Richard Dawkins has confused the origin of life, which no man has seen, with magic tricks that are observable and repeatable. Sounds like a mixing of categories to me.
Tag: atheism
God as infinite regress: Darwinian evolution and the “designer God” argument
Placing God in infinite regress isn’t as easy for an evolutionist as it sounds.
Defending the Gospels of Matthew and Luke: A Response to Richard Dawkins
When the gospels were written, many years after Jesus’ death, nobody knew where he was born. But an Old Testament prophecy (Micah 5:2) had led Jews to…… Read more “Defending the Gospels of Matthew and Luke: A Response to Richard Dawkins”
Why Science Cannot Comment on God
The theologian Alister McGrath makes it the central point of his book Dawkins’ God: Genes, Memes and the Origin of Life. Indeed, after his admirably fair summary…… Read more “Why Science Cannot Comment on God”
Small Probabilities, Big Decisions: Richard Dawkins and Empirical Evidence for God’s Existence
In a more recent post, I provided Richard Dawkins’s 7-level Spectrum of Probabilities scale regarding God’s existence and gave the details he provides of what it means…… Read more “Small Probabilities, Big Decisions: Richard Dawkins and Empirical Evidence for God’s Existence”
Contrary to Reason: Richard Dawkins and the Spectrum of Probabilities
Let us, then, take the idea of a spectrum of probabilities seriously, and place human judgements about the existence of God along it, between two extremes of…… Read more “Contrary to Reason: Richard Dawkins and the Spectrum of Probabilities”
Coming out of the Physical? Why Minds, Emotions, and Moral Values argue against Atheism
Julian Baggini explains in Atheism: A Very Short Introduction the meaning of an atheist’s commitment to naturalism: “What most atheists do believe is that although there is only…… Read more “Coming out of the Physical? Why Minds, Emotions, and Moral Values argue against Atheism”
The Virgin Birth: Answering Questions About the Inconceivable (Luke 1:26-38)
Sermon: The Virgin Birth: Answering Questions About the Inconceivable Scripture: Luke 1:26-38 Note: The PDF file of the sermon can be found here: The Virgin Birth-…… Read more “The Virgin Birth: Answering Questions About the Inconceivable (Luke 1:26-38)”
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