The God Delusion | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Dawkins
Publisher: Mariner Books
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 464
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 0618918248
Dewey Decimal Number: 211
EAN: 9780618918249
Publication Date: January 16, 2008
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In his sensational international bestseller, the preeminent scientist and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins delivers a hard-hitting, impassioned, but humorous rebuttal of religious belief. With rigor and wit, Dawkins eviscerates the arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of the existence of a supreme being. He makes a compelling case that faith is not just irrational, but potentially deadly. In a preface written for the paperback edition, Dawkins responds to some of the controversies the book has incited. This brilliantly argued, provocative book challenges all of us to test our beliefs, no matter what beliefs we hold.
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 Interesting But Disappointing December 1, 2008
Peter Piper (Seattle, WA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was looking forward to a well-reasoned argument by Richard Dawkins' demonstrating that the existence of God is "unlikely". No such argument exists in this book.
Dawkins' description of how a combination of evolution, many planets, and possibly many universes can explain creation is quite worthy. It was fascinating and fun to read how all of pieces of the puzzle might fit together.
However, Dawkins argument attempting to demonstrate that the existence of God is unlikely was quite flawed. Essentially, he commits a fallacy similar to those with which he browbeats his competition. Having no knowledge or evidence of the nature of God, he concluded that God is complex, very complex! Why? Just because, apparently. That's not the only flaw in Dawkins' reasoning.
It was also kind of creepy when he constantly referred to the study of evolution as "consciousness raising".
 Book of Enlightenment. Everyone should read this! December 1, 2008
Mary L. Hayes (Missouri, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This should be a requirement in schools! I'm glad people are finally speaking out against religion. This book gives you details of why a belief in gods is so stupid. I wish everyone would read this book!
Renewed Faith December 1, 2008
Eric
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Every Christian should read this book. As a Christian I always like to know the objections to my faith. And for any belief (i.e.Darwinism) there is a bit of faith required. I'm sure each individual has issues with their faith - that's why its faith. But don't expect to find many legitiate objections here. After reading this book my faith actually increased to see that there is such a weak case against it. Although to be honest I think I could come up with better objections. The general gist is a few strawmen, poor logic, and to my surprise some circular logic.
Brilliant November 30, 2008
Ryan M. Mccabe (Albuquerque, NM)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I read this book after admitting to myself that my faith had been reduced to nothing. I was brought up in the church, and swallowed it whole from a young age. It wasn't until later when I moved away from small town Texas that I found myself in an environment that encouraged critical thinking and a questioning attitude.
I had been thinking about my religious upbringing for some time, and how I might have been different had I been brought up in a different religious environment. I have been questioning the effects of blind faith in our world, and how impacts me as a member of the US Armed Forces.
I am college educated, and consider myself to be a free thinker, but my critical thinking horizons have been expanded in ways that I cannot easily describe in this format. The best thing about this book for me is that I have recommended it to as many non-believers as I have devout followers. I have found that it has always resulted in constructive conversations, that have made it easier to discuss religion in ways that aren't typically acceptable. It has helped to put religion in the same intellectual area as economic theory and international relations - arenas that are eligible to be analyzed and discussed from a scientific basis, rather than from blind faith. I must admit that I haven't made any converts, but it has made my personal convictions much easier to explain in a non-hostile way, while maintaining a professional working environment.
 Dawkins--the anti-fanatic fanatic November 28, 2008
The adversary to adversaries
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
The sine qua non of all true rationalism is a distrust of --'enthusiasm.' The good professor, however, is about as zealous a human being as any who has ever blazed across the pages of religious history. Can one possibly trust such a man's judgment about such important matters? You well know the answer.
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