Richard Dawkins, "The God Delusion".

[Chester]

Posted by Adi (here)
Hi there guys,

Id like to get the opinions from those that have read the god delusion by Richard Dawkins, what were your thoughts on it?, do you agree or disagree with his research and the topics that are discussed in the book.

I've just started reading it, and I must say Im quiet impressed with his argument, he has very strong arguments, and is excellent at backing up his opinions, and documenting the blatant truth of what religions do and the extreme consequences that it has on societies and populations.

Richard isn't afraid to state the realistic facts of the matter, though I do not agree on his complete dismissal of any sort of spiritual realty beyond this one, it is other wise a fascinating read.

All comments welcome!


Adi

Many religions talk about "God" but have nothing to do with God.

Many who are direct with God have nothing to do with religion.

I use the word "God" here because it is short, sweet and one syllable. The word only points to something and for me that's the best it (or any word or set of words) can do.

[Chester]

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...l=1#post535472

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Mind Blowingly Great Post - easily one of the best I ever read - Thanks Fructedor

[Awakened]

I had never heard of the book before but checked it out after reading your post. I only skimmed through it. I do love a good debate, and found that he does make some interesting points, but in all honesty it is impossible to prove or dis-prove that God exists/doesn't exist. And call me bone headed, but in my heart I tend to follow what resonates in me and feels right, and in the deepest core of my soul, I do believe that a higher power exists. I do believe in a Creator. Perhaps one day I'll be proven wrong when I die, but until then, I will continue to believe.

For anyone that wishes to read the book, you can download the entire book for free.
http://hostfile.org/data/goddelusion...oddelusion.pdf

[Brodie75]

Richard Dawkins is doing and behaving like extreme religeous fanatics in that he's taken his disbelief
in god and simply turned that into his religeon.
I think he's extremely intelligent and logical like the english comedian Ricky Gervais, but both seem to have (because of their logical thinking)
closed the door on any possibility of an experience other than the one the've created for themselves.
I do admire their minds though

[Rocky_Shorz]

Posted by Adi (here)
Hi,

Thank you all, for your mature, intelligent, responses.

Adi

Hi Adi,

I met God through my dreams, delivered his messages and watched disasters of Biblical proportions that followed killing almost a million people...

I am a God fearing man, but I have also watched Major disasters hit where there were almost no injuries.

Most Atheist believe in God at the final moments, just in case, so don't accept what they share before they are dying as truths or fact, they are neither...

but, on a brighter note, anything that stretches peoples mind to question knowing is good for learning inner truths...

God = Glory or Destruction

the choice is ours...

[Lone Bean]

He needs to drink a Big Gulp's worth of that DMT juice!

[ExomatrixTV]

• Why Dawkins Is Wrong | Denis Noble Interview:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dCLRKP9NW8I

In this interview, esteemed biologist Denis Noble explains why our approach to biology is the wrong way around. We thought that the sequencing of genetic information would unlock vast developments in medical cures for a whole host of illnesses. However, sequencing the genome alone hasn't revolutionised medicine. Denis Noble argues that we have our treatments the wrong way around. Instead, we need to recognise that genes are not on/off switches, and move beyond dualism in Biology. Watch world-famous scientist Richard Dawkins go head-to-head with celebrated biologist Denis Noble as they debate the role of genes over the eons at: iai.tv/video/the-gene-machine

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:26 Why does the idea of genetic determinism have such a lasting appeal?
• 06:13 What do you see as the fault of this gene-centric Neo-Darwinian picture?
• 11:22 How did Darwin's view get distorted by Neo-Darwinism?
• 14:18 What is the alternative to genetic determinism?
• 17:55 Can determinism come from the environment?
• 22:37 What do you make of CRISPR and human enhancement?
• 24:53 What is the biggest question in molecular biology at the moment? Oxford Professor and one of the pioneers of Systems Biology, Noble developed the first viable mathematical model of the working heart in 1960.