The God Delusion

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The God Delusion

A hugely controversial polemic for atheism.

In 'The God Delusion' Richard Dawkins turns his considerable intellect to the subject of religion and presents his arguments for atheism. Unashamedly polemical, Richard Dawkins adopts the rigorous approach of a scientist and applies itto the questions of religion, religious faith and the existence of God.

Some of the issues he addresses include:

  • A history of religious conflict
  • The impossiblitiy of disproving the existence of God - something that has become a 'get out of jail free' argument for the inviolability of religion.
  • Morality, where it becomes extra-religious; many moral changes and definition (e.g. women's rights, black civil rights) have occured sometimes agains the resistance of the religious community.
  • The fact that in some countries religion remains an excuse for the subjugation of women's rights.
  • The fact that by forcing religious belief on our children we are denying them intellectual freedom.
  • Denial of evolution which is an impediment to intellectual progress.
  • Science fulfilling the same psychological needs as religion.

    Butressing his points with historical and contemporary evidence, he makes a compellingcase that a belief in God is just irrationa, but potentially deadly.

    Hard-hitting, accessible and powerfully thought out, 'The God Delusion' is an impassioned, rigorous rebuttal to religion, to be embraced by anyone who splutters at the inconsistencies and cruelties that riddle the Bible, bristles at the inanity of 'intelligent design' or agonises over fundamentalism, wherever it rears its head.

    Richard Dawkins is a Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. His previous books include 'The Selfish Gene', 'The Blind Watchmaker', 'River Out of Eden', 'Climbing Mount Improbably' and 'Unweaving the Rainbow'.

    Random House Australia
    Author: Richard Dawkins
    ISBN: 0593058259 / 9780593058251
    RRP: $35.00


     

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