God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything 
Customer Ratings: - Everyone should read this book. I suggest this book should be put in the bedside table of every hotel room.
- Hitchens Tells It Like It Is. This book is an ideal read for those who doubt there is a God but would like to hear the case against explained in a forthright and occasionally humorous way. This book should also be read by anyone contemplating joining any organised religion. The sub title How Religion Poisons Everything may seem a little harsh until you hear Hitchens argument. It s not a demanding book to read, its skips along at a fair pace and Hitchens style keeps what could be a dry subject entertaining. Thoroughly recommended.
- God is actually greater than you might think. There is a lot of truth in this book, but the conclusions are those of someone who does not apply scientific reasoning to the problem. Just consider the case of ancient people, long before religion, just working to live. The hunter gatherers come to a lean spell, so raid the farmers who have made provision for the long hard days of winter. Luckily the farmers are numerous so survive to keep the human race going. This scenario shows that, at this time, religion is survival of the fittest.
Mike - Lucid, well reasoned and shocking. This book provides a shocking indictment of the wrongs caused by religion.
I have, in the past, taken the view that those who believe are foolish, but should be allowed that foolishness - a matter of choice. This book has opened my eyes and helped me to realise that we should challenge the damaging and senseless statements of religion before they cause further damage to society.
How different might the world be if a copy of this book replaced the Gideon bible in every hotel bedroom? - Superb put down of superstitious Mumbo-Jumbo. If you re a bead jigller, please read this if only to counter the poison in your veins.
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God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything (ID: 1843545748)
