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[[File:Richard Dawkins Cooper Union.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Richard Dawkins]] ]]'''''The God Delusion''''' is a "surprisingly intolerant" <ref>{{cite bookby the [[agnosticism|quote=For a scientist who criticizes religion for its intolerance, agnostic]] [[Richard Dawkins has written a surprisingly intolerant book]], full of scorn for religion and those who believe.|publisher=Publishers Weekly|title=The in which he argues that belief in [[God Delusion|year=2006|month=August|url=http://www.amazon.com/God-Delusion-Richard-Dawkins/dp/0618680004|}}</ref> book by the famous ]] is ir[[atheistrational]] (see also: [[Richard Dawkinsand agnosticism]]).

In terms of the [[theism]] vs. [[agnosticism]]/[[atheism]] issue, Dawkins has shown himself to be rather ignorant in matters of [[philosophy]] and [[theology]]. For example, atheist philosopher Dr. [[Michael Ruse]] declared concerning Dawkins' book ''The God Delusion'': "''The God Delusion'' makes me embarrassed to be an atheist."<ref>http://www.alternet.org/media/47052?page==Contents==entire</ref> See also: [[Errors of Richard Dawkins]]

In his book, Dawkins' main objectives are to convince his readers that the existence of Although [[GodRichard Dawkins]] or any other declared himself an [[deityagnosticism|agnostic]] in the book ''The God Delusion'', he declared that atheist evangelism is highly unlikelyimportant.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2012/02/mailvox-richard-dawkins-is-not-atheist.html Mailvox: Richard Dawkins is not an atheist!]</ref> Theodore Beale wrote concerning this matter, "While the fact that Dawkins declared himself a literal agnostic in the Bible very book in which he declared the importance of atheist evangelism is both ironic and incoherent, that morality does not come from religion, and that if religion does effect morality, it only does so negativelywill surprise no one who has read the chapter of ''The Irrational Atheist'' entitled "Darwin's Judas".<ref>[https://voxday.net/2012/02/24/mailvox-richard-dawkins-is-not-atheis/ Mailvox: Richard Dawkins is not an atheist!]</ref>

Dawkins also intends to teach In 2010, it was reported that atheists can live happy''The God Delusion'' sold 2, intelligent086, lives - perhaps even happier lives than religious people. It asserts that atheists do not do evil things in the name 402 copies and 907,161 of those copies were sold in [[atheismNorth America]]. Contrastly, while in 2010, the [[religionEvangelical Christians|religiousevangelical Christian]] people [[Rick Warren]] sold between 25,000,000 and 50,000,000 copies of his book ''The Purpose Driven Life''.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2010/02/03/how-many-copies-of-the-god-delusion-have -been known -sold/ How Many Copies of The God Delusion Have Been Sold?]</ref> According to commit atrocities the website Guinness World Records, a survey by the Bible Society concluded that around 2.5 billion copies [of the Bible] were printed between 1815 and 1975, but more recent estimates put the number at more than 5 billion."<ref>[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/best-selling-book-of-non-fiction/ Best-selling book of non-fiction], Guinness World Records</ref> ''The Economist'' reported in 2007, "...over 100m copies of the name Bible are sold or given away every year. Annual Bible sales in America are worth between $425m and $650m; Gideon's International gives away a Bible every second. The Bible is available all or in part in 2,426 languages, covering 95% of their religionthe world's population."<ref>[https://www.economist.com/node/10311317?story_id=10311317&CFID=3289446&CFTOKEN=a87381115ea0752-5130AD65-B27C-BB00-012B3B9A581DD567 The battle of the books], The Economist</ref>

=== Deeply Religious Non-Believer===Dawkins attempts ' main objectives are to establish Einstein as nonreligiousconvince his readers that the existence of [[God]] or any other [[deity]] is highly unlikely, that the Bible is incoherent, that [[morality]] does not come from [[religion]], and to prove that if religion is unworthy of respectdoes effect morality, it only does so negatively.

Critics have called the book "surprisingly intolerant".<ref>{{cite book | quote=For a scientist who criticizes religion for its intolerance, Dawkins has written a surprisingly intolerant book, full of scorn for religion and those who believe. | publisher=Publishers Weekly | title=The God HypothesisDelusion | year=2006 | month=August | url=Dawkins explains the different kinds of religion, including the divide between [[Monotheism]] and [[Polytheism]]https://www. He also asserts that the founding fathers of the USA were nonreligious. He continues to explain Secularism, Agnosticism, and some basic assertions of the religiousamazon.com/God-Delusion-Richard-Dawkins/dp/0618680004 }}</ref>

===Arguments for God's Existence===* Richard Dawkins summarizes some common proofs for (2006) makes great play in his recent book ''The God Delusion'' of what he calls the appalling propensity of religious people to base their ideas on [[dogma]] rather than on the [[evidence]]. Well, many do, but this reads strange in a book bursting at the seams with its own dogmas, its uncritical acceptance of [[metaphysical]] theories such as [[Identity Theory]], its refusal to take note of the relevant evidence from [[parapsychology]], and attempts its [[special pleading]] with regard to debunk themthe views of [[Darwin]] and [[Wallace]] on [[genocide]] (see Smythies, 2007, for details). For example, Dawkins states that he knows that this life is the only life we have. How could he possibly know that? [http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/jse_22_1_smythies.pdf]

===Why There Almost Certainly is No God===Dawkins gives his reasons for believing also intends to teach that God is about as likely as "fairies living under his garden"atheists can live happy, intelligent, lives&mdash;perhaps even happier lives than religious people. ===The Roots of Religion===Dawkins gives and explains some thoughts about the origins of religion He asserts that have been proposed by atheists. ===The Roots do not do evil things in the name of Morality: Why are We Good?===Dawkins explains why he believes that morality "evolved". ===The 'Good' Book and the Changing [[Moral Zeitgeistatheism]]===Dawkins suggests that morality does not come from religion, but rather a changing moral ''Zeitgeist''. ===What's Wrong With Religion? Why Be So Hostile?===Dawkins shows why he believes that while [[religion is evil and repressive. ===Childhood, Abuse and the Escape from Religion===Dawkins explains why he believes that religion is "child abuse", and that the scars from the "indoctrination" last into adulthood and even the child's entire life. ===A Much Needed Gap?===Dawkins concludes his book on a more positive level, giving inspiration to those whom he may |religious]] people have convinced been known to "de-convert" from commit atrocities in the name of their religion.

Brown also attacks Dawkins' argument that suicide bombers are caused by religious schools. While Dawkins states that if these children were not taught what he calls "faith without question", suicide bombings would not be an issue. Brown, however, says that religion is not a necessity in suicide bombings. He points out that it is a tactic used by Marxists in Sri LankavLanka.

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