tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post8419438720164093635..comments2023-10-08T22:52:40.964+10:00Comments on Between the Covers: Book Review: The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsAmat Librishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343725194203848055noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-38147071878941958972012-02-20T18:54:41.090+10:002012-02-20T18:54:41.090+10:00AWESOME BOOK!! Everything I have ever thought abou...AWESOME BOOK!! Everything I have ever thought about GOD is confirmed and allowed me to know that I am NOT the only one to feel this way.Brasilhttp://born2beperfect.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-8781189262810967932009-04-11T23:49:00.000+10:002009-04-11T23:49:00.000+10:00I think the suggestion that a religious upbringing...I think the suggestion that a religious upbringing is tantamount to child abuse is totally silly. SOME religious upbringings are - mine certainly wasn't - but that's more to do with having crummy parents. It's perfectly possible to raise your children in a faith while also raising them to question what they believe and make decisions for themselves. (Or so I fondly tell myself - I Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-12171477907339837302009-04-12T16:31:00.000+10:002009-04-12T16:31:00.000+10:00I don't think that you can say a religious upb...I don't think that you can say a religious upbringing is the same as child abuse! I tend to agree with Jenny...some people might abuse the notion of religion to that end. I've seen it happen, heard the horror stories, but sheesh! Yes there are fundamentalists in all areas of life.<br><br>It's comments like that turn me off wanting to read a book like this, because it sounds so Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-20208562475063158912009-04-12T21:26:00.000+10:002009-04-12T21:26:00.000+10:00I really do want to read this. I think some of the...I really do want to read this. I think some of the views are extreme, but then there are so many Christian and other religious extremist viewpoints out there. Dawkins is an interesting character and I really enjoyed a talk of his I went to a couple of years ago just before this came out.Rhinoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653101609312700765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-81486004934075763892009-04-13T02:02:00.000+10:002009-04-13T02:02:00.000+10:00How old do you think someone has to be to understa...<i>How old do you think someone has to be to understand what they’re believing and why?</i><br><br>I think a "Christian child" is simply a child who is a member of the Christian community. Dawkins is a rationalist and inevitably sees things in rationalist terms. Good review BTW.Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161696211557610509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-55621146160585104022009-04-14T01:05:00.000+10:002009-04-14T01:05:00.000+10:00Jenny: That would have to be one of the longest an...Jenny: That would have to be one of the longest and best thought out comments I've received! That chapter had me raising my eyebrows; I'd want to see some hard evidence before believing that. My own incidental exposure to Christianity certainly never did me any harm - water off a duck's back, really.<br><br>As for teaching children to think about their beliefs, I think comparative CoversGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343725194203848055noreply@blogger.com