The God Delusion
jewel July 31st, 2007
I recently read The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. He is one of my favorite authors, so reading his latest book was just natural.
Just as I have come to expect from Dr. Dawkins, The God Delusion is a well reasoned treatise. He systematically dismantles the supposed needs for belief in God and pretty much any argument one could have for retaining belief. He mainly goes after the three Abrahamic religions – Christianity, Judiasim and Islam – but his arguments apply equally well to any other religion, past or present.
I had read so many reviews of The God Delusion before I read it, most of them favorable. A few reviews, however, said that Dawkins came off as being arrogant or ignorant about religion. After reading the book myself, I feel both criticisms are unwarranted. Attack the argument, not the man, as they say.
He is confident in his words, though, and maybe that’s what religious folk take for arrogance. And he is definitely not ignorant about religion. He knows his stuff.
Personally, I think everyone could benefit from reading The God Delusion, whether they agree with Dawkins or not. Will it turn believers into atheists? I don’t know, but I do think this book, along with several others on the forefront at the moment will embolden those that are already atheists to stand up and be counted.
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