1. Reading of The God Delusion in Lynchburg, VA

Comment #69394 by Pamela on September 11, 2007 at 5:05 am

In an old post, 'Pat' said that Richard Dawkins didn't answer the question "why do we need a god"? I'll answer that with another question "why does a person need to smoke marijuana"? the answer - they don't. It just gives them a warm fuzzy feeling. - a false sense of security.

2. The Dawkins Delusion

Comment #1290 by Pamela on October 11, 2006 at 7:15 am

I have alwasy felt a disconnectedness to my religious upbringing, so I found this book to be fascinating. I agree that the critique is based upon lies and contrivances.

The question as to why people would want to hang onto traditions related to beliefs that amount to fiction is easily answered. Many people hold onto traditions regardless of where they came from. Though I agree with Dawkins, I still plan to put up a tree in December sans religious ornaments to celebrate the coming of winter and the new year. All traditions morph somewhat over time. What is important is the meaning we give to them.