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TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS61-63 Uxbridge Road, London W5 5SAa division of The Random House Group LtdRANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA (PTY) LTD20 Alfred Street, Milsons Point, Sydney,New South Wales 2061, AustraliaRANDOM HOUSE NEW ZEALAND LTD18 Poland Road, Glenfield, Auckland 10, New ZealandRANDOM HOUSE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTDIsle of Houghton, Corner of Boundary Road &c Carse O'Gowrie,Houghton 2198, South AfricaRANDOM HOUSE PUBLISHERS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED301 World Trade Tower, Hotel Intercontinental Grand Complex,Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi 110 001, IndiaPublished 2006 by Bantam Pressa division of Transworld PublishersCopyright © Richard Dawkins 2006The right of Richard Dawkins to be identifiedas the author of this work has been asserted in accordancewith sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs andPatents Act 1988.A catalogue record for this book is availablefrom the British Library.ISBN 9780593055489 (from Jan 07)ISBN 0593055489ISBN 9780593058251 (tpb from Jan 07)ISBN 0593058259 (tpb)All rights reserved. No part of this publication maybe reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, ortransmitted in any form or by any means,electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording,or otherwise, without the prior permission ofthe publishers.Typeset in ll/14pt Sabon byFalcon Oast Graphic Art Ltd.Printed and bound in Great Britain byWilliam Clowes Ltd, Beccles, Suffolk5 791134Papers used by Transworld Publishers are natural, recyclable productsmade from wood grown in sustainable forests. The manufacturing processes conform tothe environmental regulations of the country of origin.
In MemoriamDouglas Adams (1952-2001)'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having tobelieve that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?'
Page 2 and 3: Also by Richard DawkinsThe Selfish
Page 6 and 7: ContentsPrefaceChapter 1Chapter 2Ch
Page 8 and 9: Tread softly, because you tread onm
Page 10 and 11: PrefaceAs a child, my wife hated he
Page 12 and 13: PREFACE 3If you feel trapped in the
Page 14 and 15: PREFACE 5herding cats, because they
Page 16 and 17: PREFACE 7Free Inquiry, especially,
Page 18 and 19: A D E E P L Y R E L I G I O U S N O
Page 20 and 21: A DEEPLY RELIGIOUS N O N - B E L I
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Page 36 and 37: THE GOD HYPOTHESIS 31The God of the
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THE GOD HYPOTHESIS 49Huxley was not
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T H E G O D H Y P O T H E SIS 51can
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T H E G O D H Y P O T H E SIS 53in
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THE GOD HYPOTHESIS 55McGrath goes o
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THE GOD HYPOTHESIS 57the Cambridge
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THE GOD HYPOTHESIS 59unequivocally
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THE GOD HYPOTHESIS 61non-interventi
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T H E G O D H Y P O T H E S I S 63s
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THE GOD HYPOTHESIS 65Another typica
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T H E G O D H Y P O THESIS 67NOMA -
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T H E G O D II Y P O T H E S I S 69
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THE GOD HYPOTHESIS 71longer based o
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THE GOD HYPOTHESIS 73advanced techn
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A R G U M E N T S F O R G O D ' S E
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A R G U M ENTS F O R G O D ' S E X
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ARGUMENTS F O R GOD'S E X I S T E N
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A R C U M E N T S F O R G O D ' S E
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A R G U M E N T S FOR G O D ' S E X
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ARGUMEN T S FOR GOD'S EXISTENCE 101
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A R G U M E N T S F O R G OD'S E X
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A R Ci U M E N T S F O R G O D ' S
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ARGUMENTS F O R G OD'S E X I S T E
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W H Y T II E R E A L M O S T C E R
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W H Y T H E R E A I. M O S T C E R
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W H Y T H ERE AL.MOS T C E R TAINL.
