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This is a very interesting book that offers a considered glance into the way Wittgenstein thought about religion and the impact that his thought had on various philosophical and theological schools. I am finding it comforting to discover how someone much smarter than me went about exploring the same questions that I am finding myself facing now.

I think it’s funny.

Finally I’m getting through this book which I’ve held on pause for years for no particular reason. What can I say - Phillip K Dick was a bit of a creep! That comes across early on. But the mystery and the storytelling of this book are fantastic, it’s very cinematic. It’s like he was writing for the big screen.

Goodness, this book.

“Dracula can turn into a bat. Hmm, there is a giant bat on the window watching us as we discuss our plot to kill the Count. How odd! Never mind.”

“Everyone has gone off to set a trap against the count. I am all alone in this house. I get sleep paralysis and there is a pair of glowing red eyes in the dark. Then I feel terrible when I wake up in the morning. What a strange night!”

“The count has an unnaturally pale face with long and sharp teeth protruding below his lower lip, and his lips are crimson. His hands are stone-cold with sharp, claw-like nails. His breath stinks. What an odd fella!”

The 11th book in my pile of "currently reading". I think trying to force myself through the abolition of Britain broke me 🥴

Wittgenstein's frustration with philosophers comes to mind - it really does seem like an issue that arises from a lack of clarity over definitions. The two opposing perspectives are in conflict because they rely on a different definition of free will. If you take Harris's definition, his argument is infallible. Otherwise, it's ridiculous. The two viewpoints cannot be reconciled. Seems like a non-issue to me

I'm not sure I see continuing to read the book as a productive pastime. His thesis is laid out in completion in the first 15 pages, and his argument against compatibilism - in the next 10. I feel like he just keeps repeating himself and giving the same arguments in different words. I disagree with his view and I agree with the compatibilist approach.