The God Delusion

By: Richard Dawkins

Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward

Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

Critic reviews

"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)

I can see why the local reverend hates it

When I was in High School in 2009 we had a reverend come in to talk to the whole student body, he spoke about how the bible was the best selling book of all time and the God Delusion was only the best selling book of that year. I read this because none of us had read it then and couldn't defend it. I see why he was so scared of it, this is an extremely good book and Richard Dawkins does an excellent job reading it. it is a book that really makes you think and really outlines what Atheism is all about and why it is so important. I think Charles Darwin would be proud of the way that Richard explains it and how it applies to so much in the world

The most well-rounded atheist "handbook"

I read this book when I was very young and considered it very useful in its clear articulation of the arguments against religion. Rereading it has been such a pleasure in that it feels like a new experience, as I didn't fully understand or appreciate many parts of it the first time.

Phenomenal book.

For religious people and for Atheists but mostly for religious. If this book cannot convince you I don't know what can.

great

loved it. I was fascinated with the lady that was molested at 7yr old and said it worse thinking her friend who died is going to Hell for eternity

A great listen

While it was easy to follow, it felt like two or three chapters. Given the expected topic, I suspect it can be difficult to expand on too many different subtopics.

Brilliant work

An incredible work by one of the most intelligent and bright minds in the scientific community today. If I wasn’t already an Atheist, I certainly would have become one by the end of this book. Full of interesting facts, artistic stories and brilliant observations about faith, life and humanity as whole, this book will change your life for the better and make you a little smarter in the process.

very informative

very interesting material. enough food for though. although some of the things presented are a bit abstract, stil relatable on most topics.

I love the book, narration was rough to follow though

I love Richard Dawkins, and the way that he thinks. This was an outstanding book that I would recommend to anyone. My only complaint, was that the book was narrated by two different people at the same time. I found that to be a little distracting, if not annoying.

this book changed my life...

I was always skeptical of religion, but this book cemented it . amazing read !

Believers Beware

Now I understand that most who give this book a listen are already questioning their belief I'm a higher power. If so, GOOD FOR YOU! If there is a person of "faith" who is giving it a listen, also GOOD FOR YOU! "Preaching" to the agnostic choir which I imagine most of the listeners of this are, ultimately won't help make this pale blue dot we all live on any better.
But a believer who listens to this and then actually starts questioning the dogmas they've been taught, now that could really help usher in a wonderful new world.
Richard's arguments against there being a God are rock solid. From basing morality on old fictional mythology, to Cargo Cults and their beliefs. This is an engrossing book as it dismantles all of the standard "defenses" of there being a magical, invisible, sky daddy.


Kudos to you Richard.