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The God Delusion

by Richard Dawkins

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Black Swan (2007), Edition: New Ed with additions, Paperback, 464 pages

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1 vote smartblonde | Jan 4, 2010 |
Dawkins' prose is exhilerating and persuasive, but i think he ought to stick to social biology. His understanding of the ineffable and esoteric is shallow and he is too dismissive of what is not (at least yet) explained by science. ( )
  invincible30 | Dec 13, 2009 |
This is a classic well-argued case for atheism (and against religion) based on the anthropic principle, rationality, ethics, fairly brazen biblical analysis that is nevertheless open to him and the evolutionary theory that has been available since the time of Darwin. It is not strident. It IS entertaining and thoughtful. ( )
1 vote Martin44 | Dec 10, 2009 |
Very interesting book, if you're interested in one way or the other on the debate of god. If you're against, you'll probably agree with the book; if you're for, you'll probably disagree with the book; and if you're a fence sitter, it's food for thought.

One main thing I didn't like was that he's as much against the idea of god as others are for it, therefore, I felt the book was biased, though no more so than others that are on the other side.

All in all, worth reading. ( )
  Robnw | Dec 3, 2009 |
It seems to be very obvious for me that Dawkins himself is deeper than this book. And when I ask myself why Dawkins wrote such a book which can be compared with some soviet bellicose atheists' papers, I see the answer is clear. This book is a kind of popularization, it was written for a people and not for intellectuals. Here, as one can see, Dawkins hits the target. God Delusion was translated in many languages and have discussed world-wide. So I suppose, we need to be grateful to author's efforts. Even if we disagree with him, when he talks about religion as the root of all evils. In fact it was a good slogan too, but not a rational agrumentation. ( )
1 vote kmartynov | Nov 25, 2009 |
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0618680004, Hardcover)

A preeminent scientist -- and the world's most prominent atheist -- asserts the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society, from the Crusades to 9/11.

With rigor and wit, Dawkins examines God in all his forms, from the sex-obsessed tyrant of the Old Testament to the more benign (but still illogical) Celestial Watchmaker favored by some Enlightenment thinkers. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry, and abuses children, buttressing his points with historical and contemporary evidence. The God Delusion makes a compelling case that belief in God is not just wrong but potentially deadly. It also offers exhilarating insight into the advantages of atheism to the individual and society, not the least of which is a clearer, truer appreciation of the universe's wonders than any faith could ever muster.

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