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Originally Posted by Tirinal  It's pop science, but in a good way. He provides a very thorough lay summary of all the evidence against an omnipotent guy drifting about the sky.
It's a book written by an atheist for other atheists. Which is to say it will convince absolutely nobody in the other camp, but it's a fun read. |
I think this is fairly well put. Though I believe that Dawkins has deluded himself into thinking that he can actually prove that faith is non-rational.
But of course it doesn't work that way. Using logic to prove the existence or non-existence of God is just not a winning proposition--it only works if you cheat -- that is if in your system of logic you introduce an axiom (the earlier the better) that God exists/does not exist.
But if you're an atheist and reading this book makes you feel better -- well more power to you. It's no different than a person of faith reading his bible/torah or whathaveyou.
All-in-all you may be better off watch Go God Go/Go God Go Part XII. Intelligent Otters are pretty cool.