Discover new books on Goodreads

Meet your next favorite book

79 ratings (3.70 avg)
16 reviews

Steph LJ

Add friend

http://stephlj.com/ https://www.fictionpress.com/~stephlj

https://www.goodreads.com/stephlj

Steph’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (12)
currently-reading‎ (1)

read‎ (84)
did-not-finish‎ (0)

abandoned‎ (3)
surprised-me‎ (2)

love-this-book‎ (1)
top-10‎ (1)

Stats | More…

Steph is Currently Reading

Steph LJ is currently reading

They Don't Give Medals to Kids

by Lindsay Ellis

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Mar 11, 2020 10:59PM

“The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.”
― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion: A Study of Religious Belief and Skepticism

tags: bible, christianity, god, organized-religion, religion, yahweh

1908 likes

“I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.”
― Richard Dawkins

1757 likes

“We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.”
― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion: A Study of Religious Belief and Skepticism

tags: atheism, philosophy

4654 likes

“Let the human mind loose. It must be loose. It will be loose. Superstition and dogmatism cannot confine it.

{Letter to his son and 6th US president, John Quincy Adams, November 13 1816}”
― John Adams , The Letters of John and Abigail Adams

tags: dogmatism, john-quincy-adams, superstition

85 likes

“The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.”
― Paul Farmer

tags: humanity, wrong-with-the-world

250 likes

More of Steph’s quotes…

recent posts
Steph’s Groups

Pulled to Publish Fan Fiction — 223 members — last activity Dec 10, 2019 08:37AM
A group to discuss the effects that pulling to publish fan fiction has had on the Fan Fiction fandoms (Twilight, Harry Potter, etc). Adults only!

What's the Name of That Book??? — 122131 members — last activity 36 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more

New Writer Network — 26 members — last activity Dec 12, 2013 05:53PM
A group for writers to connect and share information about writing and publishing.

Writers Worth — 1513 members — last activity Jun 21, 2024 02:15PM
Book-lovers unite! Writers Worth is a group where writerly types meet & mingle, and everyone's welcome to promote books, sites, brands, services, and ...more

Kindle British Mystery Book Club — 1219 members — last activity Jul 23, 2026 10:07AM
This is a book club for people who love British Mysteries both modern and classic. You do not have to own a Kindle. We have a monthly reads and these ...more

More of Steph’s groups…