The main thing I appreciated about the book was that Dawkins is quite upfront in saying that religious ideas are not necessarily more worthy of reverence than any other type of idea. The idea that religion trumps logic in terms of the respect afforded to a viewpoint is one that has irritated me in the past.
I was slightly uncomfortable at first with his strident tone, but I think in part this is because I've been whispering about my own atheism for fear of causing offense, while accepting that the religious can shout about the correctness of their belief from the rooftops if they so desire. 'The God Delusion' encouraged me to think about that attitude in a bit more depth and do some more reading. I am happy to report that I have now moved on from that position ;)
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Date: 2007-01-02 06:33 pm (UTC)I was slightly uncomfortable at first with his strident tone, but I think in part this is because I've been whispering about my own atheism for fear of causing offense, while accepting that the religious can shout about the correctness of their belief from the rooftops if they so desire. 'The God Delusion' encouraged me to think about that attitude in a bit more depth and do some more reading. I am happy to report that I have now moved on from that position ;)