The God delusion
(Book)
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006.
Physical Desc
x, 406 pages ; 24 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Great Bend Public Library - NON-FICTION | 211.8 Dawkins, Richard | PLC | On Shelf |
Minneapolis Public Library | 211.8 DAW | On Shelf | |
Russell Public Library - 200s | 211.8 Daw | On Shelf |
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006.
Format
Book
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [380]-399) and index.
Description
A preeminent scientist asserts the irrationallity of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society from the Crusades to 9/11. He critiques God in all his forms, from the sex-obsessed tyrant of the Old Testament to the more benign (but still illogical) Celestial Watchmaker favored by some Enlightenment thinkers. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry, and abuses children, buttressing his points with historical and contemporary evidence. In so doing, he makes a compelling case that belief in God is not just irrational, but potentially deadly. Dawkins has fashioned an impassioned, rigorous rebuttal to religion, to be embraced by anyone who sputters at the inconsistencies and cruelties that riddle the Bible, bristles at the inanity of "intelligent design," or agonizes over fundamentalism in the Middle East--or Middle America.--From publisher description.
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$27.00
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dawkins, R. (2006). The God delusion . Houghton Mifflin Co..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dawkins, Richard, 1941-. 2006. The God Delusion. Houghton Mifflin Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dawkins, Richard, 1941-. The God Delusion Houghton Mifflin Co, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dawkins, Richard. The God Delusion Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006.
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