God and the State

First off I really wish people would stop giving me books as gifts because they inevitably give me books like this, as in books I would never pick up on my own. Like I just really hate reading philosophy or even most things written before like the 1920's. Why do they all write like this, with consta......more

Wrong anarchist text for what I am seeking… The Good: --I’ll start with the shortest part. The unfortunate thing is I probably agree with many of the views in the book, but this type of work mostly feeds my confirmation bias. I can see it as an abbreviated inspirational read (demonstrated by the revi......more

Pourfendeur d'autorités métaphysiques ➜ Bakounine envisage l'histoire comme un processus de dépassement progressif de l'animalité de l'homme, de développement de son humanité. ➜ Il ne conçoit d'autorités que temporaires, spécifiques et choisies. (view spoiler)[Lorsqu’il s’agit de bottes, j’en réfère à l’autorité du c (hide spoiler)]......more

I can't say I agree with much of this as a Christian but what better way to strengthen my beliefs & religious arguments than to read things to the contrary & try to refute them :-)......more

Really rambly arguments (especially at the end) against a specifically Christian god that really doesn't impact my life, not having been raised christian and all. There were a few parts with ringing eloquence on the independence of humans over god, the state, and science. Overall, contributed to a c......more