The God Delusion in Astronomy and Space exploration

May 16, 2019 Eric Layton rated it it was amazing

This is Dawkins. Does it really need a review?

Here I am again giving a 5-star review to a book after just recently saying in reviews elsewhere here that I rarely do this. I've been on a roll lately in picking winners off the library shelves, I suppose.

What's this book about? Well, it's about truth. It's about science. It's about philosophy. What it really is though, is Dawkins' one volume book on deprogramming that which has been programmed into your brain from birth - the beliefs of religion; f This is Dawkins. Does it really need a review?

Here I am again giving a 5-star review to a book after just recently saying in reviews elsewhere here that I rarely do this. I've been on a roll lately in picking winners off the library shelves, I suppose.

What's this book about? Well, it's about truth. It's about science. It's about philosophy. What it really is though, is Dawkins' one volume book on deprogramming that which has been programmed into your brain from birth - the beliefs of religion; fairy-tale beings on higher planes of existence who made you and supposedly watch over you as you live your life.

If you are a faithful believer in a god (any god) and the requisite conditions, edicts of behavior, methods of worship, etc. that entail a religion of any type, then do NOT read this book. It will be anathema to you. It will present to you facts and figures and anecdotes relating to the histories of religions and faiths. It will teach you that which you will NEVER be taught in Sunday schools. So avoid this book. Keep your faith.

On the other hand, if you're the type of person who feels that you've been inculcated into a sect-like belief system by parents or teachers or preachers/priests, and if you believe yourself to be a logical thinking life form capable of comprehending the written word and contemplating its meaning, then this book should be required reading for you. It will teach you truth, not fairy-tales, not scary stories of vengeful gods, etc. It will also teach you to think.

I spent ten years or so in my teens and early adulthood researching the histories of most of the major religions. I spent 11 years in Catholic schools being force-fed their versions of "reality". My research and studies, which I was able to do because of my excellent Catholic school education (I'm grateful to them for that, anyway), ultimately led me to the truth.

I could have written this book. There were no surprises in its pages for me. However, this is Dawkins. This is a man who is a superlative thinker with peerless skills and a talent for passing along knowledge to others in a way that is both extremely educational and entertaining. If you are seeking truth in your life and your existence, read this book. ...more

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Jun 02, 2019 Fulmenius rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Впервые я начал читать эту книгу ещё год назад или около того, открыв ее на случайной странице. Я попал на опровержение "доказательств существования Бога" от Фомы Аквинского, и этот фрагмент показался мне скучным и не самым разумным опровержением очевидного идиотизма. Я решил, что, будучи и без того убежденным атеистом, потрачу время зря, читая эту книгу.

Сейчас я решил к ней вернуться (сам уже не помню, почему, вероятно, повлияли споры с некоторыми особенно упертыми особами), и, надо сказать, я ...more

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Nov 28, 2022 Nestor rated it liked it

Shelves: philosophy

I found the book has weak chapters, better arguments against the existence or not of a God could have been provided. There are good ones, but especially the contradictions in the Bible could have been made stronger showing that if a God exists is contradictory and the Bible could not have been inspired by a Holly Spirit. Why does an omniscient and Omnipresent God needs middlemen to communicate his messages knowing that could be distorted as it is being distorted? Still, I'm 5 to 7 on Richard's a ...more

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