The Dawkins Delusion? - Atheist Fundamentalism and the Denial of the Divine (Paperback)

Reviews

"Interesting read, but misleading" by Richie - 25 November 2019

This is an issue I simply just cant wrap my head around. Contrary to the way religious view Atheism, Atheism is not a religion or belief system. Christians (and other religions) seem to think that because this is the way they approach an understanding of a god, everyone else (even those that don't believe) approach this topic in the same way. A-theism is simply denying the proof of a god based on the lack of, no, or bad evidence. They generally don't go around trying to convert, evangelise or proselytize. Dawkins and many other authors are simply trying to make people question why they believe what they believe. I agree that in some cases they can seem arrogant and push it a bit far, and this may feed the idea that they are trying to convert. I feel McGrath approaches Atheism as if it 'were a religion'. Simply put, the way I look at atheism is to imagine a horse race. All the horses represent religions fighting to win (souls), competing with eachother, all with a common "man-made" goal etc. Atheism is simply the wild buck in the field overlooking this race, and wondering what the commotion is all about.

Reviewed by Gregg S. - 27 December 2009

A great critique of the God Delusion as well as of atheism in general which shows the bankruptcy of Atheism as a belief system.