Thomas Aquinas' 'proofs' - The ontological argument and other a priori arguments - The argument from beauty - The argument from personal 'experience' - The argument from Scripture - The argument from admired religious scientists - Pascal's wager - Bayesian arguments - Why there almost certainly is no God. Polytheism - Monotheism - Secularism, the Founding Fathers and the religion of America - The poverty of agnosticism - NOMA - The great prayer experiment - The Neville Chamberlain school of evolutionists - Little green men - Arguments for God's existence. Deserved respect - Undeserved respect - The God hypothesis. Includes bibliographical references and indexĪ deeply religious nonbeliever. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry and abuses children. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. And all from a belief in a God whose existence lacks evidence of any kind. In many countries religious dogma from medieval times still serves to abuse basic human rights such as women's and gay rights. In America, and elsewhere, a vigorous dispute between 'intelligent design' and Darwinism is seriously undermining and restricting the teaching of science.
While Europe is becoming increasingly secularized, the rise of religious fundamentalism, whether in the Middle East or Middle America, is dramatically and dangerously dividing opinion around the world.
His argument could hardly be more topical. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006.
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