Quote:That book is ironically one of the reasons I've lost most respect for him. If you read it as your first book on atheism, or even on philosophy, you think it's brilliant. If however, you start to read other books on atheism, or delve into philosophical thinking even more, you realise that "The God Delusion" is a pile of crap. It tries to make several philosophical points, as well as commenting on various theological ones as well. The problem is, Dawkins has no training in philosophy, and certainly no training in theology either...and it shows...really badly.
I've said as much since he first came to public notice.;he is a polemicist,not a philosopher.He has nothing original to say as far as I can see,and seems to rely heavily on Russell.
However, after reading "God Is Not Great": I concluded Hitchens was a less rigorous and more emotional thinker than Dawkins, albeit often more entertaining.
