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God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

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by Christopher Hitchens

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One of my teachers said that this book was controversial because it seemed to target Islam more than other religions. If you read the book, what are your thoughts about this? Is it true in your opinion? *I haven't read the book myself and don't know if I will yet.
Andy Grayson No, he correctly points out that Islam is doing more harm around the world than any mad offshoots of the other religions. They're all equally wrong, b…moreNo, he correctly points out that Islam is doing more harm around the world than any mad offshoots of the other religions. They're all equally wrong, but not all equally dangerous. The fact that the part where he dares to criticise, or even question, Islam has caused more of a stir than the rest of the book put together only serves to support his point. (less)
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I heard the audio book of God Is Not Great read by the author. There were clips of beautiful piano music in the beginning of each CD and of each chapter. Does anyone know the names of those piano pieces?
Jim Zheng It's bits and pieces of Mozart's Piano Sonata in A Major, K. 331

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP9KW...…moreIt's bits and pieces of Mozart's Piano Sonata in A Major, K. 331

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Is this book good? Because the two extremely childish and lacking any subtlety titles kinda grind my gears. I can hear it in my head - "No man, god is not great man, lemme tell you how religion is bogus and poisons EVERYTHING man", it's so silly.
Snowy Papaya It’s fantastic. Witty, intelligent, intellectual and fascinating. Really opened up my world view and understanding of our history as humans.
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