The God Delusion Chapter Summary

Book Arrangement: The God Delusion has 374 pages separated by Ten Chapters, each with several smaller parts. Every three to five pages, another issue arising from religion is addressed and proven to be a problem easily solvable by decreasing the amount of religion in the world. Each chapter commences with a quote from a famous, credible source introducing the main point to be discussed in the chapter. At the conclusion of the book, there are multiple tools to help the reader better understand the book or further one’s knowledge: the Appendix, a books cited page, a notes page, and an index page.
Book Content: Chapters 1, 4, and 10- There is no God: There isn’t one central theme carried throughout the book, just the concept that religion
Dawkins plunges into the history of spirituality and how it became a major part in creating the rules of civilization. He pursues answers from the past, delving into the literary pieces of Thomas Jefferson in an attempt to understand why and how God was thought of as a steadfast pillar in regards to how a country should be run: he concludes the Founding Fathers were clinically insane. Although no true answer is given, the second, third, and fifth chapters do attribute to the author's argument against religion: the chapters prove God has been idolized for centuries, with no apparent explanation as to why, which only furthers his notion that there is no valid reason for society to accept that there is a
Chapters Six through Nine concede the common pro-religious argument inquiring and pondering what the actual problem with allowing religion into society might be. Dawkins answers with acrimony. All four chapters are a merciless critique on the claim that religion does more good than evil. Dawkins highlights some of the inhumane and atrocious acts that have been committed in the name of religion: the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition and Reconquista, and the Thuggee Murders. Furthermore, he exhibits reason, reason that cannot be discounted due to the ethos it creates, that religion has done more bad than good when it comes to raising children. Dawkins claims that raising children in a religious home is synonymous with raising children in an abusive home. All claims made in this section are resolute and relentless in his bombardment against religion. This section, from a scientific standpoint, ends the conversation at hand, proving religion does and condones more evil than