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God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything [Hardcover]

Christopher Hitchens (Author)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Changed my life ... ... May 14 2010
By Jean Stephanson
Format:Paperback
This book literally changed my life.
I was so relieved to find within it all the intelligently constructed arguments that rang so true with me that I no longer felt any pangs of guilt for not believing in "the Faith of my Fathers". I loved this book. Now I feel I must read all the rest of Hitchen's books. It's all there. The total proof of evolution lies just down the road in the Burgess Shale. Now I have no doubts. There is no god. Man invented him in his own image. I don't need it.
Thank you Christopher Hitchens.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Nov 21 2008
By Star Stuff
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
What appears to be a polemic attack by Hitchens, is really nothing more than the robust confrontation that religion's baseless assertions need and deserve. This book, and others like it, are way overdue.

Buy this book.
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131 of 147 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A review by someone who actually read the book May 22 2007
By Mr. Snrub
Format:Hardcover
This is by no means a hateful book. In fact, those who have become used to Hitchens' sometimes cut-throat prose will be surprised at how restrained he is, and how quick he is to acknowledge, say, the equally-ghastly crimes of the secular dictatorships of Hitler and Stalin. Then he points out how both regimes were abetted by the church.

The contention by "J" that Hitchens argues that "religions are closed-minded and have only brought about the oppression of women and children without any knowledge of the social and intellectual advances that many religions have afforded us" is proof positive "J" has indeed not read this book. Hitchens simply balances the claims of religion versus the results and argues that overall, religious dogma is merely a holdover from the time when humans had little to no information about how the world is actually constituted. While he does skirt around the shortcomings of scientific reason, Hitchens rightly reminds us that science has actually enhanced the mystery of "creation" rather than spoiling the fun.

Hitchens may be a lot of things: a misanthrope, a contrarian, and sometimes a bit of an arrogant jerk, but to say he is a "closed-minded journalist" without having read this work (which is shot through with references to the Classics, religious scholarship, science, history and literature) is an insult to Hitchens and the book-buying public. Hitchens can look after himself; the book-buying public is so advised.
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5.0 out of 5 stars God is not Great
Christopher Hitchens is, by far, the most captivating writer of our time. God Is Not Great is an informed and articulate opinion of a subject that has been taboo for too long.
Published 26 days ago by Trevor
5.0 out of 5 stars The great Hitchens
Fantastic book. Really opens your eyes to the flaws and horrific things that are found in the doctrine and the people that follow modern (and historical) religions!
Published 1 month ago by Tyler Elias
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"If I cannot definitely prove that the usefulness of religion is in the past,

[1] and that its foundational books are transparent fables,
[2] and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Stephen Pletko
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
This book really was a thoughtful and interesting read and I suggest any "believer" read it promptly.

You may want a dictionary with you first time you read it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Erik M
5.0 out of 5 stars free at last
Thank you thank you thank you Christopher Hitchins for freeing me from wondering whether there's something wrong with me because I don't "get" religion, or whether there is... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Kwitshadie
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Although Hitchens harshly critiques not just Christianity and its logical fallacies but all religions; which is exactly what this book is, an intelligent conglomerate of arguments... Read more
Published 10 months ago by KirillTheIntelligent
4.0 out of 5 stars Loved It!
Now, I'm a believer...that everything I had been taught about my religion was nothing but a fantastic story. But somewhere, deep inside me, I knew that already.
Published 10 months ago by cmarganis
1.0 out of 5 stars Simply Inaccurate
In 20 pages I found 15 errors which were factual errors and at least 20 instances of deliberate misrepresentation of scholarly views of the material. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Anthony
1.0 out of 5 stars Claude
A great novel by an author who never, ever lets facts confuse him. Likely the most intellectually dishonest piece of work I have ever had the misfortune of reading.
Published 17 months ago by Claude
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful and intellectually stimulating read.
I loved every second of this book and didn't want to put it down. It was insightful, thoughtful and engaging. An excellent read!
Published 17 months ago by Riki Boekestyn
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