The God Delusion

The author Richard Dawkins,
wrote this excellent book after his British TV series The root of all
evil. I have still to find a book that is so well written, funny and
enlightening. The goal of this book is to give you an understanding of
why there is(are) no God(s), why Religion in any form is bad for society, why
indoctrinating children with religion is tantamount to abuse and why it
is perfectly acceptable, even necessary, to call oneself an atheist in
public if one is one. The book debunks a lot of urban myths that I have been confronted
with, like "Hitler was an Atheist" or "Darwin believed in God".
Dawkins’ style has not changed much since his book The Selfish Gene, he
is quiet aggressive and unapologetic when presenting his points.

I most
enjoyed the relief that this book gives a non believer in the fact that
there are millions that share no belief. I am sure this book
will not convert any hard line believers of any religion/sect, but for
anyone who has had the slightest doubt, or has not spend much time
thinking about it, I would whole heartedly recommend it.

AMAZON Link

New Preface

The paperback edition, which I don’t call mine, has a new preface that
goes into some of the comments that critics have uttered after the
release of the hard cover edition. Richard Dawkins reads the full new
preface, curtesy of Google Videos:

And the Question and Answer session afterward:

Interviews

I will try to keep track of all Interviews on this book avaialable:

Weblinks

• Richard Dawkins Homepage
• German Forum for unbelievers

YouTube

In my research after reading The God Delusion I tumbled upon this video. If it where not religion that the mother opposes, but him being for example gay or wanting to go to the navy, it would make not only my blood boil but hopefully everyones. I cry: child abuse!

A few days ago I finished reading The God Delusion. I have spent most of my free time since thinking and reading about the arguments made by the author.