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My worldview-changing book was probably Stranger in a Strange Land, when I was maybe 15. I also ready Brave New World around then. I was raised in a super reli
by checkyoursudo 8y ago
My worldview-changing book was probably Stranger in a Strange Land, when I was maybe 15. I also ready Brave New World around then.
I was raised in a super religious house; for whatever reason, that one or two books started my down a path of materialism/skepticism and away from religiosity/dualism/spiritualism. It was just the start, mind you. I was probably already primed and heading that way anyway, and that just happened to be the spark. I don't mean that there were any huge insights or great revelations for me there.
- hcoyote 8y agoMine was The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, read around the same age (took me awhile to get through SiaSL). The ideas around TANSTAAFL were what really drove me to believe in the value of hard work and being wary of the easy path to "success".