Saturday, April 07, 2007

Richard Dawkins Explains 'The God Delusion' Fresh Air from WHYY, March 28, 2007 · In his most recent book, British scientist Richard Dawkins writes about the irrationality of a belief in God, examines God in all his forms and sets down his arguments for atheism. The book is The God Delusion. Dawkins is a professor of "the public understanding of science" at Oxford University. The New York Times Book Review has hailed him as a writer who "understands the issues so clearly that he forces his reader to understand them too." Dawkins has been one of the leading scientists bringing this topic out into the open. The idea that perhaps we should question and debate religion on the same footing that we question scientific ideas, evaluating the meaning of truth and reality. Americans, especially in the last six years, have been loath to even discuss the topic. This is rather ironic, as we retreat from rationalism and run towards irrational thought at the same time that we are under threat from another form of extremist fundamentalist religion. jg 3:20:20 PM    comment []

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