The Scout Mindset" by Julia Galef. It's an amazing resource when it comes to teaching critical thinking, because it gradually introduces the reader to the virtue of being able to change your mind/opinion based on new information. I think that's a fundamental skill everyone needs in order to use critical thinking in a meaningful way.
intensely_human 3 points 3 years ago
Gödel Escher Bach?
bunkyprewster 1 point 3 years ago
Aren't there some problems with the Principia from a modern perspective?
Hawk 1 point 3 years ago
Possibly, probably, although I'm not sure tbh. I know that it's very challenging to read in light of modern notation.
So let's swap that for any Calculus textbook. I'm also open to swapping C for the Rust book.
erusuoyera 8 points 3 years ago
Oolon Colluphid's controversial trilogy, Where God Went Wrong, Some More of God's Greatest Mistakes, and Who is this God Person Anyway?
darreninthenet 7 points 3 years ago
Carl Sagan's Demon Haunted World
ulemmyagain 7 points 3 years ago
Everybody poops
UltraMagnus0001 6 points 3 years ago
Religion should be replaced with science and we can tribalize the differ fields of science.
swordsmanluke 3 points 3 years ago
The Physics vs Chemistry Wars will be brutal...
intensely_human 2 points 3 years ago
Yay, because what better than tribalized science?
nickwitha_k 5 points 3 years ago
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Late2TheParty 1 point 3 years ago
Lovely!
breadsmasher 5 points 3 years ago
Green Eggs and Ham, Dr Seuss
morphballganon 3 points 3 years ago
The Lorax might be better
intensely_human 1 point 3 years ago
Green Eggs and Lorax, by Dr Seuss
pdxfed 3 points 3 years ago
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. Everything you need to know about human behavior, motivations, history can be extrapolated from it.
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Almost as long as a holy book...longer than many actually! This is the book with the most human wisdom wound in its pages I've ever read (though HHGTTG goes toe to toe with it and is a hell of a lot funnier!)
PlutoniumAcid 3 points 3 years ago
Mark Manson: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
Most people need to chill. Religious ones especially.
_haha_oh_wow_ 2 points 3 years ago
Don't Be A Dick by God
The title is the entirety of the book.
despotic_machine 2 points 3 years ago path: 0 4130945, hotness: undefined, score: 2, children: 0
DirigibleProtein 1 point 3 years ago
Oh, The Places You’ll Go! By Dr Seuss
bunkyprewster 1 point 3 years ago
TaoTe Ching
frankPodmore 1 point 3 years ago
Lord of the Rings. Kind of already has! Plus it has the morality along with the narrative, which is a key feature of religious works.
SkybreakerEngineer 3 points 3 years ago
The Silmarillion is basically Middle Earth's Bible already
frankPodmore 1 point 3 years ago
Or Middle Earth's weird summary of the Old Testament, maybe?
angelsomething 1 point 3 years ago
Man in the search of meaning.
RizzRustbolt 1 point 3 years ago
The Little Old Man Who Couldn't Read.
drmoose 0 points 3 years ago
Non hateful, badic philosophy introduction. Maybe how to be perfect by michael schur or some introduction to self development philosophies like Stoicism. That would immediately fix majority of the world's problems.
GCostanzaStepOnMe -7 points 3 years ago
The Torah and Talmud
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