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  • Auteur(s): Richard Dawkins
  • Narrateur(s): Richard Dawkins
  • Durée: 6 h et 38 min
  • 4,8 out of 5 stars (113 évaluations)

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Outgrowing God

Auteur(s): Richard Dawkins
Narrateur(s): Richard Dawkins
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Should we believe in God? In this brisk introduction to modern atheism, one of the world’s greatest science writers tells us why we shouldn’t.

Richard Dawkins was 15 when he stopped believing in God.

Deeply impressed by the beauty and complexity of living things, he’d felt certain they must have had a designer. Learning about evolution changed his mind. Now one of the world’s best and best-selling science communicators, Dawkins has given listeners, young and old, the same opportunity to rethink the big questions.

In 12 fiercely funny, mind-expanding chapters, Dawkins explains how the natural world arose without a designer - the improbability and beauty of the "bottom-up programming" that engineers an embryo or a flock of starlings - and challenges head-on some of the most basic assumptions made by the world’s religions: Do you believe in God? Which one? Is the Bible a "Good Book"? Is adhering to a religion necessary, or even likely, to make people good to one another? Dissecting everything from Abraham’s abuse of Isaac to the construction of a snowflake, Outgrowing God is a concise, provocative guide to thinking for yourself.

Includes a bonus PDF of photographs and charts.

Advance praise for Outgrowing God

"My son came home from his first day in the sixth grade with arms outstretched plaintively demanding to know: 'Have you ever heard of Jesus?' We burst out laughing. Maybe not our finest parenting moment, given that he was genuinely distraught. He felt that he had woken up one day to a world in which his peers were expressing beliefs he found frighteningly unreasonable. He began devouring books like The God Delusion, books that helped him formulate his own arguments and helped him stand his groundDawkins’s new book is special in the terrain of atheists’ pleas for humanism and rationalism precisely since it speaks to those most vulnerable to the coercive tactics of religion. As Dawkins himself says in the dedication, this book is for ‘all young people when they’re old enough to decide for themselves.’ It is also, I must add, for their parents." (Janna Levin, author of Black Hole Blues)

"When someone is considering atheism I tell them to read the Bible first and then Dawkins. Outgrowing God - second only to the Bible!" (Penn Jillette, author of God, No!)

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 Richard Dawkins (P)2019 Random House Audio

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"With wit, logic, and his characteristic flair for expressing complex ideas with uncanny clarity, Richard Dawkins separates myth from reality in Outgrowing God. His book is more than a beginners’ guide to atheism: it is a primer that liberates us to see and explore the beauty of the Universe free of fables and fantasies." (Neil Shubin, paleontologist and author of Your Inner Fish)

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Should be mandatory reading in Jr. High worldwide

But don't let my "Jr High" or the publisher's adolescent focused marketing put you off. This is a more approachable book than The God Delusion. Written for all audiences, young and old. Less academic and less arcanely philosophical than The God Delusion. A masterfully written argument for science and reason over belief. Loved every page.

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One Small Complaint

Love almost everything about this excellent book. However, there are many illustrations in it that would be helpful, and which are referred to by the author as "in the PDF." Sadly only a few of these are actually in the PDF available on Audible, and if you Google for the others there appear to be a lot of scam websites that try to get you to download some nefarious software to access them. It would be helpful if the Audible website made all images available to paid listeners. The PDF that is there was obviously put together carelessly, as it has even has a spelling error on its cover page.

Dawkins' credibility grows throughout the book as his background as a biologist allows him to draw from many examples in his field to make his points.

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Wonderful

A well written, straight to the point book on growing beyond our basic early human superstitions and man made beliefs. Highly recommended!

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Not much new for longtime atheist.

Good message but as someone who's comtemplated the question of God for so long I didn't find as much new info as I would have liked.

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Incredible book!

I started to listen to this book as someone on the fence, an individual struggling with their own faith in God in the face of a world seemingly bent against him. My faith required a blindness, and upon listening to this book I feel as though that blindness has been lifted. Very well written, it is approachable and engaging even as it takes a look at the science behind our world. A definite must read!

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Of course it makes sense

Anyone with an ounce of doubt about religion should start here and keep going.
You have to be a fool to ignore the evidence

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Absolutely logical

I was brought up presbyterian and Had believes taught to me as a child that I followed without questions. I was even a Sunday school teacher for short stint. However all I did was repeat the stories of the Old Testament because they were interesting stories and kids love story time.
as I get older I became less sure of the veracity of the stories and stopped attending organized religious services.
This book absolutely clears up in misgivings about organized religion and believe in Any Gos.

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Excellent

What an interesting and entertaining book. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I love when authors narrate their own books.
Thanks Richard!!

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Loved it

I am an immuno-geneticist, I can't find words to express how much I loved the book. It is a must read book for everyone.

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Wonderful

I haven’t read a Richard Dawkins book I didn’t like. This one is no exception. He explains a very important topic with his brilliant wit and sense of humour.

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