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Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide by Richard Dawkins
4.0
This is a very clear guide out of religious misconceptions. Having been brought up thoroughly Christian and completely indoctrinated - well, almost, since nobody told me to not believe in evolution until it was too late - it took me nearly three full decades to leave religion behind. I was terrified, it was like letting go of a safety blanket. As if I was 3 years old at the time and not nearly 30. This book would have comforted me and helped me along. It still does, even if it brings me nothing new.
It shows that most of us are atheists when it comes to Greek or Norse Gods, to just name a few examples. That the Christian God is quite malevolent and jealous and that morality does not come from the commandments or believing in a watcher in the sky. It gives an alternative explanation to creation, showing that living creatures are not designed, even if they appear that way.
It’s been 15 years since I lost religion. I relish in my freedom, other than this, very little in my life or how I behave has changed. There are definitely fewer conundrums - there is no need to contemplate how god allows suffering. There is no supernatural being NOT intervening because there isn’t one. The burden of proof is on the making the most outlandish claim. I can’t prove that pixies, unicorns or leprechauns don’t exist - that doesn’t mean they do. We are wired to believe, it’s been vital for our survival as a species. It doesn’t mean we have to.
It shows that most of us are atheists when it comes to Greek or Norse Gods, to just name a few examples. That the Christian God is quite malevolent and jealous and that morality does not come from the commandments or believing in a watcher in the sky. It gives an alternative explanation to creation, showing that living creatures are not designed, even if they appear that way.
It’s been 15 years since I lost religion. I relish in my freedom, other than this, very little in my life or how I behave has changed. There are definitely fewer conundrums - there is no need to contemplate how god allows suffering. There is no supernatural being NOT intervening because there isn’t one. The burden of proof is on the making the most outlandish claim. I can’t prove that pixies, unicorns or leprechauns don’t exist - that doesn’t mean they do. We are wired to believe, it’s been vital for our survival as a species. It doesn’t mean we have to.