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McClelland and Stewart Limited (1965), Edition: First Edition
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LibraryThing member terryrt
I read this book when I was 15 years old. I was raised in a small, but religious town - and could make no sense of the religion I was surrounded by. I felt (i) out of sync with the society i was then in and (ii) confused by my conflict with the pressures on me to be religious versus my utter self
The reading of this book put me on the path to an agnostic path. Agnostic because atheism is no more sensible than religion. It claims to know the answers. I cannot conceive that the amazing complexity of the molecules in my finger tip or the beyond comprehension depth of the universe can be a chance happening.
Equally the definitions of religion make no sense and are utterly in contradiction with observable fact. They as well do not have the answers,
My belief was begun by this book, and subsequent readings. But this for me it a seminal early reading.
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dislike and distrust for the religion being pushed upon me.The reading of this book put me on the path to an agnostic path. Agnostic because atheism is no more sensible than religion. It claims to know the answers. I cannot conceive that the amazing complexity of the molecules in my finger tip or the beyond comprehension depth of the universe can be a chance happening.
Equally the definitions of religion make no sense and are utterly in contradiction with observable fact. They as well do not have the answers,
My belief was begun by this book, and subsequent readings. But this for me it a seminal early reading.
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LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
Pierre Berton was born in the Yukon, where the churches were a sign of civilization in their communities. With so little infrastructure on the ground, they were a necessary site for a good deal of social action, and activation. Then he was sent "Outside to complete his education. He did not like
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the church he saw resting on it's laurels in Victoria. Thus, the attitude shown in this clearly written critique. It did have some effect on the Canadian more mainstream churches, and is thus a good addition to a picture of Canada in the 1960's. Many americans would also benefit from the read. Show Less
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1965