After reading two books by Reza Aslan on religion this is the third book I read in the sequence and this one actually opposes the religion by all means (rationally or otherwise).
Richard Dawkins is one on the most famous (notorious) writer who proposes the atheism to be followed and validates that any religion is going to create the problems at some point of time.
The best thing I loved about the book is that the author is nowhere biased towards any religion and opposes all with full force.
The next thing I liked was that he asks to raise the question against anything that has no proof. I can quote that if there is no apparent reason for something happening around you doesn't mean that you start believing anything which convinces you without any proof just because you are conditioned or taught so. Asking the questions and validating the existence of anything is the most important part of being an aware creature.
One thing that I want to quote here is that it is a general understanding that some religions are good and some others are bad, it all depends on where you are standing. But if we think rationally we can clearly see that to be a good person you are not supposed to belong to any particular religion. A good person is good irrespective of the religion s/he follows and that closes most of the doubts.
There are lot of examples and anecdotes from the author which points in the direction of rationality. A thing which can be reasoned with correct examples is the only one that needs to be believed and there are great chances that people may end up believing something which has no base, just conditioning.
Definitely a great book to read even if you are for or against the religion.
Richard Dawkins is one on the most famous (notorious) writer who proposes the atheism to be followed and validates that any religion is going to create the problems at some point of time.
The best thing I loved about the book is that the author is nowhere biased towards any religion and opposes all with full force.
The next thing I liked was that he asks to raise the question against anything that has no proof. I can quote that if there is no apparent reason for something happening around you doesn't mean that you start believing anything which convinces you without any proof just because you are conditioned or taught so. Asking the questions and validating the existence of anything is the most important part of being an aware creature.
One thing that I want to quote here is that it is a general understanding that some religions are good and some others are bad, it all depends on where you are standing. But if we think rationally we can clearly see that to be a good person you are not supposed to belong to any particular religion. A good person is good irrespective of the religion s/he follows and that closes most of the doubts.
There are lot of examples and anecdotes from the author which points in the direction of rationality. A thing which can be reasoned with correct examples is the only one that needs to be believed and there are great chances that people may end up believing something which has no base, just conditioning.
Definitely a great book to read even if you are for or against the religion.
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