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December 29, 2006
Quick review of Richard Dawkins latest book God Delusion
I got this for Christmas (thanks Mum!) and I am just working my way through it - for the first time. I plan on reading it again and making noes this time!
A quick sum up in Prof. Dawkins words, and this is directed towards his critics, not him:
"Dream on"
Loving it!
Comments
James
I look forward to reading your thoughts on this book, after you're through.
Amazon must have told me that he released a book, for it's been on my list of books to read for a bit now.
Shame on me, I started reading one of Dawkins' books back in school, albeit early on, when I was taking classes for which I had to study, and never finished ...
Anywho, I look forward to your notes/thoughts on it.
Mark Lennox
Will do chap. I am workig through the difficult middle chapters - some hairy concepts being thrown around!
I'll have to crack a few other books and do some googling before I can read through it again.
And I will also, God forbid ;), have to bone up a little on theology to see if Prof. Dawkins detractors really do have some basis for saying that their profession of faith is more than just a scoffable 'personal god' (the ultimate cop-out as anyone can claim that the god that is being denied is not their god - sort of misses the point but necessitates a game of logic whack-a-mole before the god-botherer usually retreats into the old 'god is beyond logic' argument which for some reason they STILL believe clinches the argument for them rather than against them *sigh*)
Really good book though.
Overall what strikes me is that theologians offer obfuscation and confusion. Prof. Dawkins on the other hand offers clarity and reason.
For some reason this generates a vitriolic response.
What WOULD Jesus do? ;)
Posted by dottie at December 29, 2006 9:30 AM
Comments
I look forward to reading your thoughts on this book, after you're through.
Amazon must have told me that he released a book, for it's been on my list of books to read for a bit now.
Shame on me, I started reading one of Dawkins' books back in school, albeit early on, when I was taking classes for which I had to study, and never finished ...
Anywho, I look forward to your notes/thoughts on it.
Posted by: James at December 31, 2006 9:10 PM
Will do chap. I am workig through the difficult middle chapters - some hairy concepts being thrown around!
I'll have to crack a few other books and do some googling before I can read through it again.
And I will also, God forbid ;), have to bone up a little on theology to see if Prof. Dawkins detractors really do have some basis for saying that their profession of faith is more than just a scoffable 'personal god' (the ultimate cop-out as anyone can claim that the god that is being denied is not their god - sort of misses the point but necessitates a game of logic whack-a-mole before the god-botherer usually retreats into the old 'god is beyond logic' argument which for some reason they STILL believe clinches the argument for them rather than against them *sigh*)
Really good book though.
Overall what strikes me is that theologians offer obfuscation and confusion. Prof. Dawkins on the other hand offers clarity and reason.
For some reason this generates a vitriolic response.
What WOULD Jesus do? ;)
Posted by: Mark Lennox at January 2, 2007 9:38 PM