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The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (Review)

Reviewed by Angelica Walker-Werth

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Angelica Walker-Werth
May 03, 2021
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London: Black Swan, 2007
420 pp., $9.99 (paperback).

The God Delusion is a provocative title; billions of people the world over believe in the existence of a god or gods. But Richard Dawkins insists that his book’s title isn’t hyperbolic. The Penguin English Dictionary’s definition of delusion is: “a false belief or impression,” and he dedicates the first…

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