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have you read "the god delusion" yet?

What are your thoughts on it? Before you post something, at least make it clear you read the book instead of flaming.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I have not. it's on my to read list

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes.

    I liked God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything a lot more...

    I think Hitchens is a far more reachable author in terms of readability. Dawkins often comes off as a little too flighty, where Hitchens is more blunt and to the point.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes.

    Illogical arguments which are easily deconstructed by a freshman in a college philosophy class.

    I especially enjoy Dawkins' attempt to argue against St. Thomas Aquinas. Dawkins immediately assumes you haven't read Aquinas, and even if you have, you didn't understand Aquinas in the first place.

    NEWS FLASH: Dawkins doesn't understand Aquinas, either, and Dawkins' arguments show it. Dawkins proves he doesn't even understand basic first year college philosophy.

    Source(s): Catholic
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I have read it.

    I think it is a very good book, I was abit worried that I would have trouble getting into it but it is easy to follow (understand). Richard Dawkins is brilliant I have a couple of his books. =)

    Source(s): Atheist
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  • James
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    It is a fairly well thought out and entertaining read. Even extremely faith oriented people find the book logical.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes i have thought it was interesting and insane at the same time.

    Come on he says that God is false and religion is a money making scheme so is his work. I could write a book like that and make money it would be so easy.

    Edit - it got 59/100 so bad and it was slammed by a few good authors

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, I read it. I find it is a methodic catastrophe. I had never read a worse then some about religion/atheism.

  • 1 decade ago

    I like Christopher Hitchens better, he's much more down to Earth and funner to read.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yeah, I think it's pretty good. I'd recommend it to anyone - even believers who want to understand the opposing viewpoint.

    "God is not Great" by Christopher Hitchens is even better.

  • 1 decade ago

    I haven't got through it all yet but I enjoyed the chapter involving Memes.

  • 1 decade ago

    Only parts, but I have heard him debate the concepts in it and he seems to hate God more than to not believe in him.

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