Atheist Bug-out-Bag - Lemmy.World
Good day, I am attempting to develop a digital Atheist Bug-out-bag. It will have
all the essential books that should be read by any atheist or would-be atheist.
It should consist of titles that describe atheism, aim to de-program religious
individuals, and provide support for atheists. Please list out titles and
resources you would include in your bug-out-bag for atheists. Not sure what to
call it other than Bug-out-bag or Go-Bag. Any suggestions on the title for the
project would be appreciated. (Bag of holding??? lol) A little about me: I am a
PhD student, developing research studies on atheism. There is a massive gap in
the literature regarding atheism. I hope to contribute seminal works in the
field of Atheist Studies. It should go without saying, that I am an atheist, but
I’ll say it here for clarity. Any and all suggestions and help would be
appreciated. Also, if this type of tool exists, forgive me. Part of undertaking
this, is to increase the ease of access to this type of tool, which I have
obviously had a hard time finding if it exists.
Foundation Shattered - Lemmy.world
Respectfully, I find the Foundation TV series extremely disheartening. I envy
those who can watch Lee Pace’s triumphant acting without being completely off
put by the appalling writing choices in the show. The fundamental aspects of the
Robot, Empire, and Foundation series books clashe so hard with the message being
presented in this show. The entire first season doggedly trashed psychohistory’s
main point by making single individuals into linchpins. Hari’s double AI clones
and his contrived disease was an abomination that undercut his entire function
in the story. Demerzel (R Daneel Olivaw) is utterly without connection to their
character from the book. It is infuriating to see a character that spent 18
books gently and intelligently guiding humanity towards a harmonious existence
be turned into a Cleon sex doll muderbot. None of that should have been possible
for them. It would have shredded their mind. In what universe can this character
presented be guiding humans towards galaxia or second empire. The “believe in
belief” motif of the show is antithetical to Azimovs clearly atheistic writing
and goes counter to the whole message of his books. Intellectual pragmatism is
replaced by dice rolling space cowboys. In the same way star trek has devolved
from following hyper specialized intellectual duty-bound characters to
flagrantly stupid/morally reprehensible ones, foundation has made its primary
characters into people who ride on luck and faith. All of this rant comes from a
place of geniune distress and I don’t mean to disparage anyone who enjoys the
show. I’ve seen so much praise and it’s causing me a lot of cognitive
dissonance. I can’t see how people aren’t up in arms about Demerzel and the
other character assassinations. I have no issue at all with any of the actor
choices, design, artistry, or extraneous changes made to update the show to be a
modern adaptation. There are even some good ideas, like the clone dynasty, which
serve to enrich the story, but the flaws are to many to overlook. Are there any
other foundation universe fans that feel the same way or am I living alone on
the moon with a deteriorating positronic brain?
