GROUP ASSIGNMENT THE GOD DELUSION DEBATE Question 1: I chose to listen to Dr. John Lennox because I personally believe that there is a God that exists in our midst‚ and it would be great to have an open mind to see the perspective in the other point of view which does not believe the presence of God. In the debate between Prof Richard Dawkins and Dr John Lennox‚ the strength that Dr John Lennox has is that he stands by firmly in his belief that he greatly challenged the remarks made
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Book Arrangement: The God Delusion has 374 pages separated by Ten Chapters‚ each with several smaller parts. Every three to five pages‚ another issue arising from religion is addressed and proven to be a problem easily solvable by decreasing the amount of religion in the world. Each chapter commences with a quote from a famous‚ credible source introducing the main point to be discussed in the chapter. At the conclusion of the book‚ there are multiple tools to help the reader better understand the
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argument that if an omnibenevolent and omnipotent God were to exist‚ he would not condone the apparent suffering and evil that takes place. This argument was first proposed by the Greek philosopher Epicurus who devised: “Is God willing to prevent evil‚ but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able‚ but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” One explanation for this is that the evil
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point in the past there exists a great mystery in the human minds viz. God. Human mind had always been baffled with the concept of God. Many curious seekers have tried to put their reasoning in black and white either to prove or disprove the existence of God. Still these intellectual arguments often prove inadequate; either to prove or disprove. Through this seminar I intend to compare two different stands on the existence of God; that of Thomas Aquinas‚ the medieval philosopher‚ and Richard Dawkins
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INTRODUCTION Humans are the most precious creations of God. It is seen on how people differ from other contrivance of the creator. Mortals are mold to be the most ingenious life forms. Also they do acquire skill and talents that they enhance from time to time. Honestly speaking‚ through the abilities that a person obtains it become the key for developing and improving our society. In fact through the use of their mental capability it results for big changes in our global community. But despite
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Dawkins wrote a book called the The God Delusion‚ where he explains his many arguments against faith. Dawkins believes that religion is unnecessary‚ and at times dangerous‚ and that science is the only realm that people should be concerned with. Much of what Dawkins argues in his book is that
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Richard Dawkins Richard Dawkins is an Oxford biologist and well respected speaker who believes there is no such thing as God or anything supernatural. He adopted the theory of natural selection as an "adequate explanation for the beauty and complexity of life" (Dawkins‚ 2009‚ p. 23). Richard Dawkins’ feelings about family‚ social issues and the nature of God is represented in his worldview. I will compare and contrast the values and actions of Richard Dawkins with my own. Richard Dawkins
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spokesperson for the point of view that a belief in evolution demands atheism. Dawkins is a brilliant author and speaker. He teaches at Oxford University and in 2006 published a book titled The God Delusion‚ where Dawkins argues that a God most certainly does not exist and so therefore faith‚ qualifies as a delusion. In 1996 Dawkins was named "Humanist of The Year" and in his acceptance speech‚ (which was later published in The Humanist) Dawkins called for the eradication of what he regarded as one
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of belief in terms of the existence of god‚ or believing in no god (“Atheism‚” 2013). The word originated from the Greek word ‘Atheos’‚ which means without god or gods. To atheists‚ all children are born to be an atheist due to their lack of knowledge of god or any spiritual deities. However‚ contrasting to what atheists believe‚ many religions‚ such as Christianity‚ believe that when children are born‚ they are made or given by the god. Some pray to the god to ask for children or talk about deity
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“You could almost define a philosopher as someone who won’t take common sense for an answer”- This quote‚ found in Richard Dawkin’s The God Delusion‚ has stuck with me ever since I read it as a young primary school student. At first glance‚ philosophy can seem a rather redundant pursuit‚ asking questions that already have an answer. Yet once considered these posed questioned such as ‘Is murder wrong?’ incite deep thought into how there are grey areas of deciding morally or how logic can define everyday
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