Sunday, January 29, 2012

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins


THE GOD DELUSION by Richard Dawkins
A brief rant by Shawn Witherite

With the sounds of Tom Waits echoing out of my less than spectacular laptop speakers, I had spent a bit of time just wondering what book I should review for this little spot on the internet. Lighting my fifth or possibly eighth cigarette of the hour while taking a sip from my last cup out of a pot of coffee, I realized my tragically "hip" situation has given birth to the answer! THE GOD DELUSION! It's the book that every faithless youth totes around as a sign of intellect. Well I'm sorry to say they're probably idiots.

You see I picked this book up a few years ago at a Waldens, which is book store; a concept I will probably explain to my children, just like CD's and vocal conversation. I was a young agnostic at the time, taking in all sides when coming to faith as I didn't have an answer, or rather opinion, for myself. Born into a lukewarm Methodist family, I dabbled in Buddhism because karma made some sense, and I spent a week as a Wiccan due to the fact goth chics are fuckin' hot. Needless to say, I didn't have much in the way of solid ground when it came to religion. I had recognized Dawkins name based on his coining of the term "meme", an intriguing theory that is used heavily in the video game franchise Metal Gear Solid.

Of course at the time, "meme" had a stronger meaning to me and my own personal studies to keep my mind occupied before I enrolled in college. Times change. Now when someone says "meme", I think of a rabbit with a pancake on its head. Thanks internet. Looking back on the purchase, I was honestly better off buying a shitty cat for that price then spend my days trying to catch it making a stupid face for Photoshopping. It would've been more enlightening time management than Dawkins drivel.

The man is smart, we have to give him that. And his writing and points are well written through out but he some how manages to be wrong while being right... As opposed to softcore porn model Nikki Simms, who can be right while being oh so wrong.

Every end of the spectrum has dangers, and Dawkins with his little book can represent such for the side of "logic". There are points in his arguments where he rallies for lack of respect towards his religious oppositions and this part has always stuck with me. I know a lot of folks in my generation that would take this notion as a call to arms, and it's this kind of haphazard notion that draws so many atheist into the spotlight as being dick bags. Mostly because so many of us non-believers let people like Dawkins be our voice.

His reasoning is because the religious right gives no respect to atheist/agnostics in return, and that's fuck all nonsense. Richard spends a lot of time attacking some kind of in your face mass religion I've never really encountered. You haven't either. He has a tendency through out the book to make things seem more aggressive than they really are just so he can say that it's wrong.

The brunt of the book maintains focus on creationism and its more sophisticated cousin, evolution. A subject that has torn public schools apart for decades by parents who have more opinions than they do hours at work, apparently. A biologist, Dawkins makes the same tried and tested observations we've all heard for the side against an intelligent designer. If you learn something from his time on the subject, then cool. Or you could just watch the Discovery Channel... Chances are it'll look awesome and be narrated by that guy from the Ford commercials.

I am no longer agnostic, but rather just a really understanding atheist. An atheist who knows that more often than not I will find a really understanding individual of faith. Be it Christian, Muslim, Jew or Jedi... It turns out that our belief construct seldom interfere with our day to day lives. Rather they pop up at quiet times in the bar when some fuck wants to start up late night theology over shots of Crown Royal. Dawkins points out that an atheist can be morally sound without a personal God, and he's correct. Of course he's correct. Right and wrong exist whether or not God does.

This was subsequently the last book I bought on the subject. Thanks internet. If you are sound in your beliefs then I suggest spending your time else where with your reading. The faithful will just get pissed and the faithless will just become as delusional as those the book argues against. Those in the middle? Well, once you accept neither side will give you a true answer you'll realize that it's all about what leaves you in peace when going to bed at night. Also, I never did enroll in college. I opted for taking the money I saved for use on copious amounts of drugs and somewhere along the line I came out of the haze as an atheist who manages to hate other atheists. Magical summer. Shitty book.

