I refer to chapter 4 (“Why There Almost Certainly Is No God”) as The Ultimate Distraction. Dawkins uses the example of the Ultimate 747 as a red herring that distracts us from the argument at hand, namely, if God exists. After setting up his straw men to “defeat” arguments in favour of God’s existence, Dawkins […]
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Dawkins Part 1: Straw Men
A straw man argument is an argument that is set up so that it can easily be defeated. This is a favoured technique of politicians. MediaMatters.org provides some excellent examples of George W. Bush’s use of straw man arguments. Richard Dawkins provides several arguments for God’s existence, starting with some serious philosophical justifications for the […]
Richard Dawkins has put together an interesting package. His book, The God Delusion, has inspired a great deal of discussion and controversy. After reading the book, I find myself disappointed. I was expecting so much more. For such a great deal of noise, I expected some solid, faith-shattering arguments. Instead, I felt that Dawkins’ arguments […]
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Coming up on toddhdow.org
So… I finally finished reading “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins. I’m a bit disappointed by the book. Yes, I’m obviously biased, but I did try to keep an open mind about the book. I must say that even though I kept an open mind, I still had a hard time being convinced by him. […]
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Bravo to David Warren!
I don’t easily agree with David Warren’s writing, but he’s on a rant against atheism right now, and I couldn’t agree more with his current series of messages. Instead of stealing his thunder, I’ll direct you right to his stuff: Unmoved mover More heresy That’s it for now… just wanted to share those links. Talk […]
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