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God : the most unpleasant character in all fiction /

"English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and writer Richard Dawkins opens Chapter 2 of his bestseller The God Delusion by saying that the God of the Old Testament is "arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction" and goes on to list nineteen negative character traits. Now...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Barker, Dan (Author)
Other Authors:	Dawkins, Richard, 1941- (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Sterling, [2016]
Subjects:	Bible. > Old Testament. God.
Online Access:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description

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