Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780552773317
Edition: New Ed with additions
ISBN: 055277331X
Label: Black Swan
Manufacturer: Black Swan
Number Of Pages: 464
Publication Date: May 21, 2007
Publisher: Black Swan
Studio: Black Swan

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Rating: - Lower Sixth Form Arguments: a Concise Critique.
Christianity (viz. the Vatican) is not against science, Gallileo's trial was political and not science based (heliocentricity theory being nothing new at the time) and Monsignor Georges Lemaître, a Belgian RC priest, proposed the Big Bang theory.

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Rating: - Just who is deluded?
From the messianic promises of the opening pages to the utopian scientism of the closing pages, this is a fatuously pretentious and philosophically incoherent book which would never have been published if it had been written by anyone less eminent. Dawkins's treatment of morality is particularly amateurish, and sometimes downright laughable. He really should stick to science, since he clearly doesn't understand anything else, and stop bothering the world with his neurotically obsessive atheizing. ... Read More

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Rating: - Surprisingly interesting
I bought this book a while back out of curiosity, but have put off reading it until due to fears of it being merely a rant against religion or just loads of use of Argument from Outrage. I am glad I have finally read it, however, as I found it to be surprisingly well-written, well-reasoned, informative and interesting.

I am an athiest and have been both a Christian and atheist at different periods in my life (obviosly not at the same time!). I would call myself a reluctant atheist, ... Read More

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Rating: - Inspiring, delicately constructed and brilliant funny
It was suggested to me that I read this book by a friend who had developed a sincere interest in analysing religion and the world around him in a matter-of-fact, understandable and logical way and this book certainly does that.

I would say it's the most provocative book I've read recently and it certainly encourages further discussion about very important points. One only needs to see the amount of internet activity generated by readers of this book arguing their views back and forth on ... Read More

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Rating: - Self Absorbed Tripe
As a confirmed atheist I think Dawkins made one point I hadn't considered previously in the entire first 4 chapters.

It was just a pathetic rant against people he has argued with over the years. I found myself asking "So what?" after every sentence until I was just skimming over page after page of nonsense.

I just couldn't go on, I couldn't imagine this shaking anybody's faith.

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