OL1966505W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 93.40 Pages 428 Ppi 400 Related-external-id urn:isbn:140740251X OL7606171M Openlibrary_subject openlibrary_staff_picks Openlibrary_work On the one hand, he is keen to prove that religion is conditioned by evolution on the other hand. 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.-From publisher descriptionĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 22:36:36 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA123719 Boxid_2 CH105801 Camera Canon 5D City Boston Donor Richard Dawkins tries to achieve the impossible in this book.

In so doing, he makes a compelling case that belief in God is not just irrational, but potentially deadly. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry, and abuses children, buttressing his points with historical and contemporary evidence. 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.

He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. 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. 399) and indexĪ preeminent scientist asserts the irrationallity of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society from the Crusades to 9/11.

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins