The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins

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 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

Richard Dawkins is an easy man to admire, but a difficult one to love. One senses all-too-well his frustration at the destructive influence of religion on most every aspect of modern life - from education to politics to medicine to business- and yet the distastefully self-righteous, condescending tone he employs when discussing such matters - not to mention his occasional ignorance concerning key theological ideas - often threatens to alienate the reader even when said reader is nodding and hmm-hmm'ing at most every point the Oxford professor may be making. The God Delusion, Dawkins' attack on not just organised religion, but any spiritual pursuit of any ...  Read the complete review

Prominent biologist/zoologist and atheist Richard Dawkins' best selling and provocatively titled book 'The God Delusion' argues against the existence of God and challenges organised religion in general, defending evolution against wacko creationists and generally dismantling the arguments of religious doctrine in a very satisfying manner, demonstrating them to be a based on a mixture of pure fantasy and arbitrary assumption. Given that even in our supposedly enlightened age religious belief still has substantial influence on how our society operates (in the West, the power of fundamentalist Christianity is particularly worrying), I can only applaud Dawkins' approach. He ...  Read the complete review