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The God Desire

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From the bestselling author of Jews Don't Count

' A hugely heartfelt, funny, kind, fascinating, human and clever book ' ALAIN DE BOTTON
' Magnificent. Breathtaking. And shockingly rare … another one-sitting wonder' STEPHEN FRY

David Baddiel would love there to be a God. He has spent a lot of time fantasising about how much better life would be if there actually was such a thing as a Superhero Dad who chased off Death. Unfortunately for him, there isn't. Or at least, that is Baddiel's view in this book, which argues that it is indeed the very intensity of his, and everyone else's, desire for God to exist that proves His non-existence. Anything so deeply wished-for we will, considers Baddiel, make real. The admission of his own divine yearnings makes for a book that is more vulnerable - and more understanding of the value and power of religion - than most atheist polemics. A philosophical essay that utilises Baddiel's trademarks of comedy, storytelling and personal asides, The God Desire offers a highly readable new perspective on the most ancient of debates.

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ISBN: 9780008550288
Publication date: 13th April 2023
Author: David Baddiel
Publisher: TLS Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 112 pages
Genres: Agnosticism and atheism
Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences
Religion and science
Humanist philosophy
Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology
Popular philosophy: Meaning of life / finding sense in life
Philosophy of religion
Sociology and anthropology
Humour