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 Amazing book! Fit for anybody wanting an eye-opening read, atheists and theists alike. October 9, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Like many succesful books debating religion vs science, dawkins uses logic and reason to 'debunk' popular monotheistic religions, along the way revealing weak pro-religious arguments and the rather queer(in the context of strangeness not homosexuality) morals which they claim they derive from their 'holy' books. Dawkins starts with the 'God hypothisis' and throughout the book systematically disproves each couter argument along the way, encorperating british witt and humour to the mix of what is already truely an exhilirating and awe inspiring read, that will allow you to open your eyes and peer contently through that narrow slit in Dawkins hypothetical burka.
Exposes ALL religion for the nonsense it is October 7, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Dawkins exposes the crumbly foundations upon which all 'faiths' are based. When laid bare by the cutting edge of scientific reason, it is unbelievable that we still live in an age infected by this nonsense. For those religious apologists who gave this book one star - try reading it first.
 A new religion in itself September 27, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Arrogant but brilliant. Dawkins strips away the sheer lunacy of a lot of religious practises and tells the common sense version. The religious lot will hate it, the athiests applaud it. In a world where we want answers to everything - Dawkins doenst give them. But he does destory the repetitive nonsense that a lot of religious people follow without ever questionning why. If we only stopped asking why people dont follow what we do and ask ourselves why do we follow them - the world would be a better place.
I loved this book, it should form a religion of its own.
Get it! September 22, 2008
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
Let's not nitpick. This book is an absolute godsend (!) for all of us who have consistently followed a path of atheism, but have not had a cogent, readable, popular book to give to people who still toy with the "Ooh but there must be more" school of religious flabby thinking. Perhaps (though I don't underestimate humans' capacity for self-delusion) this will help build the growing movement against those whose ridiculous longing for the various 'imaginary friends' provided by religious belief has caused so much damage to human endeavour. Thank you a thousand times Professor Dawkins.
completley gripping, the tirade of abuse makes it even more interesting! reviewers here seemed to have not really read it at all September 17, 2008
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
A fantastically rational account on religion. This book has opened my eyes to the worders of science and the folly of religious conviction. In a style like Thomas Paine he smashes perceptions of relgion and makes beleivers sound as though they should be in a mental institution then again really they do! The Genius of Charles Dawin TV show involved a microcosm of what the book contains but with a few added ideas on social dawinism and the idea that "we are all winners". Starting as a wavey Agnostic I put down the book a 6.9 fully armed atheist and really allways have been just without the abilty to articultate my feelings.the danger is relgious zealots taking direct offense with the book it may have been hard for Dawkins to be carefull not to offend and underestimate quite how indoctrinated people are but really the only way to trully battle such strong convictions is to meet them head on with eaqual force and far more truth.
A true modern great.
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