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The God Delusion

By: Richard Dawkins
Narrated by: Richard Dawkins,Lalla Ward
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Why You Should Download This Audiobook: Richard Dawkins invites you to imagine a world where New York's Twin Towers still stand, where Arabs and Israelis live in peace, where the Crusades—events directly responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.2 million persons—never happened. In short, he invites you to imagine a world that would have been, and could be, without religion. That is not to say that he wishes to discard religion only because of its historical relationship to violence. This extensive, powerfully argued examination of why we believe, and the imperative of turning from Faith to Reason, has become an international best seller. It could change your life.

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Discover magazine recently called Richard Dawkins "Darwin's Rottweiler" for his fierce and effective defense of evolution. Prospect magazine voted him among the top three public intellectuals in the world (along with Umberto Eco and Noam Chomsky). Now Dawkins turns his considerable intellect on religion, denouncing its faulty logic and the suffering it causes.

He critiques 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. In so doing, he makes a compelling case that belief in God is not just irrational, but potentially deadly.

Dawkins has fashioned an impassioned, rigorous rebuttal to religion, to be embraced by anyone who sputters at the inconsistencies and cruelties that riddle the Bible, bristles at the inanity of "intelligent design", or agonizes over fundamentalism in the Middle East or Middle America.

©2006 Richard Dawkins (P)2006 Tantor Media, Inc.

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"Richard Dawkins is the leading soothsayer of our time....The God Delusion continues his thought-provoking tradition." (J. Craig Venter, decoder of the human genome)
"The God Delusion is smart, compassionate, and true....If this book doesn't change the world, we're all screwed." (Penn & Teller)
"The world needs...passionate rationalists....Richard Dawkins so stands out through the cutting intelligence of The God Delusion." (James D. Watson, co-discoverer of DNA, author of The Double Helix)

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My favourite chapter

The last chapter is the most interesting to me. It brings up questions about the human mind I’ve never considered before.

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Magnificently provocative

A dose of pure truth. Should be obligatory for all to read, to challenge the great lie that is religion.

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Great presentation of his point of view

Good book, professionally read. Dawkins explains well his reasons for being an atheist, and also the ways in which religion in general (and Christianity in America in particular) does huge damage to society. I always enjoy his talks and other appearances on YouTube because he’s a very smart person explaining a very complex topic that he has given a lot of thought.

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Must Read!

Excellent book! I have added it to my top five in must reads and and been recommending it to everyone since I've finished it.

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Necessary reading

Much required reading for as many a person possible.Before it’s too late,and a theocratic government becomes an idea for many more.

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The most important book out there

If only more people could agree with the ideas in this book, the world would be a better place.

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Laughed all the way through this book!

This book was perfect for helping me deconstruct the dislikable God I was taught in my church!

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Predisposizione for insanity inception

Excellent narration. Finally, a very good and clear view how we as society get herded, but as individuals we do realize that moral and reason comes from our brain.

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Good Overview

This is a good overview of Atheist reasoning. Dawkins is a great writer and his biting wit shows well through the book. I am not a hardcore Dawkins fan as I believe some of his ideas to be slightly too reductive for my taste. I picked up his book because I wanted to hear his arguments laid out in a more concise way than a debate stage. I have to admit I adore his wit and sarcastic humor. It’s not for everyone, but I find it quite fun.

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Point by point argument against organized religion

Very well constructed argument against the absurdity of belief in God and the coerced nature of organized religion.

I now am more atheist in nature than ever before.

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