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 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 the very intensity of the human 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 comedyu, storytelling and personal asides, The God Desire offers a highly readable new perspective on the most ancient of debates.
