Word: dawkinsã
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Religion, in Dawkins?? view, not only provides false comfort—it is actively divisive and harmful. Designated as Christians or Muslims by their parents, children are apt to face the discrimination associated with these labels, Dawkins said...
Following Dawkins?? speech, Johnstone Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker proposed two amendments to Dawkins?? theory, both of which Dawkins accepted...
Lauren E. Tulp ’07 was also not entirely convinced by Dawkins?? theory. A practicing Roman Catholic, she said, “It was presumptuous to assume that everyone in the room was an atheist...
...fetched idea? Indeed, design proponents have published exactly zero papers on their views in the major peer-reviewed scientific journals. The theory ranks alongside phrenology and geocentrism in its scientific usefulness, since the intelligence it postulates is entirely mysterious and cannot be observed or proven false. The reason for Dawkins?? and Gould’s non-debate pact is that “intelligent design” thrives on denunciations. Simply by debating them, scientists lend respectability to “intelligent design” proponents. But this dalliance with the irrational must stop. The proponents...