God Is Not Great

How Religion Poisons Everything

De: Christopher Hitchens

Narrado por: Christopher Hitchens

Duración: 8 h y 45 m

Resumen del Editor

In the tradition of Bertrand Russell's Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris' recent best-seller, The End of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope's view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty of the double helix.

©2007 Christopher Hitchens (P)2007 Hachette Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"The best of the recent rash of atheist manifestos." (Publishers Weekly)
"Effortlessly witty and entertaining as well as utterly rational." (Booklist)

Enlightening

Wonderful book. It was very interesting. It was very informative to a skeptic mind. It brings it's point across with such conviction.

Excellent Book

Christopher Hitchens puts it better than anyone else could hope to. Trust me.

A masterpiece of fearless and necessary truth.

Mr. Hitchens's eloquence is something rare. His ingenious use of exhaustive research into religious doctrines, some of their origins, and the way they all share similar practices of deception and coersion is eye-opening to the point of being utterly disgusted with them. I am fortunate to live in a time when such a mind was able to speak freely in attempts to free the minds of anyone who would reject the notion of psychological and emotional enslavement.

Hitchens be thy name

Would you consider the audio edition of God Is Not Great to be better than the print version?

Yes, since the author narrates his own work, you can hear the words as they are intended to be read

Any additional comments?

This will definitely piss off religious people. Lots of good facts here, and good sound logic practically seeps out of this book. It's unfortunate the author is no longer with us as we won't get gems like this anymore.

Why are we so crazy about religion?

Any additional comments?

This book is not an atheistic tirade. Christopher Hitchens gives us a thorough and sincere critique of our passion for religion.

"Know thyself"

An erudite and moving appraisal of religion and our need to liberate ourselves from the shackles it places on our intellect, sexuality, and morals. Christopher Hitchens is the voice of reason and his reading of his words lend the weight of his toils against the "great evil" that he has fought against in his countless public debates. This book will take its place among my favorites and I will always remember the author as the Socrates of my age.

Nail it!

loved it. very detailed and worth a second read! Hitch out did himself on this one!

Argumentative and interesting

Comparing secularism against the concepts of deities and beliefs is not easy as both stem from ideas.

Science can disprove some phenomena, but none have access to the meta, supra and alpha.

Recommended for the ones willing to challenge their thoughts and excel in knowledge.

One of my favorite humans on this planet

Hitch is so inspiring. He truly brings to light the truths behind religions and spells out the fallacies we all already know but never really understood. This book is a must read.

I won't forget it.

Christopher's words should not be forgotten. his insight and wit made the day brighter.