With publication of The Religion War, millions of long-time fans of Scott Adams's Dilbert cartoons and business best sellers will have to admit th...
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Feb 17, 2010
Jes.
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Now this book was EXCELLENT. I read it prior to the earlier book - God's Debris and I loved it without the background. Having read God's Debris, I can see that Adams built on the foundation he created in the earlier book. However, I feel that, while the original foundation was somewhat shaky, the follow up solidifies it, while creating a believable future based on our current conflict.
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Feb 01, 2009
Bill
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This is the sequel to "God's Debris" by Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert. With these two books he claims to be Up To Something(tm). He's deliberately coy about what, but he insists the books are not what they seem. I suspect he's noticed how broadly Dilbert memes have spread and is trying his hand at deliberate memetic engineering. It's a fun, very quick read and entertaining regardless. I read both books in a day.
May 28, 2011
Linda
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Not as good as God's Debris. Whereas Adams declares in the beginning of God's Debris that you won't be able to figure out his personal opinion, it may be obvious in this book. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it makes the book less able to be universally accepted and more divisive and opinionated. You must be open-minded to appreciate God's Debris and REALLY open-minded (or already agree with Adams) to appreciate the message in The Religion War.
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Apr 15, 2010
Kanti Brahma
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As expected from Scott Adams, the book is a flow of simple and lucid logics and reasoning.
The Christians and the Muslims are at the verge of a war. The war will have devastating effects on the entire world and is expected to threaten the very existent of humanity. AVATAR, the central character of the book tries to identify the combination of matters and emptiness, events and non-events to trace the patterns. The patterns will lead him to the Prime Influencer who can stop the war. More...
The Christians and the Muslims are at the verge of a war. The war will have devastating effects on the entire world and is expected to threaten the very existent of humanity. AVATAR, the central character of the book tries to identify the combination of matters and emptiness, events and non-events to trace the patterns. The patterns will lead him to the Prime Influencer who can stop the war. More...
Feb 23, 2010
Sparky
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An excellent philosophical exercise in a thought experiment on the nature of religion in the history of the world. Very well done, would recommend to anyone, religious or not. I would not expect it would be offensive to those who hold religion dear, but would still be thought provoking.
Sep 19, 2011
Amanda
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I picked this book up for sale on a whim and am so glad I did. Adams books make you think about this world in new ways. This book points out the futility of war, and the possiblity of a greater connectedness within humankind that is on it's way to becoming a reality.
Apr 16, 2011
Richard
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This is the sequel to God's Debris, at first I didn't enjoy it quite as much but in the end I found it compelling. It's fiction design that buy design tries to force you to question yourself - always a good thing.
Sep 07, 2008
Kevbo
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A quick read from a thought-provoking author. Set in the not-too-distant future, this book follows the efforts of a somewhat omniscient, highly intelligent protagonist who tries to avert an all-out war between conflicting ideologies. In the era in which the book is set, the leaders of Christianity and Islam are about to clash, and bring down the rest of the world with them. Our protagonist uses his uncanny ability to read people and predict the outcome of world events to help prevent another Wor
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Oct 04, 2010
Susan
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This is another thought provoking book from Adams. He tackles a taboo topic in an interesting "what if" scenario. It is a quick read but has a lingerling impact!
Dec 09, 2007
Srikanth
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I really wondered Scott matches my perception of matter and space. It says, infinitestimal element of body is just a matter like any other solids, liquids - Only the combination differs the being. Anyway, as this involves explaining the world with respect to software / hardware - it synched with me much. This is one of the books which I read without keeping it down, it take me almost 3hrs to complete. the good thing is, Scott defining the God which atheist and priest can accept commonly. Thats t
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Oct 16, 2009
Carnevale8705
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To be honest I dont remember specifics but I do remember liking it.
Sep 02, 2011
Ram
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Good one, but it seems that it has been ended abruptly, unlike the first part - God's Debris, which was thought provoking. Some of the characters were exceptionally good, but still it missed the final punch...
Dec 15, 2011
Nathan
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Some ideas that stood out to me...
"The most basic need of any human being is the need to communicate. If you shut down the nonviolent channels of communication, people will find alternate channels. Terrorism is communication disguised as warfare."
"The dictionary defines 'faith' as belief without evidence. It defines 'stupidity' as unreasoned thinking. Is belief without evidence a form of unreasoned thinking?"
"The most basic need of any human being is the need to communicate. If you shut down the nonviolent channels of communication, people will find alternate channels. Terrorism is communication disguised as warfare."
"The dictionary defines 'faith' as belief without evidence. It defines 'stupidity' as unreasoned thinking. Is belief without evidence a form of unreasoned thinking?"
Jun 03, 2010
JP
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So, Scott Adams gave another shot at the whole philosophy thing but didn't fare too well this time. It read more like a high school creative writing assignment than a serious look at our world. That said, amidst the cutesy story there are some interesting thoughts, but seem to take the passenger seat to the storyline.
Jun 30, 2008
Brian
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This is the sequel to God's Debris. Like its predacessor, this book is an easy read that inspires thought regarding the role of religion in society. This book is especially interesting in light of the demonization of Islamic religions due to terrorism. I would suggest this book to anyone with an open mind!
Mar 26, 2008
Andrea
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the story only a smokescreen.
all the chain of arguments, question is the core. overlooked question to ponder.
but i love the future prediction in the story and the story itself :)
and again like the prequel, the beauty of simplicity.
Mr Adams is a God of simplicity :D
all the chain of arguments, question is the core. overlooked question to ponder.
but i love the future prediction in the story and the story itself :)
and again like the prequel, the beauty of simplicity.
Mr Adams is a God of simplicity :D
Aug 01, 2011
Graham
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Well written piece of fluff. A little bit too predictable... or have I just achieved a heightened sense if awareness? :-)
