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Comment author: Swimmer963 18 January 2012 06:39:47PM 1 point [-]

There's nothing original in The God Delusion, and his meta-ethics is sloppy. But he's basically right.

I think so, too. I don't disagree with any of the facts Dawkins presents, not enough for it to annoy me anyway. I disagree with the execution, because I think he could have presented the same facts (and even the same opinions) more effectively without all the venom against religious people and sense of superiority.

Comment author: David_Gerard 20 January 2012 12:14:03AM *  3 points [-]

all the venom against religious people

That's really quite an accusation. Citations, please.

Comment author: Swimmer963 20 January 2012 02:41:36AM 3 points [-]

I have only my subjective feeling, when I finished reading 'The God Delusion' of "that could have been a really interesting book, but his attitude ruined it." Whether that response was based more on the book itself or on my own attitude, I can't say. (But I loved Dawkins' other books, i.e. 'The Selfish Gene' and others related to biology...they are still among my favourites.)

Comment author: David_Gerard 21 January 2012 12:21:16AM 4 points [-]

You may wish to try rereading it and seeing if it's actually the book you remember.