Ask An Atheist

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“Give me priests who are fat and corrupt and cynical,” he told Haldon, “the sort who like to sit on soft satin cushions, nibble sweetmeats, and diddle little boys. It’s the ones who believe in gods that make the trouble.” — Tyrion Lannister in A Dance with Dragons

I make no secret of the fact that I’m a huge nerd. I love science fiction, fantasy and superheroes — which I tend to wad together into one big genre I’ve heard referred to as “weird stuff.” And one of my favorite authors of weird stuff is George R. R. Martin.

Martin’s massive fantasy epic, A Song of Ice and Fire, is getting a lot of attention these days, even from people who don’t normally read fantasy. His books have just been adapted in a popular and critically acclaimed HBO series, Game of Thrones, and the newest, long-awaited book in the series, “A Dance with Dragons,” is topping bestseller lists and getting loads of very positive press.

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