[[File:Richard Dawkins Cooper Union.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Richard Dawkins]] ]]'''''The God Delusion''''' is a book by the [[atheistagnosticism|agnostic]] [[Richard Dawkins]], in which he attempts to show argues that belief in [[God]] is irrationalir[[rational]] (see also: [[Richard Dawkins and agnosticism]]).
Dawkins' main objectives are to convince his readers that the existence In terms of the [[Godtheism]] or any other vs. [[deityagnosticism]] is highly unlikely/[[atheism]] issue, that the Bible is incoherent, that Dawkins has shown himself to be rather ignorant in matters of [[moralityphilosophy]] does not come from and [[religiontheology]]. For example, and that if religion does effect morality, it only does so negativelyatheist 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=entire</ref> See also: [[Errors of Richard Dawkins]]
Critics have called Although [[Richard Dawkins]] declared himself an [[agnosticism|agnostic]] in the book "surprisingly intolerant"''The God Delusion'', he declared that atheist evangelism is important.<ref>{{cite book | quote=For a scientist who criticizes religion for its intolerance[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 has written declared himself a surprisingly intolerant literal agnostic in the very book, full in which he declared the importance of scorn for religion atheist evangelism is both ironic and those incoherent, it will surprise no one who believe. | publisher=Publishers Weekly | title=has read the chapter of ''The God Delusion | year=2006 | month=August | url=httpIrrational Atheist'' entitled "Darwin's Judas".<ref>[https://www.amazonvoxday.comnet/God2012/02/24/mailvox-Delusionrichard-Richarddawkins-Dawkinsis-not-atheis/dp/0618680004 | }}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 people402 copies and 907,161 of those copies were sold in [[North America]]. He asserts that atheists do not do evil things Contrastly, in 2010, the name of [[atheismEvangelical Christians|evangelical Christian]], while [[religion|religiousRick Warren]] people 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>
==Chapters==Dawkins' main objectives are to convince 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 that if religion does 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= Deeply Religious Non-BelieverThe God Delusion | year=2006 | month=August | url=Dawkins attempts to establish [[Albert Einstein]] as a non-theist, and to prove that religion is unworthy of any respecthttps://www.amazon.com/God-Delusion-Richard-Dawkins/dp/0618680004 }}</ref>
===* Richard Dawkins (2006) makes great play in his recent book ''The God Hypothesis===Dawkins explains the different kinds Delusion'' of religion, including what he calls the divide between appalling propensity of religious people to base their ideas on [[Monotheismdogma]] and rather than on the [[Polytheismevidence]]. He also asserts viciously that Well, many do, but this reads strange in a book bursting at the founding fathers seams with its own dogmas, its uncritical acceptance of the [[United States of Americametaphysical]] were nonreligious. He continues to explain theories such as [[SecularismIdentity Theory]], its refusal to take note of the relevant evidence from [[Agnosticismparapsychology]], and some basic assertions its [[special pleading]] with regard to the views of [[Darwin]] and [[Wallace]] on [[genocide]] (see Smythies, 2007, for details). For example, Dawkins states that he knows that this life is the religiousonly life we have.How could he possibly know that? [http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/jse_22_1_smythies.pdf]
===Arguments for God's Existence===Dawkins summarizes some common [[proof]]s for God and attempts also intends to debunk them. ===Why There Almost Certainly is No God===Dawkins gives his 'Boeing 747 Argument', contending teach that we only know of intelligence as a product of extensive evolution. Sinceatheists can live happy, God is supremely intelligent if we are to attribute the entire universe to him, argues Dawkins, we mu explain the origins of that intelligencelives—perhaps even happier lives than religious people. God, he opines, "is unlikely". ===The Roots of Religion===Dawkins gives and explains some thoughts about the origins of religion He asserts that have been proposed by atheists, trying to undermine the [[Christianity|church]]. ===The Roots of Morality: Why are We Good?===Dawkins explains why he believes that morality "evolved" from [[animal]]s. ===The 'Good' Book and the Changing [[Moral Zeitgeist]]===Dawkins suggests that morality does do 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 religion is [[do evil]] and repressive, and must be stopped. ===Childhood, Abuse and things in the Escape from Religion===Dawkins explains why he believes that religion is a form name of "[[child abuseatheism]]", and that the scars from the "indoctrination" last into while [[adultreligion|religious]]hood 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 people have convinced been known to "de-convert" from commit atrocities in the name of their religion.
==Criticism==
===Alister McGrath: The Dawkins Delusion?===
''The Dawkins Delusion?'' is a response to Dawkins' ''The God Delusion'' by [[Alister McGrath]].
== Richard Dawkins and Center for Inquiry translation project to reach more Muslims ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism vs. Islam]] and [[Center for Inquiry]]
[[File:Richard Dawkins Cooper Union.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Richard Dawkins]] ]]
''The Guardian'' reported about Richard Dawkins' book ''The God Delusion'':
{{Cquote|Richard Dawkins is responding to what he called the “stirring towards atheism” in some Islamic countries with a programme to make free downloads of his books available in [[Arabic]], [[Urdu]], [[Farsi]] and [[Indonesia]]n.
The scientist and atheist said he was “greatly encouraged” to learn that the unofficial Arabic pdf of the book had been downloaded 13m times. Dawkins writes in ''The God Delusion'' about his wish that the “open-minded people” who read it will “break free of the vice of religion altogether”. It has sold 3.3m copies worldwide since it was published in 2006 – far fewer than the number of Arabic copies that Dawkins believes to have been downloaded illegally.
The [[Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science]] recently merged with the Washington DC-based [[Center for Inquiry]]. Dawkins said the CFI decided on “a more systematic programme” of translating his work in ebook form following “stirrings toward atheism in [[Iran]] and other Islamic countries”. It will be the first time his work has been made available in Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and other languages of Islamic countries.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/mar/20/richard-dawkins-to-give-away-copies-of-the-god-delusion-in-islamic-countries Richard Dawkins to give away copies of The God Delusion in Islamic countries], The Guardian</ref>}}
The Center for Inquiry indicates on its website:
{{Cquote|Announcing The Translations Project, a program of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science, part of the Center for Inquiry.
The books of Richard Dawkins—including ''River Out of Eden'', ''The Magic of Reality'', ''The Blind Watchmaker'', and ''The God Delusion''—are being professionally translated into languages such as Arabic, Urdu, Farsi, and Indonesian and made available to download free of charge.<ref>[https://centerforinquiry.org/news/introducing-the-translations-project/ The Books of Richard Dawkins, Professionally Translated for Free Access in the Muslim World], Center for Inquiry website</ref>}}
== Quotes from ''The God Delusion'' ==
"... [Moral absolutism] rules the minds of a great number of people in the world today, most dangerously so in the Muslim world and in the incipient American theocracy... Such absolutism nearly always results from strong religious faith, and it constitutes a major reason for suggesting that religion can be a force for evil in the world."
::-Chapter 8
==See also==
*[[The Greatest Show on Earth]]
*[[Atheism]]
*[[Atheism and the suppression of science]]
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== External Links links ==
*[http://www.richarddawkins.net RichardDawkins.net]
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