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W H Y T H f ' R i . A L M O S T C 1
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W H Y r i-i r R r A I M O S T C t R
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W H Y '11IKRK A L M O S T (.: F R T
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no evidence of its own, but thrives
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I ! T R t AI.M15S I' ('. I R !' A f
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W H Y T H E R E A I . M O S T C H R
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W i I Y 1 II F. R F A 1 Vi (.) S T
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W 11 Y '1 11 !•; R I. A I VI () S
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W H Y T H !• R E A I. M O S "I" C
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extravagant God hypothesis and the
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W H Y T H K R K A L VI O S I C E R
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W H Y T H H R B A L M O S T C E R T
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WHY T H E R K A L. M O S T C R R T
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W H V T H t R t A I M O S T C E R T
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WHY THERE ALMOST CERTAINLY IS NO GO
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W H Y T H E R i ; A L M O S T C E R
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T H E R O O T S OF R K 1. i G I ()
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THE ROOTS OF RELIGION 165themselves
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THE ROOTS ()1 ; R fc L I G I O N 16
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T H 1-; R O O T S O F R E I 1 C 1 O
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T H E R O O T S OF R E L I G I O N
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T H I', R O () T S OF R K I. I G I
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THL R O O T S OF R E L I G I O N 17
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T H E R O O T S OF R I: I. I (i I O
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T 11 E R O O T S O F R K L 1 (. 1 O
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THE ROOTS OF RELIGION 181psychologi
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THE R O O T S O F R E L I G I O N 1
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THE R O O T S O F RELIGI O N 185boo
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T H E ROOTS OF RELIGION 187Breakfas
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T H E R O O T S O F R E L I G 1 0 N
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T H E R O O T S O F R E L \ G I O N
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T H E ROOTS OF RELIGION 193the prob
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T H E R O O T S O F R E L I G I O N
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T H E R O O T S OF RELIGION 197'mem
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T HE ROOTS OF RELIGION 199ambiguity
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T H E R O O T S OF R E L I G I O N
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T H E ROOTS OF RELI G I O N 203They
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T HE R O O T S O F R E L J G 1 O N
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T H E R O O T S O F R E L 1 G I O N
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THE R O O T S OF M O R A L I T Y :
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T H E R O O T S OF M O R A L ! T Y
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T H H R O O T S O F M O R A L I T Y
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T H K R O O "I S O ! ; M O R A M T
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T H F , R O O T S O F M O R A L I T
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T H E ' G O O D ' B O O K A N D T H
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H E ' G O O D " B O O K A N D T H E
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THE ' G O O D ' B O O K AND T H E M
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T H E ' G O O D ' B O () K A N D T
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T H E ' G O I H ) ' B O O K AN l> T
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T H E ' G O O D ' BO O K A N D T H
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T H E - G O O D ' B O O K A N D T H
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T H i : ' G O O IV Si O O K A N D T
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TII 1- ' G O O D ' B O O K A N D T
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F i l l • ( . O O D ' B O O K A N
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T H I: ' G O O D ' BO O K A N D T H
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T H E ' G O O D " B O O K A N D T H
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T H H ' G O () D ' B O O K A N D T
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CHAPTER 8What's wrong withreligion?
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282 THE GOD DELUSIONbomb anybody, b
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284 THE GOD DELUSIONof the lecture,
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286 THE GOD DELUSIONof the church i
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288 T H E GOD D E L U S I O Nmentio
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294 THE GOD DELUSIONconsequentialis
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296 THE GOD DELUSIONliving in Brita
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298 THE GOD DELUSIONSecular moralis
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300 THE GOD DELUSIONof religious up
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304 T H E G O D D ELUSIO Nhimself.
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306 THE GOD DELUSIO Nbelieve what t
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308 T H E G O D DEL U S I O Nthat f
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C H I L D H O O D , ABUSE AND R E L
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CHILDHOOD, ABUSE AND RELIGION 313at
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CHAPTER 10A much neededgap?What can
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348 THE GOD DELUSIONBinker - what I
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350 THE GOD DELUSIONfriends - and i
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352 T H E GOD DELUSIONtrying out id
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356 T HE GOD DELUSIONdoctor's lie r
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358 THE GOD DELUSIONare most afraid
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360 THE GOD. DELUSIONevidence for t
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362 THE GOD DELUSIONpowerful enough
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364 THE GOD DELUSIONthe way matter
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366 THEGODDELUSIONmathematics work,
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370 T H E GOD DELUSIONand that limi
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372 THE GOD DELUSIONof simulating a
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374 T H E G O D DEL U S I O Nagains
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376 T H E G O D D E L U S I O NAfri
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378 THEGODDELUSIONNational Secular
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Books cited orrecommendedAdams, D.
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382 THE GOD DELUSIONDennett, D. C.
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384 T HE GOD DELUSIO NHodder &c Sto
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386 THE GOD D E I, US1ONShermer, M.
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NotesPreface1 Wendy Kaminer, 'The l
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390 T HE GO D D E L U S I O N34 Hen
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392 THE GOD DELUSION64 This account
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394 THE GOD DELUSIONChapter 7: The
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396 THE GOD DELUSIONThe dark side o
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IndexA for Andromeda (Hoyle), 72Aar
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402 T H E GOD D E L U S I O NDonne,
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404 T H E G O D D E L U S I O NLinc
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406 T HE GOD DEL U SIGN'skyhooks',
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