Richard Dawkins: The Controversy Between Science And Religion

Over the years we have seen the evolution of science and how it was grown to be what is considered science today. In all that growth, there have always been controversial aspects of science, which are still disputed today. One large controversy that still stands today is the theory of evolution is the idea of religion and the story of creation. These two concepts can be either seen as two opposing sides or two separate entities that have nothing to do with the other. Either way, the theory of evolution and religion have yet to see eye to eye. With every controversy there will be people standing on both ends of the spectrum. On the side of evolution with no belief in religion or God is Richard Dawkins. On the other end of the spectrum are people who take the literal interpretation of the bible. There are also some people who believe in a combination of religion and evolution, Stephen Gould. Over the years, people gave gained popularity for their ideas within the field of science and religion.
Although his family was originally from England, Dawkins was born on March 26,1941 in Nairobi, Kenya (Dickerson 1999). This was because his father had been deployed there for World War II (Dickerson 1999). While spending his early childhood in Kenya on the front of the war, Dawkins was influenced by all he had seen and witnessed, which played an important part his future studies. At a young age Dawkins took an interest in animals (Dickerson 1999). He would watch the way animals moved, their behavior, the similarities and differences between several animal species (Dickerson 1999). His interest in animals would lead his to study zoology. Dawkins attended Oxford University and in 1966 he received his doctorate degree in zoology (Dickerson