The God Delusion - Softcover

Dawkins, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618918248 ISBN 13: 9780618918249

Verlag: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 2008

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"At last, one of the best nonfiction writers alive today has assembled his thoughts on religion into a characteristically elegant book." --Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor, Harvard University, author of The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, and The Blank Slate

"A resounding trumpet blast for truth . . . It feels like coming up for air." --Matt Ridley, author of Genome and Francis Crick

"Dawkins gives human sympathies and emotions their proper value, which...lends his criticisms of religion such force." --Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials trilogy

"This is a brave and important book." --Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape and The Human Animal

"Richard Dawkins is the leading soothsayer of our time. . . . The God Delusion continues his thought-provoking tradition." --J. Craig Venter, decoder of the human genome

"The God Delusion is smart, compassionate, and true . . . If this book doesn't change the world, we're all screwed." --Penn & Teller

"This is exceptional reading." Kirkus Reviews, Starred

"The world needs . . . passionate rationalists . . . Richard Dawkins so stands out through the cutting intelligence of The God Delusion." --James D. Watson, co-discoverer of DNA, author of The Double Helix

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In an impassioned rebuttal to religion, a noted scientist and author of The Blind Watchmaker speaks out on the irrationality of belief in God; criticizes the dire impact of religion on society, from the Crusades to September 11; and argues that religion fuels war, bigotry, child abuse, violence, and other ills. Reprint.

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• Verlag: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0618918248
• ISBN 13: 9780618918249
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 463