Watcha Reading?

[Torvaig]

I've started on "The Divine Matrix" by Gregg Braden. I try to keep an open mind on the theory of others; even have a few of my own but no, I won't be writing a book about them!

In his book, Greg Braden "ventures beyond the traditional boundaries of science and spirituality to open the door to our greatest possibilities."

The more I experience of life, the greater my curiosity of it all. I do seriously believe we are much more capable of fulfulling our lives and using our experiences to enhance the lives of others without destroying ourselves with drink, drugs and the ugly hate that some people carry for their fellow man.

We don't need more money, more possessions, more power, but we do need to learn how to work with Mother nature and her bounties, to guard and treasure them and use them wisely.

We are on a fast train ride to goodness knows what and are neglecting to enjoy the world around us, right here, right now. We need to stop that train, look around us, nurture our children and I would like to think we could be bonding with like-minded souls to make the world a place to enjoy, not to destroy.

But.....I think we may be too late......methinks it is an impossible dream.....

[secrets in symmetry]

Torvaig, what are you doing reading that crap lol?

Braden is a conman. Most of what he says about science is made up nonsense. Read his rubbish if you like, but you'll waste less time if you take my advice now rather than later.

[Torvaig]

I hear you s.i.s. and not being a scientific bod, I will take note. I enjoy reading books like his regardless of whether it is the truth or not as it helps to open the mind to more possibilities than the sweet idealism I was brought up on!

And I have nothing better to do just now I shall carry on with his book!

But thanks for your input; I appreciate it!

[secrets in symmetry]

Lol! I guessed you would say something along those lines. You must indeed have more time on your hands than is good for you.

For anyone who isn't familiar with the rubbish spouted by this money making charlatan, here is some of his nonsense:



Here he is telling us about the Divine Matrix that he's just made up:



What he says about 20^th century science in the first few minutes is false. There is no Divine Matrix anywhere other than in his head - and in his money-making machine. He's making it up. He's learned the word "entanglement", but he's conveniently forgotten to tell us (or himself) about "decoherence".

He's good at several things:

making things up and claiming science discovered them;

smiling whilst taking your money;

bullcrapping about things he doesn't understand whilst keeping a straight face;

taking incorrect things in one domain and extrapolating them to a different domain that's unrelated to the first one;

still smiling whilst taking even more of your money.

I think he's a slimy sleazeball - could women actually find him attractive? (Runs out of room to stick head in bucket.)

[RecQuery]

I usually don't read this much concurrently, I try to limit it to one or two books at a time but right now I'm part way through:

• The Ascendant Stars (Humanity's Fire, book 3) by Michael Cobley - Standard space opera stuff, nothing special but still interesting and enjoyable.
• Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, book 1) by Fritz Leiber - Started the whole sword and sorcery thing, also supposedly the inspiration for the Dungeons and Dragons stuff.
• Best of All Possible Wars (Man-Kzin wars compilation) by Larry Niven, Greg Bear, Jerry Pournelle, S.M. Stirling - Some pulpy adventure science fiction.
• Shōgun (Asian Saga, book 1) by James Clavell - Historical fiction about an English sailor shipwrecked in Japan.

I've got some non-fiction reading on the go also but I don't usually count that.

On a side note I'd recommend http://www.goodreads.com/ for getting book recommendations and keeping track of your reading list.

My taste is primarily Science Fiction. Currently reading a trilogy by an English author Peter F Hamilton, The Night's Dawn Trilogy, very exciting. A future where the technology is based on bioengineering and nanonics (the networking of humans directly into Technology and Bitek). A universe where the dead repossess the living, where Al Capone and Elvis can be found on the same planet (doing different things). Wow!

I really liked the Commonwealth Saga, I'm part way through the Void Trilogy and I still have to start the Night's Dawn stuff.

[Green_not_greed]

Currently about 75% through Irvine Welsh's latest "Skagboys" and thoroughly enjoying it. The usual blend of dark humour and tragedy found in its successors, Trainspotting and Porno, both of which I will be re-reading next. Just to get them in the right order, ye ken ?

Glad to see a few folks enjoying "How the Scots invented the modern world" which I read and enjoyed some years ago.

[Dadie]

Just finished the 50 Shades of Grey-Darker-Freed trilogy....not impressed, but, as all 3 were downloaded as a trilogy I read them all.
Still wondering what the hype was all about....

[Dialyser]

On a side note I'd recommend http://www.goodreads.com/ for getting book recommendations and keeping track of your reading list.

Many thanks for the link, I am finding it a very good and useful site.

[Kenn]

Just finished David Attenborough's " Life on air," good read that chronologues the trials and tribulations of his career as a broadcaster and the changes to that media over the years.

[youoldduffer]

• Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, book 1) by Fritz Leiber - Started the whole sword and sorcery thing, also supposedly the inspiration for the Dungeons and Dragons stuff.

• Now I'm going to hunt that down via e-book, I have it up in the loft somewhere, but it'll be easier and quicker to get it as a e-book rather than venture up to that loft lol. I'm reading the rigante series by david gemmell, on book two "ravenheart".

[David Banks]

Just finished "Walking on the Land" by Farley Mowat.

An important read for anybody wanting to acquire territory and "open up" a new country.