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发帖数: 61 | 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_delusion
If you don't have time to read the whole book, this wikipedia article
provides you a glimpse of what this book is about, what impact it has had,
and controversies and criticisms it has generated.
I particularly liked the "Critical reception" section, which presents the
viewpoints of several reviewers of the book, and sometimes the author's
response. In the critical review section you read about what ppl like about
the book and what they don't like about | t******1
发帖数: 61 | 2 "Dawkins defines the concept of God that he wishes to address early in the
book. He coins the term "Einsteinian religion", referring to Einstein's use
of "God", as a metaphor for nature or the mysteries of the universe. He
makes a distinction between this "Einsteinian religion" and the general
theistic idea of God as the creator of the universe who should be worshipped
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God as a metaphor for nature or the mysteries of the universe would be an
acceptable notion of god for many in the scientific | a******e
发帖数: 982 | 3 不要偷懶， 去把書拿來讀， 要不然聽 audio version 也可以。 | t******1
发帖数: 61 | 4 4 messages from the book:
1. Atheists can be happy, balanced, moral, and intellectually fulfilled.
2. Natural selection and similar scientific theories are superior to a "God
hypothesis" — the illusion of intelligent design — in explaining the
living world and the cosmos.
3. The indoctrination of children is problematic because how a young child
can be considered developed enough to have such independent views on the
cosmos and humanity's place within it.
4. Atheists should be proud, not apologe | t******1
发帖数: 61 | 5 I think I will. I was hoping the wiki page can spark more interest.
【在 a******e 的大作中提到】
: 不要偷懶， 去把書拿來讀， 要不然聽 audio version 也可以。
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