Get someone religious to read Richard Dawkins "The God Delusion" in return for me reading a book of their choice

...enough about this any more.

(Although, think I accomplished it already. Have had a few people read it. Unaware of what impact it’s made though.)

I didn’t start off well though. The first chapter I found myself arguing internally with a lot of the points Lewis raised. I thought, “I’m not being very open-minded”. Or rather, I was, but his arguments just didn’t make sense to me.

However, partly it needed to be put into context (the year and the audience) but also I just needed to persevere as Lewis explains more fully what he meant by this universal moral code in a following chapter satisfying my objections (although he did get less specific I thought).

But the coolest thing was it felt a little like I was having a conversation with him. That’s always a problem with reading a book that contains subject matter that you have to think about. If you want a certain point explained in greater depth, you normally have to research it yourself. But if it’s something that only the author could answer (as in, why can he assume x=y just because z is true?), then you are stuck unless he explains things more fully.

I know I’ve been purposely vague here. But I’m still slotting things into place.

...I haven’t even finished The God delusion yet. And I’m still in a process of fitting what he’s written into my framework of reality. But I’d like to know if there is some equivalent body of work arguing the case for religion. I would definitely read it with an open mind.

I guess I’m still looking.

I’ve bought this book for my brother (for his Birthday). I’d have bought it for my Mother if I thought she’d read it… but I suspect she wouldn’t.