num_pages: 463
description: In his sensational international bestseller, the preeminent scientist and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins delivers a hard-hitting, impassioned, but humorous, rebuttal of religious belief. With rigor and wit, Dawkins eviscerates the arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of the existence of a supreme being. He makes a compelling case that faith is not just irrational but potentially deadly. In a preface written for the paperback edition, Dawkins responds to some of the controversies the book has incited. This brilliantly argued, provocative book challenges all of us to examine our belifs, no matter what beliefs we hold.
language: English
title: The God Delusion
titlecomplete: The God Delusion
characters: Christopher Hitchens, Stephen Jay Gould, Johann Hari, Ted Haggard, Cecil Frances Alexander, Mother Teresa, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Natalie Angier, Achilles, Aaron, Peter Singer, Douglas Adams
genres: Religion, Atheism, Philosophy, Spirituality, Science, Nonfiction, Psychology, Theology, Evolution, Audiobook
ratings_count: 263476
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: British Book Award
category: The Author of the Year
publisher: Mariner Books