The God Delusion

The two things you should never talk about in polite company are religion and politics. Most people are familiar with some variation of this phrase, knowing that bringing up either tends to instantly ruin a conversation. If everyone in the room is of the same opinion (a rare situation indeed) then the conversation becomes extremely boring and everyone just makes each other feel better, or (more likely) one or more participants are not in total agreement, causing discord at the least and ruined friendships in many scenarios. But why is it that talking about religion and politics bothers us so much? Enter The God Delusion.

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The Blind Watchmaker

While growing up I quickly became familiar with Paley’s watchmaker analogy: namely that the complexity of life implies the existence of God. I’ve been hearing it especially more lately, so when I stumbled upon Richard Dawkins’ book, The Blind Watchmaker, I knew I had to pick it up and give it a read. It’s summarized perfectly by the book’s tag-line:

The Blind Watchmaker: Why the evidence of evolution reveals a universe without design

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