I read this book a few years ago now when it was still causing a stir around the world for its "controversial" take on religion. I'm glad it had so much publicity! I feel like I can't really do this book justice in a simple review. It is such an important read, challenging the way that religion is perceived across the world, the impact it has and giving clear arguments in the defence of natural selection and that God clearly doesn't exist, or at least there is absolutely, categorically no evidence to suggest that He (or Allah, or Buddah, etc) does. I was an atheist already before I read the book, but I had the lackadaisical opinion ...  Read the complete review

Being a biologist, (at least in training!) I am familiar with a lot of the scientific works of Richard Dawkins. In particular, his book 'The Selfish Gene' which I would go so far as to say completely changed the way I view the world, well, my biological view of it anyway. His ideas were so simple, so easy to understand, and yet you would never have thought of it yourself. Most of the way through that book, I found myself thinking, why has noone else thought of it like this before? This, in my opinion, is the strength of Richard Dawkins's writing. You don't have to be a genius to understand it. Even the most mathematical and scientific parts needent put off ...  Read the complete review

“We are all atheists about most of gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further”. Richard Dawkins Atheist, noun: A person to be pitied in that he is unable to believe things for which there is no evidence, and who has thus deprived himself of a convenient means of feeling superior to others. A couple of years ago, Channel 4 screened a two part documentary on religion by Richard Dawkins, entitled “The Root of All Evil?”. While Dawkins openly admits he was somewhat sceptical about the name chosen for his programme by the producers, he did endorse an attention grabbing advert for it that some of you may recall ...  Read the complete review

The God Delusion is Richard Dawkins' attack on mainstream religion and attempts to prove that there is no basis for evidence that supports any paticular faith. Dawkins has long taken umbrage with Creationists who dismiss Evolution and want to see this paticular topic removed from schools but here takes the attack straight to the top by refusing to accept the possibility that any kind of God or Supreme Deity could ever possibly exist! Dawkins has no truck with any kind of middle ground either! To him, even those who claim to be agnostic and sit on the fence over their Religious beliefs come under fire too!! In Dawkins' mind, these people are every bit as bad as ...  Read the complete review

The god delusion is a controversial book written by the biologist and author of numerous science books Richard Dawkins. It suggests that belief in god is not only an illusion but that it is a pernicious one, harmful to society in many ways. It condemns belief in a supernatural god in all forms, and equally passionately, condemns all organised religions, exposing the extensive problems that can be the result of devout and blind faith. On the whole I thought that this book was engaging, intelligently and passionately written and much needed in modern times. There are several very serious and very important points that Dawkins makes, not least the ...  Read the complete review