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Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder by Richard Dawkins, 2020

With the wit, insight, and spellbinding prose that have made him a bestselling author, Dawkins takes up the most important and compelling topics in modern science, from astronomy and genetics to language and virtual reality, combining them in a landmark statement of the human appetite for wonder.

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This is the book Dawkins was meant to write: A brilliant assessment of what science is (and isn’t), a tribute to science not because it is useful but because it is uplifting. “A love letter to science, an attempt to counter the perception that science is cold and devoid of aesthetic sensibility . . . Rich with metaphor, passionate arguments, wry humor, colorful examples, and unexpected connections, Dawkins’ prose can be mesmerizing.” — San Francisco Chronicle “Brilliance and wit.” — The New Yorker
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    • CartyBoston ,
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    I had concluded based on his writing and speaking that Dawkins is an islamophobe, is that not true?

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    @CartyBoston @appassionato @bookstodon My impression was he disapproves of most religions equally as impeding scientific clarity and judgement but I could be wrong.

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    @ren @CartyBoston @appassionato @bookstodon You are right

    simon_lucy ,
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    He has a response to that on his substack. His intellectual 'sin' is one of logical consistency, it's not always a simple and singular conclusion.

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