The Ipod Tutor: The Argument Against Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion (Paperback)

~ The Intelligent Community (Author)
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Product Description

Richard Dawkins is the noted biologist who has held the Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. His book, The God Delusion, appears to the untrained eye to be a devastating attack on theism as well as an ironclad defense of atheism. But not everything is as it seems.

This audio tutor (designed for owners of the iPod and similar MP3 players) consisting of a User Guide and over 200 companion audio tracks, carefully dissects Dawkins’s argument and exposes its numerous logical fallacies and factual errors, and demonstrates that Dawkins’ primary argument is itself a faith-based construction. Those interested in improving their ability to think critically will find reading Dawkins’ book along with this audio companion an essential intellectual exercise!

Note — to use this learning program, you must have all of the following:

• A copy of The God Delusion, and
• An iPod (or other MP3 player), and
• A broadband connection (to download the MP3 files).

A Project of The Intelligent Community Initiative.

Audio samples available at Publisher's website.

Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: www.theintelligentcommunity.com (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962098132
• ISBN-13: 978-0962098130
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,043,727 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to learn critical thinking, October 17, 2007

By	An Interested Party - See all my reviews

Length:: 2:51 Mins

12 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This should be included with every copy of Dawkin's book., June 8, 2008

By	D. P. Randolph "AriKona" (Arizona, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I am in complete agreement with the other reviewers that Richard Dawkins' book, "The God Delusion" lacks substantiative logic and, in many cases, evidence to his assertions. Perhaps this is because his field of expertise is biology and not philosophy. In any case, being able to have an immediate refutation in this form is very helpful. Many times books such as professor Dawkins' are accepted at face value simply because the reader does not have a background in logical fallacies. Using the Ipod tutor each error is dealt with as you read through the book at time time you read it. This allows the reader to improve their skill at recognizing such forms of incoherent thought as they go along. In today's "wired ears" society, most people are familiar with the MP3 technology and will have no problem downloading and retrieving the audio files to listen to. As the book was not designed to be read like a novel, it makes sense to stop, listen to the audio track and then go back and either re-read the passage or continue on from where they left off. The Intelligent Community has taken steps to create a constructive critique and assessment of the book without the arrogance which pervades the book itself. I would like to see the Ipod tutor extended to more books and I look forward to seeing more Ipod tutors in the future.

9 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars O God, not another fundamentalist posing as "intelligent", September 19, 2008

By	Hsiaoshuang "Hsiaoshuang" (Singapore) - See all my reviews

O God, this iPod tutor is just another load of counterfeit information posing as "intelligent" and calling fundamentalist christians as "intelligent community". I have never read so much crap in the introduction. I know for a fact that our Chinese God, Tua Pek Kong, creates the world, not some hippie-looking Middle Eastern chap called Jesus. It's an insult to mix intelligent, scientific thinking with fundamentalist morons.