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At 12:16pm on March 10, 2009, Rosemary LYNDALL WEMM said…: Battle for the Mind, W. Sargant:

http://www.amazon.com/Battle-Mind-Physiology-Conversion-Brainwashing/dp/1883536065

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sargant

Enjoy!

At 1:24am on March 8, 2009, Rosemary LYNDALL WEMM said…: As a fellow psychologist I am delighted to hear that you have written a book about the hooking techniques used by religion. I will try to get hold of a copy.

Have you read William Sargent's "Battle for the Mind"? It covers similar material. It was on the Australian Year 12 compulsary reading list for English Expression in 1965 when I was completing that level (equivalent to US Junior College).

At 4:13pm on January 31, 2009, Mike Hein said…: Darrel: Thanks for the heads up on your book. I will surely order a copy right away because a) it sounds interesting and b) I like to support one of 'our own'.

I am very much trying not to become militant regarding belief and it's impacts and intrusions on our life. What keeps me on an even keel when investigating belief and dealing with religion in the deep South is to continue to read and learn about the root causes and the mechanics of it.

As a side note, I'm impressed that you have emerged from a fundamentalist upbringing to become an atheist, a speaker, and an author. Cheers!

At 11:59am on January 22, 2009, Dallas the Phallus said…: Welcome to Atheist Nexus, Darrel. Hope you like it here.

At 4:30pm on January 21, 2009, Jude Johnson said…: Thanks for the info Darrel -- I'm going to buy it from the site you provided. It looks like a great read! Free shipping -- that's great. (Sorry I put two "Ls" in your name the first time -- I'm normally a little more careful!)

At 4:26pm on January 21, 2009, Jude Johnson said…: Update... Amazon is temporarily out of stock of your book, but I'll keep checking.

It's getting great Amazon reviews so far... only one sour grape so far -- and if I had to guess, I'd say they most likely didn't read it. (Probably just an xian who doesn't like your subject matter.)

At 4:21pm on January 21, 2009, Dr. Terence Meaden said…: That's terrific news. What a story. What a book. You are an escapologist.

Welcome to Atheist Nexus, the world of fine reasoning and rational sense. No dogma, no doctrines.

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At 4:21pm on January 21, 2009, Dr. Terence Meaden said…: That's terrific news. What a story. What a book. You are an escapologist.

Welcome to Atheist Nexus, the world of fine reasoning and rational sense. No dogma, no doctrines.

Terry Meaden
founder of the science group "ORIGINS: Universe, Life, Humankind, Religion, Darwin..."
This busy group has good discussion and writing, and about 100 science video clips including 10 recent Stanford University lectures on evolution. The ORIGINS group seeks to understand the mysteries of the universe and how life and everything began.

At 4:15pm on January 21, 2009, Chrys Stevenson said…: Welcome to Atheist Nexus, Darrel! Delighted to have you here!

At 4:08pm on January 21, 2009, Jude Johnson said…: Welcom to AN Darrell! We're glad to have you.

I'll definitely check out your book -- the title sounds very interesting and I love to read.