"I don't think Dawkins addresses the origin of God in that chapter. It concentrates on evolution, irreducible complexity, and the cosmological idea that our planet is one of those friendly to the advancement of evolution. Page 155 might be…"
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Wayne W commented on Wayne W's blog post 'Dawkin's Chapter 4 argument for improbability of God'"I agree with you, Scott. Dawkins shows the paucity of the Straw Man's argument. However, at least to me, he falls short of his claim that God is improbable. He only shows God is improbable, given the assumption that He…"
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Dawkin's Chapter 4 argument for improbability of God
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 9:36pm 4 Comments 1 Like
I've read this chapter 4 argument a couple times, and I still don't get it. The following is my understanding:
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Straw Man: So, it's pretty much impossible for human beings to just come together by chance. Therefore God exists.
Richard Dawkins. Actually, there's this thing called evolution. I know quite a bit about evolution. Evolution is great. Oh, yeah, the thing…
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