The God Delusion - by Richard Dawkins http://booktalk.yuku.com/forums/18 Book #35: Jan., Feb. & Mar. 2007 - Book Reviews of The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins Biography ]]> en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:09:22 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://booktalk.yuku.com/forums/18 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ New forums for booktalk ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3317/t/New-forums-for-booktalk.html Join our free online reading group at www.booktalk.org!

If you are a past BookTalk.org member wishing to access your old ezboard account on our new book discussion forums please send me an email at chris AT booktalk DOT org. Tell me your ezboard name and the email address you would like used with your new account and I will email you a new password. Once you have your new password you should go to feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3317 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:01:41 GMT <![CDATA[ Humanist chaplain attacks Fundamentalists ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3324/t/Humanist-chaplain-attacks-Fundamentalists.html www.guardian.co.uk/uslate...57,00.html

By JAY LINDSAY

Associated Press Writer

BOSTON (AP) - Atheists are under attack these days for being too militant, for not just disbelieving in religious faith but for trying to eradicate it. And who's leveling these accusations? Other atheists, it turns out.

Among the millions of Americans... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Niall001) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3324 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:23:07 GMT <![CDATA[ A ridiculous critique of The God Delusion ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3328/t/A-ridiculous-critique-of-The-God-Delusion.html The God Delusion and the immediate circular arguments as the author attempts to refute Dawkins with scripture. ::100 feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3328 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:07:53 GMT <![CDATA[ "...if you believe in a [Creator] you're stupid" ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3325/t/-quot-if-you-believe-in-a-Creator-you-re-stupid-quot-.html The God Delusion
Email Print Normal font Large font Jon Casimir, reviewer
November 4, 2006

An evolutionist explains why it's time we stopped believing in a higher power.

The simple argument of The God Delusion is this: feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3325 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:01:39 GMT <![CDATA[ Donna Bowman review of The God Delusion on AVclub.com ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3329/t/Donna-Bowman-review-of-The-God-Delusion-on-AVclub-com.html The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins
(Houghton Mifflin)

Reviewed by Donna Bowman
December 7th, 2006

Without a doubt, contributing to the public understanding of science is a noble pursuit. Confirming the public suspicion that scientists are arrogant, pedantic know-it-alls who want to root out every vestige of mystery and religious awe from... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3329 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 07:45:02 GMT <![CDATA[ Glumbert.com video interview of Dawkins ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3327/t/Glumbert-com-video-interview-of-Dawkins.html interview of Richard Dawkins focusing on The God Delusion. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3327 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 07:40:10 GMT <![CDATA[ NPR Fresh Air interview with Dawkins ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3330/t/NPR-Fresh-Air-interview-with-Dawkins.html here is her interview on a podcast from NPR.
"All beings are the owners of their deeds, the heirs to their deeds."

Loricat's Book Nook
Celebrating the Absurd
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Loricat) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3330 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:07:09 GMT <![CDATA[ If Theism isn't a Delusion, Then What Is It? ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3322/t/If-Theism-isn-t-a-Delusion-Then-What-Is-It-.html If Theism isn't a Delusion, Then What Is It?
From Austin Cline's About.com Guide to Agnosticism / Atheism

Religious theists, including Christians, commonly react negatively and defensively if their theism is described as a "delusion." This is understandable because a delusion can be type of, or a symptom of, a mental illness. No one wants to think that of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3322 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:46:45 GMT <![CDATA[ Dawkins on the purpose of evolution & life... ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3333/t/Dawkins-on-the-purpose-of-evolution-amp-life-.html
What do you feel is the purpose of evolution? I don't mean the passing on of genetic material and the survival of the species. I mean what is the purpose of passing on genes - and hence, the species? [...] Could evolution be the first of many developmental phases that a species goes through?

feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3333 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:35:04 GMT <![CDATA[ Is it rational to believe in both God & evolution? ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3331/t/Is-it-rational-to-believe-in-both-God-amp-evolution-.html
These polls only allow so many characters in the poll questions so bare with me folks. You probably get the point of what I'm asking. Obviously, I'm not referring to some vaguely defined or a deistic God.

