The God Delusion | Richard Dawkins

The God Delusion | Richard Dawkins | Brilliant

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The God Delusion

	The God Delusion Richard Dawkins Mariner Books, 2008 - 464 pages average customer review:based on 1217 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Exceptional

For an author with open contempt towards religion, one would expect 'The God Delusion' to preach to the Atheist choir by degrading religion and dismissing it as pure fantasy.

To a degree Dawkins does just that but he shows restraint and approaches the topic from a purely scientific standpoint. In addition to explaining the probability (and lack there of) of a creator he covers social issues involving religion as well as the scripture itself.

At one point in my reading of 'The God Delusion' I went to my Bible and read the referenced sections for myself because I just couldn't believe Dawkins claims of incest, gang rape, and genocide. Of course, these passages were in the Bible and at that point (after putting down Dawkins book to re-read the Bible, which I had not read since I was 12 years old), the points Dawkins is trying to make start to become a sort of clarity for me.

I'd hate to say the book is revolutionary, but for me that's essentially what it was.

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Brilliant

I'll keep it short.

This book was phenomenal. It reinforced many beliefs that I've already had and it helped me to clarify my own thoughts further. Having grown up in Europe, I've noticed that here in the U.S., the evangelicals are quite fanatical and are really no better than some of the muslim extremists. In particular, I enjoyed the argument by Dawkins that people who are not bound by the bible are no less moral than the Christ Nazis. In fact, personally I believe that a higher level consciousness is much more important that anything the bibles tells us.

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The God Delusion Candidly Illuminated

This book is very informative for the religious as well as the religiously challenged. It clearly reveals the palpable in a manner which could be comprehended by believers in religion, if they would just read it... I truly enjoyed the comportment of the author and his assiduity not to demean the devout reader. If I was presently teaching this would be an elucidating must read for my students. Very well written, and presented...

PS: I also purchased the CD version for my friend with vision issues; she was a traditional blind believer in faith until she listened to the CD's, now she is asking questions...

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Interesting

This book was interesting mostly because he shares many of the same views I have about religion. I heard about the book on either The John Stewart Show or The Colbert Report and I enjoyed what the author had to say. I would recommend this book to other but you must read it with an open mind...

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