Today I finished reading The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins. Hurrah!!! I must say that I was impressed by the book and that it was a great introduction to arguments against not only the truthfulness of religion but also humanity's need for belief in a higher power. I recommend it to anybody of any religion or lack thereof as it makes a good point of showing that religion is not something that should be left alone and unquestioned.
The last chapter of the book surprised me as it strayed from the main anti-religious argument of the rest of the book. It instead equates the world we know with the view from a slit in a burka. Dawkins, in emotional and reverential language, explains that science is the tool that we can use to widen the slit in the burka so that we may explore the world's many aspects and reveal the true beauty of life. The implication is that religion holds no such power and is itself a burka with a very narrow slit.
I'm reading the final Harry Potter book next since I haven't had a chance to. After that I promise to start The End of Faith by Sam Harris and blog about my favorite parts.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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I read Dawkins book for the second time last night. It's worth reading twice.
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