The God Delusion
Yet AGAIN It's been a while since my last post but working two jobs most days does not leave much time for anything else that doesn't include sleeping. My two job stint has wound up now and I'm back to my normal working hours so It's been a great chance to catch up with friends and just chill out a bit.
unfortunately the beach weather has not been that great of late but it has given me the chance to throw myself into some good books at home and I'm currently powering though "The God Delusion" by the celebrated Oxford biologist Richard Dawkins and I have no doubt that it's one of the greatest books I'll ever have the pleasure of laying my eyes on!.
If you aren't familiar with Richard Dawkins he is hailed one of the most influential Scientists of our time and in the God Delusion he turns his considerable intellect on religion, denouncing its faulty logic and the suffering it causes. He critiques 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. In so doing, he makes a compelling case that belief in God is not just irrational, but potentially deadly. Dawkins has fashioned an impassioned, rigorous rebuttal to religion, to be embraced by anyone who sputters at the inconsistencies and cruelties that riddle the Bible, bristles at the inanity of "intelligent design," or agonizes over fundamentalism in the Middle East or Middle America.
Seriously I can't rave on enough about this book but unfortunatelyy I fear that if your reading this blog in the first place you will find that Dawkins is preaching to the choir! None the less it's a compelling read and I suggest getting a copy for any Christian fundamentalist whack jobs that you may know!
unfortunately the beach weather has not been that great of late but it has given me the chance to throw myself into some good books at home and I'm currently powering though "The God Delusion" by the celebrated Oxford biologist Richard Dawkins and I have no doubt that it's one of the greatest books I'll ever have the pleasure of laying my eyes on!.
If you aren't familiar with Richard Dawkins he is hailed one of the most influential Scientists of our time and in the God Delusion he turns his considerable intellect on religion, denouncing its faulty logic and the suffering it causes. He critiques 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. In so doing, he makes a compelling case that belief in God is not just irrational, but potentially deadly. Dawkins has fashioned an impassioned, rigorous rebuttal to religion, to be embraced by anyone who sputters at the inconsistencies and cruelties that riddle the Bible, bristles at the inanity of "intelligent design," or agonizes over fundamentalism in the Middle East or Middle America.
Seriously I can't rave on enough about this book but unfortunatelyy I fear that if your reading this blog in the first place you will find that Dawkins is preaching to the choir! None the less it's a compelling read and I suggest getting a copy for any Christian fundamentalist whack jobs that you may know!
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