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Dawkins or Hitchens?

Just borrowed some books from a friend, trying to decide which one to start. It's between 'The God Delusion' by Dawkins and 'God is not Great' by Hitchens. Have you read either or both? Which would you recommend?

Also, what are you currently reading?

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BeeHappy 9 Mar 7
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Ancient Gonzo Wisdom: Interviews with Hunter S. Thompson edited by Anita Thompson. I've already read Hitchens, Hawkins is next on my list.

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What do I care what people say about god's existance? There's no point in reading about, or discussing, some imaginary construct, except those in movie plots and literature.

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I prefer audio. Dawkins is great, but personally, Hitchens had a philosophy closer to mine

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Hitchens is very good but Dawkins is great. His "The Selfish Gene" changed the world. As a former biology teacher I taught my students that the cell was the basic unit of life. Not so! The gene is the puppeteer that pulls the strings for the traits of the next generation depending on environmental changes. The book is so convincing that Dawkins thought religion would begin to decline in 1976.
The mindblower: the gene doesn't care about the success of the host any more than a typeworm. The gene for blue eyes only cares about the next generation of blue-eyed babies, and it competes with other genes carrying the same trait. It's the Law of the Jungle even at the microscopic level, the fittest live on to the next generation.

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Both are sitting across the room from me, staring at me from a pile of others.

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