What are you reading right now?

cardboard adolescent · 01-15-2010, 08:55 PM

what do you think of his argument?

duga · 01-15-2010, 09:32 PM

i still have a ways to go with it, so i'm not sure i can give a clear opinion just yet.

so far, i respect his goal of eliminating dualism as i tend to agree that dualism is basically "admitting defeat" in terms of figuring out how consciousness works. he makes a compelling argument, and i have to say reading this book and seeing how adamant he is it is hard for me to continue reading without conceding to a lot of his points. the one criticism i have so far is how he openly trashes other people's arguments while at the same time taking arguments of his that people have criticized in the past and saying, "oh well...this is what i really meant". to me, it starts to weaken his credibility. even so, as i said, i haven't finished it yet and still have a ways to go. so far, a pretty intriguing read.

adidasss · 01-20-2010, 05:28 PM

Very fun read with one of the most memorable openings I've ever read.

gogojessicat · 01-20-2010, 10:40 PM

fast food nation! by eric schlosser

NSW · 01-21-2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by gogojessicat

fast food nation! by eric schlosser

Any good? I read his book Chew On This and it was a pretty good read, informative anyway. And a little disturbing.

LoathsomePete · 01-23-2010, 02:15 PM

Started my long overdue list of books on religion, a topic I tend to shy away from in order to avoid pointless arguments and ruined friendships.

gogojessicat · 01-24-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

Any good? I read his book Chew On This and it was a pretty good read, informative anyway. And a little disturbing.

I'm liking it so far. Very easy to read, interesting, not a whole lot of personality though.

Scissorman · 01-24-2010, 01:04 PM

storymilo · 01-25-2010, 07:07 PM

I love David Sedaris, and this is the third book I've read by him. After this, I'm starting

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Very excited about all three of them. Thanks again Pete for the Spin

gogojessicat · 01-25-2010, 07:28 PM

oooooomg i love love love david sedaris. he's coming to ithaca, ny soon and i think i'm going to go see him read. he is amazing!

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duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	i still have a ways to go with it, so i'm not sure i can give a clear opinion just yet. so far, i respect his goal of eliminating dualism as i tend to agree that dualism is basically "admitting defeat" in terms of figuring out how consciousness works. he makes a compelling argument, and i have to say reading this book and seeing how adamant he is it is hard for me to continue reading without conceding to a lot of his points. the one criticism i have so far is how he openly trashes other people's arguments while at the same time taking arguments of his that people have criticized in the past and saying, "oh well...this is what i really meant". to me, it starts to weaken his credibility. even so, as i said, i haven't finished it yet and still have a ways to go. so far, a pretty intriguing read. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

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adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Very fun read with one of the most memorable openings I've ever read. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Started my long overdue list of books on religion, a topic I tend to shy away from in order to avoid pointless arguments and ruined friendships. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

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gogojessicat Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: maine Posts: 121	oooooomg i love love love david sedaris. he's coming to ithaca, ny soon and i think i'm going to go see him read. he is amazing! __________________ for a minute there I lost myself. Last.fm

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storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	I love David Sedaris, and this is the third book I've read by him. After this, I'm starting and Very excited about all three of them. Thanks again Pete for the Spin