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“God as an illusion” (eng. The God Delusion ; 2006) is a scientific and educational book by a British ethologist, popularizer of evolutionary biology, Richard Dawkins, an Oxford professor.

In the book, Dawkins claims that belief in a supernatural creator is a false belief that, like mania, does not change depending on the facts. He cites a statement by Robert Pirsig (eng. Robert Pirsig ) that “when one person is obsessed with illusions, it is called insanity. When many people are obsessed with illusions, they call this religion. ”

“God as an illusion” ranked second on the Amazon.com bestseller list in November 2006. From December 2006 to February 2007, she was among the top ten bestsellers among the scientific literature in a hardcover version of the New York Times.

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