The God Delusion

By: Richard Dawkins

Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward

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)

Dawkins is the best

Great book! Very well researched, well nararrated, etc. I think even religious people will enjoy how clear and relevant Dawkins' arguments are.

The Atheist Bible

I love this book even though I am not an atheist. I love the intelligence of this book and the systematic approach of all possible aspects of the issues raised by Atheism. Richard Dawkins confronts each issue head-on and rips apart the theist views, often in a very funny way. I also love the back and forth between Richard narrating and a female co-narrator who reads the numerous quotes. It makes it easier to listen to without drifting away. Also Richard is a great teacher as he always re-caps complicated points that makes the reasoning easier to understand. I thinks it's a must read whether or not you believe in God.

The World is Round

It was not that long ago in history when telling someone that "the world is round" would have been viewed as ridiculous, outrageous, or perhaps even illegal. We now take it as fact, but those earlier non-believers faced significant criticism or worse. The same is true about the earth rotating around the sun and hundreds of other facts, which we now take as facts, only because others were brave enough to oppose popular beliefs and speak the truth. Dawkins is one of those brave pioneers, who will go down in history as a bold discoverer, unafraid to passionately share his knowledge. Great interview and a classic must read book.

Atheists of the world Unite

This is a fab fab fab book. I would recomend it to absolutely anyone. Seriously, this should be mandatory reading in American as well as Arabic schools (sorry for the generalization).

This is a stroke of genious and is just what the world needs today.

If you are a person of Faith, I dare you to read this book. I double dare you!

great book

This is one of the most interesting books I've read in the last 12 months. I found it rational and compelling.