Wednesday, June 10, 2009

God Delusion

I just finished reading this book "God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins. Its an interesting book to say the least. But it also makes you think a lot, question your long held beliefs, feel unsettled and look at the world with a new mindset. Whether you believe in God or not, when you start thinking about the possibility of a God-less world, it takes you into many uncharted territories. You suddenly can't blame fate or rest assured that God will one day make things better. No life-after-death forces you to rethink your actions. While it does not make you any more evil, it makes you question your benign attitude to many rituals.

The book doesn't convert you to an atheist overnight, though there are people who claim to have become one after reading the book. But it surely gives you an insight into how religion affects other parts of the world. Worth reading.