The God Delusion
eBook - ePub

The God Delusion

  1. 464 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The God Delusion

About this book

A preeminent scientist—and the world's most prominent atheist—asserts the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society, from the Crusades to 9/11.

With rigor and wit, Dawkins examines 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. The God Delusion makes a compelling case that belief in God is not just wrong but potentially deadly. It also offers exhilarating insight into the advantages of atheism to the individual and society, not the least of which is a clearer, truer appreciation of the universe's wonders than any faith could ever muster.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Contents
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Preface to the paperback edition
  6. Preface
  7. A Deeply Religious Non-Believer
  8. The God Hypothesis
  9. Arguments for God’s Existence
  10. Why There Almost Certainly Is No God
  11. The Roots of Religion
  12. The Roots of Morality: Why Are We Good?
  13. The ‘Good’ Book and the Changing Moral Zeitgeist
  14. What’s Wrong with Religion? Why Be So Hostile?
  15. Childhood, Abuse and the Escape from Religion
  16. A Much Needed Gap?
  17. Appendix
  18. Books cited or recommended
  19. Notes
  20. Index
  21. About the Author
  22. Connect on Social Media
  23. Footnotes