I would like to thank msmith for starting this conversation. When I got my Sony Reader, I noticed the Dawkins book, but didn't pay it much mind. The title sounded pedantic and leaden to me. This thread got me interested, so I read it. Now I plan to purchase the book. What I read was lively, amusing, and right on the money. There is even an outstanding quote in it from Doug Adams as well as several fun ones from Einstein and his detractors. The people who are railing against it as some devil-spawned heresy have obviously never read beyond the title. Thanks again msmith. I owe you one.
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