“Proving” the existence of God in any rationalistic, scientific sense is going to be a futile endeavor. The reason why is, not because God doesn’t exist, but rather because He is ultimately beyond our limited rational capabilities, and is ultimately beyond nature. “Evidences” for God’s existence taken from the natural world, therefore, are always going…
Dawkins is Blinded by Science? Near the end of Dawkins’ second chapter in The God Delusion, he reveals what I believe to be a fundamental problem with his entire book: his inability to see the difference between science and religion. He states: “Why shouldn’t we comment on God, as scientists? Any why isn’t Russell’s teapot,…
In addition to criticizing both Judaism and Christianity, Richard Dawkins also takes the time to criticize Islam. Dawkins first correctly points out that Islam was spread by the sword from the very beginning. One may quibble about to what extent, and whether or not Islam is a religion of peace—that is not what I want…
Richard Dawkins on…Judaism? “Originally a tribal cult of a single fiercely unpleasant God, morbidly obsessed with sexual restrictions, with the smell of charred flesh, with his own superiority over rival gods and with the exclusiveness of his chosen desert tribe.” (58) Richard Dawkins on…Christianity? “Was founded by Paul of Tarsus as a less ruthlessly monotheistic…
Before we leave Dawkins chapter, “The God Hypothesis,” I feel the need to point out a number of other rather inflammatory and questionable comments Dawkins makes as he, in fact, goes out of his way to attack religion. No Tax Breaks for Religious Charities! In this first instance, he goes out of his way to…
Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching. And, if you have watched any amount of T.V. over the past few weeks, chances are you’ve seen those commercials: “pajama-grams,” “giant teddy bears,” etc. Yes, I know, they’ve been on T.V. for the past few years every Valentine’s Day season. But as I’ve seen them this year, something has occurred…
Dawkins’ second chapter in his book The God Delusion is entitled “The God Hypothesis.” Needless to say, that is quite a broad category. After all, depending on your time in history and your particular culture, “God” or “the gods” can refer to a wide-ranging amount of beliefs and practices. For Dawkins, the “God” he hypothesizes…
Dawkins: The Philosophical Naturalist The first chapter of Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion is entitled “A Deeply Religious Non-Believer.” In it, Dawkins makes clear that he is a philosophical naturalist. He writes that he sees himself as: “…somebody who believes there is nothing beyond the natural, physical world, no supernatural creative intelligence lurking behind the…
Ah, the Gospel of Atheism! Atheism fascinates me. Not the kind of atheism in which someone simply says, “I don’t believe God exists,” and then just goes about living his life. I’m talking about the kind of atheism in which people see themselves positively evangelical about it. They bring lawsuits against towns that have any…
I recently watched a PBS presentation entitled, God On Trial. The setting was a barracks in Auschwitz, in which the Jewish men there decided to “hold court” and put God on trial. The issue they set forth to decide was this: “Was God guilty of breach of contract with the Jewish people?” He had promised to…