Breaking The Spell

I just finished Daniel Dennett's Breaking The Spell, which perfectly complements Dawkin's The God Delusion. Dennett takes a calmer, more scientific approach to undermining religion, and I felt like he made a lot of important distinctions that Dawkins neglected. Dennett, for example, drew distinctions between different forms of religions, even suggesting organized religion is a qualitatively different beast than animistic proto-religions.

There are a lot of things that built upon my own worldview, and I'd like to cover them later. Including...

-The various forms of religion, from vague spirituality to highly structured ritual

-The examination of religions as evolved cultural practices

-The idea that religious notions play a positive role in people's lives (regardless of their truth)

-Dennett's notion of shining the light on all children in all cultures