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What is the book that changed your views? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by Different_pie@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.ml

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Please share books that affected your worldview or changed your thoughts.

For me, it’s A People’s History of the World by Chris Harman. I studied business and work in finance, and before reading it, I never questioned the idea that capitalism was just the natural way of things. This book made me realize that capitalism is man made. It had a beginning and it can have an end. Wealth and poverty are not just inevitable, they are created by human decisions. That perspective really shook me.

Do you have a book that had a similar impact on you?

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[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The Bible after really reading it book by book at church camp of all places. It made me question my faith and sent me on a journey of reading and study of a lot of different religions to end up believing in none of them but fascinated by all of them as a social phenomenon.

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 4 points 1 week ago

Reading the Bible and apologetics are Christianity’s worst nightmare for followers. I had similar experiences, now in religious studies

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

you may be interested in the book How to Read the Bible by James Kugel