Dawkins GOD: Genes, Memes, and
the Meaning of Life by Alister
McGrath
Nicely Argued
This is the first book-length response to Richard Dawkins, author of some
of the most popular scientific works, such as The Selfish Gene and The
Blind Watchmaker. Dawkins has become perhaps the world’s best-known
atheist, noted for his hostile and controversial views on religion. This
wonderfully argued book explains and examines Dawkins’ scientific ideas
and their religious implications. Head-to-head, it takes on some of
Dawkins’ central assumptions, like the conflict between science and
religion, the selfish gene theory of evolution, the role of science in
explaining the world, and brilliantly exposes their unsustainability.
Moreover, this controversial debate is carried on in a style which can be
enjoyed by anyone without a scientific or religious background.
Features:
* ISBN13: 9781405125383
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* Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Personal Review: Dawkins GOD: Genes, Memes, and the
Meaning of Life by Alister McGrath
This book is not a specific counter to "The God Delusion" - I believe there
is another book on that - but it does an excellent job of totally demolishing
the philosophical underpinnings of Professor Dawkins's case. The very
language and tone of "The God Delusion" makes it clear that Dawkins is
bitterly, fanatically anti-religion. This, to me, totally undermines his case.
Dawkins uses not the language of the dispassionate scientist but the
demagogue.
Professor McGrath (once himself a convinced atheist) methodically takes
Professor Dawkins apart. No matter whether or not you believe in God,
there is no doubt that McGrath has the better of the argument, and while
he doesn't prove that God exists (McGrath does not seek to do this and
indeed says that it cannot be done), he effectively counters Dawkins at
every turn while laying down a rational, philosophical foundation in which
belief in a Supreme Being beyond the reach of scientific experiment is not
unreasonable. In addition, the tone of the book persuades - Dawkins yells,
sneers, jeers and mocks, McGrath speaks in a constant, reasonable tone.
He walks softly, but he carries a bigger stick than Dawkins. As someone
trained in science and putting all considerations of religious belief or
unbelief aside, I find McGrath's quiet reasonableness a vast improvement
on Dawkins's hectoring tone.
If you've read "The God Delusion", you owe it to yourself to read this
eloquent counter. I said in my review of "The God Delusion" that Dawkins
would make few new converts with his book. I suspect this is also true of
this book, so entrenched are the opposing positions, but I think McGrath's
chances are deservedly much better. Highly recommended.
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