Is it rational to believe in the Christian God, which you clearly learned about through the Christian Bible (directly or indirectly), even though the Christian Bible is littered with inaccuracies, contradictions and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3331 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:18:52 GMT <![CDATA[ Poll: Majority Reject Evolution ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3326/t/Poll-Majority-Reject-Evolution.html Poll: Majority Reject Evolution
51 Percent Believe God Created Humans
NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2005

(CBS) Most Americans do not accept the theory of evolution. Instead, 51 percent of Americans say God created humans in their present form, and another three in 10 say that while humans evolved, God guided the process. Just 15 percent say... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3326 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:10:29 GMT <![CDATA[ RE: Dawkins' BBC Interview/church and 'happiness' ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3323/t/RE-Dawkins-BBC-Interview-church-and-happiness-.html
Does going to (any) church make (some) people happy?

I think I've made my points about the harm inherent in group and individual... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (halofrisbeechamp) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3323 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:56:55 GMT <![CDATA[ Defining delusion. What the **ck is it?? ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3335/t/Defining-delusion-What-the-ck-is-it-.html
certainty (held with absolute conviction)

incorrigibility (not changeable by compelling counterargument or proof to the contrary)

impossibility or falsity of content (implausible, bizarre or patently untrue)

We know that humans do not die from complications of multiple traumas and suffoction and then get up and walk around, meet friends for lunch, etc., a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (halofrisbeechamp) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3335 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:39:49 GMT <![CDATA[ Is the belief in a virgin birth, 'divine' human, harmful? ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3334/t/Is-the-belief-in-a-virgin-birth-divine-human-harmful-.html
A bunch of people wasting their precious Sundays gathering to support each other in such a delusion, is sad behavior, but is it harmful? (Those who, unwaveringly and defensively believe in the divinity of Jesus, the virgin birth, his reanimation after proved death, that he will come again after the world blows up, that gays are sinners, that talking to your children about condoms is bad, etc..)

Aside from Dawkins'... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (halofrisbeechamp) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3334 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:49:35 GMT <![CDATA[ An invitation and challenge to Fiske Miles ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3337/t/An-invitation-and-challenge-to-Fiske-Miles.html Fiske

While surfing the web tonight I came across your Blog post on your site, FiskeMiles.com, about how you stepped down as discussion leader for The God Delusion here at BookTalk. This post is an open invitation for you to participate in the discussion even... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3337 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 04:03:01 GMT <![CDATA[ The God Delusion: some general comments ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3342/t/The-God-Delusion-some-general-comments.html The God Delusion: some general comments

I wanted to get away from the chapter by chapter discussion and offer some general comments about The God Delusion.

To begin with, I am not bothered in the slightest by the tone of the book. The atmospherics are appropriate for a polemic, and I think it is clear that is what Dawkins wrote. Whether it is what he intended... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (garicker) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3342 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:07:30 GMT <![CDATA[ The God Delusion - An average American's thoughts. ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3343/t/The-God-Delusion-An-average-American-s-thoughts-.html feeds@yuku.com (Metaphorm) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3343 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:15:19 GMT <![CDATA[ Is the belief in the Christian God a delusion? ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3336/t/Is-the-belief-in-the-Christian-God-a-delusion-.html Is the belief in the Christian God a form of delusion?

I've seen so much fuss about the term "delusion" that I thought I'd poll our members to see how you all feel. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3336 Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:31:43 GMT <![CDATA[ Richard Dawkins: Person of the Year 2006 - as per BBC ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3346/t/Richard-Dawkins-Person-of-the-Year-2006-as-per-BBC.html Richard Dawkins: Person of the Year 2006

Here is an interesting article about how the BBC awarded Dawkins with the title of "Person of the Year" for 2006. It is amazing how much publicity he has achieved lately. Run a search for his name and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3346 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:40:22 GMT <![CDATA[ Books Cited or Recommended ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3350/t/Books-Cited-or-Recommended.html The God Delusion, I decided it deserved its own thread in our discussion. :)

Here is a list of books I discovered through GD and have since checked out from the library and/or purchased.

I'll... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (FiskeMiles) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3350 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:59:25 GMT