The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

Summary: Dawkins makes the textbook for atheists, covering the distinction between aitheist, pantheist, deist and theist. Dawkins gives the definition of a dualist. He describes evolution and religion’s marginal role in the history of life. He describes reigion as smoething reinforced by positive psychology, religion, a virus exploiting love. At the end of the book, he gives the readers all the good reasons to love science and appreciate the notion that there  is no god.

Review: Excellent book. It never stops making sense. I hold this book to its reputation. It really is the atheist’s first book. If you have thought about not believing in the supernatural and whatnot, it is a perfect welcome into the realm of sanity and the awe of science. It begs the question “are there limits of human understanding?”

Rating: 9 useless eye-halves (read the book to get this reference)

Favorite part: “Why is god considered an explanation for anything? Its not—it’s a failure to explain, a shruge of the shoulders, an ‘I dunno’ dressed up in spirituality and ritual.” –Jerry Coyne, p.161

“That it will never come again
is what makes life so sweet.” –Emily Dickenson

Wine-pairing: The Writing Life by Annie Dillard. She makes the world sound wonderful and writing about it part of the process to capture the awe in the life all around us, the beauty in nature, pensive moments and the importance of creativity.