Wednesday, November 19, 2008

2:36 PM

A philosophy book

Please go and read

UK bestseller
The Pig that Wants to be eaten: 100 experiments for the armchair philosopher
by Julian Baggini


"Examines received opinions, things we take for granted. and dissects them entertainingly."
-The Times(London)

It makes me go "omg wah." *starts thinking hard* every flip of the page. and it kinds of OPEN up your brains.
It's not only about religions, it's about every human behaviour.
It's very not tiring to read because its like thought experiments, like short stories. then one story only 2 or 3 pages. so it's very easy to read, and easy to understand.


Here's an extract:
(I type out one. See i take the trouble to intro this book. because i think every human as a human ought to read it.)


First, the world runs itself according to physical laws. God is not required to turn on the rain or raise the sun each day. But, says the Livingstonian believer, it was God who lit the fuse and set the universe in motion.

Then, however, we notice that nature is far from gentle and kind. There is terrible suffereing and downright evil in the world. Where is the good God now? Ah, the believer mantains, God made things as good as possible, but human sin can mess things up.

But then even the blameless suffer and when they cry out for help, no God answers. Ah, comes the reply- as their God retreats further and further into the shadows- the good that comes of this suffering is not in this life, but in the life to come.

And what are we finally left with? A God who leaves no trace, makes no sound and interferes not one jot in the progress of the universe. A few miracles are claimed here and there, but even most religious believers don't seriously believe in them. Other than that, God is absent. We do not see as much as his fingernail in nature, let alone his hand.

What then is the difference between this God and no god at all? Is it not foolish to mantain that he exists? If God is to be more than a word or a hope, surely we need some sign that he is active in the world?

I blog but you don't have to understand.