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Do atheist scientists such as Richard Dawkins merely knock down "straw men"?
Following an article in the Radio Times:
Garth
Following an article in the Radio Times:
Madeline Bunting, in the major British secular newspaper "The Guardian": No wonder atheists are angry: they seem ready to believe anythingEvolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins argues in a two-part film (The Root of All Evil?, Mondays, Channel 4)that religion poses a serious threat to the world. Hugh Costello asked "Darwin's rottweiler" why he's sounding the alarm.
Let's be clear: it's absolutely right that religion should be subjected to a vigorous critique, but let's have one that doesn't waste time knocking down straw men.
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