Review of God
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"Review of God. A manual for beginners" is, on the one hand, a collection of the main arguments that an atheist can arrange in a dispute with believers, and on the other hand, a large -scale excursion into the history of religions and beliefs with a detailed analysis of why these beliefs arose, what gods they represented, Why did they need to worship and why, in the end, these gods were forgotten. Or why they will be forgotten - if we are talking about modern religions. Dokins selected the most striking examples, the most intelligible explanations, the most indicative intellectual experiments and the most eloquent facts to try to prove once and for all: God is an illusion that humanity should get rid of in order to develop further. Whether he succeeded in solving the reader.
British biologist, one of the most significant thinkers of our time Richard Dokins is sure: humanity invented the gods and, ultimately, it will grow all its gods. And the sooner the better.
The ancient Greeks believed in their gods, worshiped them, thanked them, forgive them for help and intercession, defended their greatness in disputes with the Gentiles. And then they stopped believing. The statements that Zeus-Gromovets is watching us from the sky from his throne, at best, will cause a smile. We do not believe in Zeus. We do not believe in the ancient Veslavl Enlil and Marduk, the Hittite sea dragon Illuianka or the Irish goddess of the sun is this. Humanity has grown up these gods. How - and in this, Dokins is absolutely sure - it will grow into those whom he believes now. In his book, the scientist consistently and methodically tells how it is also, why human civilizations at different stages of their development create the gods for themselves and how, and most importantly, why, then they abandon these gods.
In Russian, the book is published in the brilliant translation of Anton Gopko, for whom the “Rubbing God” became the fifth translated book of Dokins. For the previous one, the "river emerging from Eden", Gopko was awarded the Award
British biologist, one of the most significant thinkers of our time Richard Dokins is sure: humanity invented the gods and, ultimately, it will grow all its gods. And the sooner the better.
The ancient Greeks believed in their gods, worshiped them, thanked them, forgive them for help and intercession, defended their greatness in disputes with the Gentiles. And then they stopped believing. The statements that Zeus-Gromovets is watching us from the sky from his throne, at best, will cause a smile. We do not believe in Zeus. We do not believe in the ancient Veslavl Enlil and Marduk, the Hittite sea dragon Illuianka or the Irish goddess of the sun is this. Humanity has grown up these gods. How - and in this, Dokins is absolutely sure - it will grow into those whom he believes now. In his book, the scientist consistently and methodically tells how it is also, why human civilizations at different stages of their development create the gods for themselves and how, and most importantly, why, then they abandon these gods.
In Russian, the book is published in the brilliant translation of Anton Gopko, for whom the “Rubbing God” became the fifth translated book of Dokins. For the previous one, the "river emerging from Eden", Gopko was awarded the Award
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Comics and Graphic Novels
- Category:Reference books
- Category:Natural sciences
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:12+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-119336-2
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