The God Delusion
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The God Delusion is a bestselling 2006 book by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins that critiques religion and argues for atheism using scientific and philosophical reasoning.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The God Delusion canonical | 6 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
atheist literature
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptation | The God Delusion documentary ⓘ |
| advocates |
atheism
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critical thinking about religion ⓘ scientific skepticism ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| author | Richard Dawkins ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | international bestseller ⓘ |
| chapterTitle |
A deeply religious non-believer
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A much needed gap? ⓘ Arguments for God's existence ⓘ The 'Good' Book and the changing moral Zeitgeist ⓘ The God hypothesis ⓘ The roots of morality: why are we good? ⓘ The roots of religion ⓘ What's wrong with religion? Why be so hostile? ⓘ Why there almost certainly is no God ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticized by religious leaders
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sparked public debates on religion and atheism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
intelligent design
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organized religion ⓘ religious indoctrination of children ⓘ God ⓘ
surface form:
the Abrahamic God
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| dedicatedTo | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| genre |
atheism
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philosophy of religion ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Atheism
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surface form:
New Atheism movement
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| isbn | 978-0-618-68000-9 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainArgument |
God almost certainly does not exist
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religion can be socially and personally harmful ⓘ religion is not necessary for morality ⓘ religious faith is a delusion ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
God hypothesis
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Ultimate Boeing 747 argument ⓘ delusion as persistent false belief ⓘ |
| pageCount | 400 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Bantam Press
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Houghton Mifflin ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Blind Watchmaker
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The Selfish Gene ⓘ |
| sales | millions of copies sold ⓘ |
| structure |
eight chapters
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introduction ⓘ |
| subject |
God
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atheism ⓘ evolution ⓘ morality without religion ⓘ religion ⓘ science and religion ⓘ theism ⓘ |
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