Preface to the paperback editionPreface--The God DelusionAppendix: a partial list of friendly addresses, for individuals needing support in escaping from religionBooks cited or recommendedNotesIndex
Preface to the paperback editionPreface--The God DelusionAppendix: a partial list of friendly addresses, for individuals needing support in escaping from religionBooks cited or recommendedNotesIndex
An inspiring masterpiece of rational thinking, presented in devastating style. It leaves no room to manoeuvre, no corner to hide in for those who want to imagine that there is any sense in their theism.
I will probably have to revisit this book in print format. There are dozen of passages I want to re-read/quote, but can't recall clearly. This is the downfall of audiobooks, of course, but it's better to "skim" in this fashion than not to read the books at all. There are passages in the book that ma...
Dawkins blows the doors off inherited assumptions about religion and its place in our lives. He wants to create a "coming out" for atheists and arm them with strong arguments against the inevitable backlash such a coming out would engender.I think Dawkins does a great job cutting through cultural e...
Even though I am not a believer, and agree with most of Dawkin's points, I found the book only "so-so". Why? Well, it's a case of "the lady doth protest too much".Dawkins is so angry with religion and God that he overstates his case to the point of nausea. He dismisses all concepts of God as nons...
The book had its interesting moments but, on the whole, it was a little dry for my tastes. I'm not a big non-fiction reader to begin with, but I thought that it would be interesting to have a non-fiction selection for our book club. The discussion might have been more interesting if we'd had more ...
I firmly believe that both sides of the New Atheism-New Christianity debate are untenable. As Exhibit A I submit The God Delusion. Dawkins whines about a misogynistic, uncaring God, conveniently ignoring the fact that this non-issue has been satisfactorily addressed in any intro theology course. (Da...
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