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An edition of The God Delusion (2001)

The God Delusion

Large print ed.
  • 3.84 ·
  • 110 Ratings
  • 664 Want to read
  • 37 Currently reading
  • 138 Have read

Argues that belief in God is irrational, and describes examples of religion's negative influences on society throughout the centuries, such as war, bigotry, child abuse, and violence.

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Table of Contents

Preface Page 1 Chapter 1. A Deeply Religious Non-Believer Page 12 Deserved Respect Page 12 Undeserved Respect Page 26 Chapter 2. The God Hypothesis Page 39 Polytheism Page 41 Monotheism Page 48 Secularism, The Founding Fathers and the Religion of America Page 51 The Poverty of Agnosticism Page 64 NOMA Page 76 The Great Prayer Experiment Page 87 The Neville Chamberlain School of Evolutionists Page 95 Little Green Men Page 101 Chapter 3. Arguments for God's Existence Page 108 Thomas Aquinas’ ‘Proofs’ Page 108 The Ontological Argument and Other _A Priori_ Arguments Page 113 The Argument from Beauty Page 122 The Argument from Personal ‘Experience’ Page 125 The Argument from Scripture Page 132 The Argument from Admired Religious Scientists Page 141 Pascal's Wager Page 151 Bayesian Arguments Page 154 Chapter 4. Why There Almost Certainly Is No God Page 161 The Ultimate Boeing 747 Page 161 Natural Selection as a Consciousness Raiser Page 164 Irreducible Complexity Page 171 The Worship of Gaps Page 181 The Anthropic Principle: Planetary Version Page 196 The Anthropic Principle: Cosmological Version Page 207 An Interlude at Cambridge Page 223 Chapter 5. The Roots of Religion Page 236 The Darwinian Imperative Page 236 Direct Advantages of Religion Page 242 Group Selection Page 247 Religion as a By-Product of Something Else Page 251 Psychologically Primed for Religion Page 262 Tread Softly, Because You Tread on My Memes Page 281 Cargo Cults Page 299 Chapter 6. The Roots of Morality: Why Are We Good? Page 308 Does Our Moral Sense Have a Darwinian Origin? Page 314 A Case Study in the Roots of Morality Page 327 If There Is No God, Why Be Good? Page 334 Chapter 7. The 'Good' Book and the Changing Moral _Zeitgeist_ Page 346 The Old Testament Page 347 Is the New Testament Any Better? Page 368 Love Thy Neighbour Page 374 The Moral _Zeitgeist_ Page 388 What About Hitler and Stalin? Weren't They Atheists? Page 403 Chapter 8. What's Wrong with Religion? Why Be So Hostile? Page 414 Fundamentalism and the Subversion of Science Page 416 The Dark Side of Absolutism Page 423 Faith and Homosexuality Page 427 Faith and the Sanctity of Human Life Page 431 The Great Beethoven Fallacy Page 442 How ‘Moderation’ in Faith Fosters Fanaticism Page 448 Chapter 9. Childhood, Abuse and the Escape from Religion Page 459 Physical and Mental Abuse Page 466 In Defence of Children Page 483 An Educational Scandal Page 492 Consciousness-Raising Again Page 502 Religious Education as a Part of Literary Culture Page 506 Chapter 10. A Much Needed Gap? Page 513 Binker Page 515 Consolation Page 522 Inspiration Page 536 The Mother of All Burkas Page 538 Appendix. A Partial List of Friendly Addresses for Individuals Needing Support in Escaping from Religion Page 560 Books Cited or Recommended Page 568

Edition Notes

Originally published: [London] : Bantam Press, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 568-580).

Series
Clipper large print

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Dewey Decimal Class
211.8

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Pagination
580 pages (large print)
Number of pages
580

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Open Library
OL32102238M
Internet Archive
goddelusion0000dawk_h2e4
ISBN 10
140740251X
ISBN 13
9781407402512
OCLC/WorldCat
165402839

Work Description

Publication Date: January 16, 2008
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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