Great product! 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.
Did the road of Agnosticism lead me here? Being a confirmed fence sitter for most of my life, Dawkins may have given me the reason (or more of them) to test the tenets of Atheism. His arguments and beliefs are well-ordered and prepared--from cosmology and biology, to humanities and literature. The basic premise he espouses is to merely THINK...a task unsuited for MANY people. Having read my share of the religious argument-both pro and con-I found the God Delusion M..
