Boží blud - Přináší náboženství útěchu, anebo bolest? – Dawkins Richard (2016)

When the renowned British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins published his book The God Delusion in 2006, he immediately sparked a lively discussion in the media and on the Internet. This scientist had previously written many works on the relationship between philosophy and science, in which he condemned belief in God as irrational and pointed out its negative impact on society. However, in this latest book, he fully dedicated himself to this topic to boost the confidence of atheists and support anyone who would want to reject religion, showing them that it is possible to live a full, moral, and happy life even without it. Dawkins' book can essentially be divided into three parts. In the first, the author focuses on the so-called hypothesis of God's existence, which posits that 'there exists some sort of superhuman, supernatural intelligence that deliberately designed and created the universe and everything in it, including us.' Dawkins demonstrates that the hypothesis of the existence of such an intelligent being is a scientific hypothesis that must be analyzed like any other, and that there are only weak reasons for its acceptance, while the reasons for its rejection are enormous. 'The illusion of design in the living world is much more economically, incomparably more elegantly, and without the need for any intelligent...