The God Delusion

By Richard Dawkins

Categories: Religion & Spirituality

In this 2006 book, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins argues that a supernatural creator does not exist and that belief in a personal god is a delusion. Dawkins takes on the main arguments for God's existence and argues that morality can exist without religion, offering other explanations for the origins of both. He also examines how religion fuels war and bigotry and harms children, and he criticizes efforts to teach intelligent design alongside evolution.

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• Joe Rogan: “One of the things that I really enjoyed about The God Delusion is that you kind of outlined every single possible argument against atheism and then how to counter it in advance.”
• Ryan Holiday
• Sam Harris: “As Richard Dawkins explains in his marvelous book, The God Delusion”
• Neil deGrasse Tyson: “I've read The Selfish Gene, I've read The Blind Watchmaker, I've read The God Delusion”
• Brian Armstrong: “Many people believe simply based on how they grew up, without ever questioning.”