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Dawkins and the Virus of Faith
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Richard Dawkins is surely the most frequently-cited champion or demon, depending upon point of view, in the science versus religion wars. His detractors portray him as a humourless, soulless reductionist, a threat not just to faith but to all beauty and brightness. His admirers applaud the devastating blows he lands on the votaries of superstition and unreason. I am with the applauders; and the lucidity, clarity, and force of his contributions are a major part of what makes me so. Having encountered a Dawkins in his writings who is eloquently and indeed poetically alert to the astonishing and beautiful world revealed by science—so much more wonderful than anything the limited imaginings of religion offer—it always used to surprise me when Dawkins’ detractors charged him with sourness.
Title: Dawkins and the Virus of Faith
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Abstract
Richard Dawkins is surely the most frequently-cited champion or demon, depending upon point of view, in the science versus religion wars.
His detractors portray him as a humourless, soulless reductionist, a threat not just to faith but to all beauty and brightness.
His admirers applaud the devastating blows he lands on the votaries of superstition and unreason.
I am with the applauders; and the lucidity, clarity, and force of his contributions are a major part of what makes me so.
Having encountered a Dawkins in his writings who is eloquently and indeed poetically alert to the astonishing and beautiful world revealed by science—so much more wonderful than anything the limited imaginings of religion offer—it always used to surprise me when Dawkins’ detractors charged him with sourness.
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