An edition of The God Delusion (2001)

The God Delusion

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An edition of The God Delusion (2001)

The God Delusion

  • 3.8 (133 ratings) ·
  • 752 Want to read
  • 57 Currently reading
  • 163 Have read

Publication Date: January 16, 2008
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.

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Mariner Books
Language
English
Pages
464

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Hardcover in English - First American edition
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The God Delusion
2006, Bantam Press
in English
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The God delusion
2006, Houghton Mifflin Co.
in English

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Library of Congress
, BL2775.3 .D39 2008

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Open Library
OL7606592M
Internet Archive
goddelusion00dawk_0
ISBN 10
0618918248
ISBN 13
9780618918249
LCCN
2008270822
OCLC/WorldCat
190860190
Library Thing
1429542
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747213

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