Book
Outgrowing God : a beginner's guide / Richard Dawkins.
Explains how the natural world arose without a designer and challenges the basic assumptions of world religions to argue that faith is not a necessary component of good behavior.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984853912
- ISBN: 1984853910
- Physical Description: 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits (some color) ; 22 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Bantam Press, an imprint of Transworld Publishers, a Penguin Random House UK Company, in 2019."--Title page verso. Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Goodbye God -- So many gods! -- But is it true? -- Myths and how they start -- The good book? -- Do we need God in order to be good? -- How do we decide what is good? -- Evolution and beyond -- Surely there must be a designer? -- Steps towards improbability -- Crystals and jigsaw puzzles -- Bottom up or top down? -- Did we evolve to be religious? Did we evolve to be nice? -- Taking courage from science. |
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| Subject: | Atheism. Evolution (Biology) > Religious aspects. Philosophy and the life sciences. Life sciences. Biology. |
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- 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | 211.8 D271o 2019 (Text) | 33126024070488 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/29/2024 |
| Erlanger Branch | 211.8 D271o 2019 (Text) | 33126024070496 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | 211.8 D271o 2019 (Text) | 33126024070603 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |