God Delusion

I was highly anticipating this title, but found it very boring and did not get past disk 2. The arguments were vague and hard to understand.

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I don't understand the review that claimed that Dawkins isn't "anti-religious." I'm an atheist and found this to be a screed. It had some interesting points, but was largely a diatribe against organized religion. At times I found it difficult to remember that Dawkins is a well regarded scientist...he went out of his way, not to defend atheism, but to trash religion. And I'm already on his side!

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This was a well written book, but the transition to audio was done poorly. The transition between Richard and Lalla was not a good idea. Also, the volume of the two voices is noticeably different. If the volume is set for Richard's voice, when Lalla begins to speak, the volume goes up several decibels, forcing you to turn down the volume, ... so that the volume for Richard's voice is too low. And on, and on.

Great eye opening book, recommend it to anyone with has questions about religion and the creator.

This is a terrific book, but not for the beach. Some of the more technical philosophical and scientific arguments required a couple listens to follow. Personally, I found the most enjoyable parts of the book to be the chapters on the impossibility of using the Bible as a guide for modern ethics. Those chapters alone are worth a listen. Dawkins is not "anti-religious," he's pro-reason. Probably easier to read in book form, but recommended nonetheless.

Dawkins book does a fantastic job describing the battle between Evolutionists vs. Creationists. He describes example after example of the arguments for Creationism, then logically walks through why each argument fails. I found that part of this book both highly amusing, as well as enlightening. The book itself was thought provoking, and I did agree with much of it. However, in general, I found him to be as militant and intolerant in his belief in Atheism as well as the obsolescence of Religion in general, as those he is writing about in the Religious world. Overall, it was a good read. It has some good points to make, but hasn't changed my personal beliefs all that much.

This book is a bit slow and tedious. It seems difficult to prove or disprove that God exists, and the arguments in the book are not persuasive beyond doubt. That said, there is some interesting material here particularly for someone who has a specific interest in religion.