(October 11, 2011 at 5:02 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: For a start I don't think serious atheists put much store in Richard Dawkins. His points are far too easily defeated, although he's a great writer and has convinced a great many people of their irreligion.
I do recommend people who are unsure about their beliefs reading the God Delusion as a kind of 'eye opener'. He's a biologist first and foremost, so he is hardly the final word on the matter, but I think broadly speaking that book does get people thinking about what they believe.