13 comments:

  1. I hear you. I am a fan of Dawkins but found this book to be a little too much in your face. Dawkins could have argued in a quieter voice. Most of his points are true, religion has caused wars and deaths but it has also caused peacful change. Think Gandhi.
    Dawkins is a great biologist and writes wonderful books on the subject but when it comes to religion he is just as dogmatic as those he rails against
    Look forward to your next review

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  5. ومعدات للجدران ومعدات لتنظيف الدرايش (الشبابيك) أيضا وأما عن طريقة عملنا في عملية تنظيف الخزانات في شركة حكايه بعد أن يقوم العميل بالإتصال بنا للإبلاغنا
    أنه يريد تنظيف شقتة يقوم المندوب المختص بإستقبال مكالمات العملأ وهي ماتسمي (خدمة العملأ) لدينا شركة شركة تنظيف خزانات بالطائف
    يقوم المندوب الذي قام بإستقبال المكالمة بالإستفسار من
    العميل عن كل ما يحتاجه في عملية تنظيف الشقق وبعد أن يقوم مندوبنا بإستقبال مكالمة العميلوبعد الإنتهاء من الإستفسارعن كل ما يحتاجه العميل في عملية تنظيف الشقه لديه يقوم مندوبنا

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  6. تعتبر شركتنا شركة المهندس الشركه الأولي في مجال
    شركة تنظيف بالطائف سواء كانت فلل أو شقق أواستراحات أواحواش أومجالس أو شركة تنظيف خزانات
    أو شركة تنظيف مسابح شركة تنظيف فلل حيث تقوم شركة المهندس الكثير في مجال شركة تنظيف فلل في أعمال التنظيف الشامله للفلل
    من الداخل والخارج تكون عملية التنظيف من الداخل للفلا المراد تنظيفها أوالذي يحتاج لعملية التنظيف حيث أن عملية التنظيف لاتقتصر علي مكان معين للتنظيف ولكن عملية التنظيف لدينا تشمل كل ما يحتاج
    لعملية التنظيف سواء شركة تنظيف أو شركة تنظيف منازل أو تنظيف مجالس وكنب وموكيت وفرشات
    ويوجد لدينا أعمال التنظيف بالبخار وأيضا كما
    شركة تنظيف بالاحساء ذكر تتم عملية التنظيف من قبلنا نحن شركة المهندس لجميع ما يحتاج لعملية التنظيف للفلل سواء يحتاج لتنظيف العادي أو التنظيف بالبخار
    حيث تتم عملية تنظيف فنجد أن الفلل تختلف أولا من حيث المساحه وثانيا من حيث نوعها سواء كانت فيلا جديده أو فيلا مستعمله فنحن شركة تنظيف
    لدينا جميع الطرق والمعدات والمواد والعماله الماهره لتنفيذ عملية التنظيف فنجد الإختلاف من حيث لو كانت عملية التنظيف سوف تكون فلل الجديده فتكون الفيلا علي الأرضيات أثار من عملية التنظيف كما نقدم
    شركة تنظيف خزانات بالطائف كالدهانات
    والإسمنت والجبس وأشياء كثيره فلذلك فإن الجديده تحتاج أرضياتها لعملية جلي لإزالة هذه الأشياء وأيضا نستغرق وقت أطول وتحتاج إلي جهد أكبر وتحتاج لعملية نقل أثاث لأن الفيلا
    جديده ويتطلب لها عملية التنظيف ليسكنها العميل وأسرته ولذلك بعد الإنتهاء من عملية التنظيف
    شركة تسليك مجارى بالطائف ولأن شركتنا تعتمد كل الاعتماد على الأساليب والتقنيات الحديثة والمتميزه ؛ فنحن لا نعتمد على عاملين من الشوارع بل اننا نعتمد على أفضل العماله المتميزه والمحترفه والتى تم تأهيلهم وتدريبهم لكى يستطيعون ويتكيفون فى التعامل مع اصعب
    شركة تسليك مجاري بالطائف الظروف الصعبه من التعرف على اماكن انسدادات المجرى ونحن شركتنا شركه تسليك مجارى نتبع الأساليب الحديثة ؛ لذلك يمكننا الان الحديث عن أفضل الطرق التى تعتمد عليها الشركة

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  7. عمليات التنحيف في تركيا من العمليات الأكثر شعبية في تركيا،
    عمليات التنحيف في تركيا

    ولهذا فإن مركز جواد الطبي يعتبر من أفضل مراكز تجميل في تركيا يقدم هذه النوعية من عمليات التجميل وذلك لاحتوائه على أفضل الأجهزة الطبية الحديثة وأمهر الأطباء في تركيا.

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