I don't understand the review that claimed that Dawkins isn't "anti-religious." I'm an atheist and found this to be a screed. It had some interesting points, but was largely a diatribe against organized religion. At times I found it difficult to remember that Dawkins is a well regarded scientist...he went out of his way, not to defend atheism, but to trash religion. And I'm already on his side!

Some of these reviews are hilarious. This book was well written by an evolutionary biologist, ethologist, Oxford professor and someone who opened my eyes years ago watching him debate multiple evangelicals such as William Lane Craig, Wendy Wright (which was hilarious) and Cardinal George Pell. I grew up indoctrinated in private catholic school. My grandfather used to make us say the rosary every night so my first brush with atheism was purely out of the feeling like I was being sold something. Every time I asked a question I was basically punished, how dare I question the word of god? Well, I kept my mouth shut for years but still skeptical of this god that I was being taught about 6 days a week. I couldn’t help but notice that we would go over the same verses constantly. I took it on myself to read the bible cover to cover and couldn’t believe some of the things I read. Jealousy from god? Taking slaves, both for work and pleasure? Genocide? I knew something wasn’t right. As the years went on I found people like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennet and of course Christopher Hitchens. I will admit that it’s hard to tell who actually removed the religious veil over my eyes but it was definitely either Christopher or Richard. The more I read about the gods of the Mediterranean prior to “jesus christ” the more and more I shed the religion that was forced on me as a child. Now as a father of two I will let them grow up questioning everything they hear. I’m just glad that Richard Dawkins and his colleagues mentioned above are leaving works like this book that I can refer my children to when they grow up. I thank the author again 10 times over. I now see the light and the wonder of the earth and I will not take this short time of life that I have for granted. Thank you Richard. 5 star book 5 star man.

I liked it. I didn\'t love it. I agree with almost all of his points and he definitely covers all of his bases. I expected no less. However, it wasn\'t the most interesting book on the subject. The meme and evolutionary points may be difficult to understand for people who don\'t follow science or his other works. A bit long and redundant, but otherwise worth the read. If you only feel like reading one book on atheism, I\'d recommend hitchens book, god is not great instead.

I was highly anticipating this title, but found it very boring and did not get past disk 2. The arguments were vague and hard to understand.

Loved it. Well presented as well as eloquently written.

l absolutely love this book it hit on so many great points I couldn't stop listing to it.

Very well written. You'd have to be a bit of a science buff to fully appreciate it because Dawkins dives DEEP into his explication several times. The end lost me a little. My favorite thing about the book is it isn't just more "preaching to the choir".

Poor book. Terrible subject matter.

I feel that this book feels overly condescending and even antagonistic towards people of faith. Though well presented and beautifully narrated, I'm a staunch believer that gentle and compassionate reason is how you reach people not slamming them in the face with facts and telling them they're wrong. Teach people how to to think, and do so with compassion.

Highly intelligent, informative discussion. Mind opening to say the least. Made me rethink my opinion on several issues related to religion. Definitely highly recommend. I liked the way the narration was split as well. Made me feel like I was listening to two people having a conversation podcast-like.