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Your Religion Is False |  | Author: Joel Grus
Publisher: Brightwalton LLC
Category: Book
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Pages: 258
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0982481802
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ASIN: 0982481802
Publication Date: June 6, 2009
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The funniest book ever written about why your religion is false! Whether you're a Christian or a Jew, a Muslim or a Hindu, a Rasta or a Jain, an Environmentalist or a Cheondoist, a Scientologist or a Giant Stone Head Worshipper, your religion is false. But don't feel bad -- so is everyone else's! When you want to know what not to believe, this is the only book you need. In addition, you'll learn * Why "god" doesn't exist
* Why there's no such thing as a "soul"
* How to find "meaning" in a religion-less world
* Which of your religious heroes are pedophiles
* Why "religious tolerance" is a terrible idea And, as a bonus, the greatest religious joke ever told. You can't afford not to read this book!
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 Not as funny as I hoped; but full of interesting info September 2, 2010
Frank Villasenor
I just finished this book. It was a good light-hearted book on religion -- not heavy like Dawkins is. That said, the book was not nearly as funny as I hoped. I only really "laughed" a few times. Very disappointing in that regards. Still, it's worth a quick read...
 A Good Laugh at Religion June 27, 2010
Frederick C. Hovey (San Francisco)
As a veteran reader of atheist tomes, (Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris et al.) it was tantalizing to finally find a book poking fun at religions, not just providing pragmatic intellectual arguments against them. There were numerous points where I burst into laughter--to the point of tears!
That said, as often as not, the author's sense of humor quickly becomes formulaic by repeatedly mixing into the absurdity of each religion various annoying contemporary references. For example, in describing the three primary gods of Hinduism, Brahma "...has four heads but only four arms, which makes it impossible for him to cover his ears whenever that stupid 'Crazy Frog' song plays as someone's ringtone." Thud. And although he is obviously trying to show the contextual relationship of vestigial, atavistic religions to modern life, the references themselves are sometimes so nerdy and esoteric that they will be lost on certain readers.
In the end, it was still a satisfying, breezy read which delightfully left no religion unscathed.
 A book so boring, I put it down. April 13, 2010
Evan J. Carroll (Kingwood, TX USA)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Ok, so this book is sort of like The Daily Show of religious text, except massively more boring. It is ultimately too hard to discern the facts the book is making fun of, from the facts the book is just plain making up. This is probably not to religion's merits. My biggest gripe is simply that the book isn't sold as a parody, but as an educational parody. There is simply nothing the book has to offer intellectually. It brings nothing new to the argument table, and the substance is more often childish blather then witty attacks.
Let me pick a random passage, out of a random page -- if you think this doesn't do it justice head over to (...), and read a sample of the book:
Pg 146.
Peace: Quakers all acknowledge the prophetic gifts of "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" folksinger Ed McCurdy.
I just didn't find the vast majority of it funny, or educational.
Stand Up Comedy February 19, 2010
R. Mackenzie
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The author makes no secret of the fact that his research consisted of some casual internet surfing. He doesn't always let the facts get in the way of a good punch line either. I recommend this book to people already well versed in religious traditions who want a good laugh. Mocking religion is a bit like gallows humour. There's not much you can do to knock sense into religiously infected minds, so you might as well laugh to keep from going nuts yourself. The book succeeds brilliantly on that level.
 Funny as hell equal-opportunity blasphemy February 3, 2010
Slobby Bobby Booby Brane (Springfield, VA United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The book spares no one's belief and is even dismissive of the polite agnostic, which the author does so hilariously. Admittedly, the enjoyment is enhanced if you're already a member of the choir.
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