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Originally Posted by Megan  Great quote, Radical. Dawkins is amazing, and has probably helped a lot of people get out of abusive religious situations. Wish I could have borrowed some of his backbone in my day. 
His confrontation with (later to be disgraced) Ted Haggard, head of 30 million American Evangelicals, in "Root of All Evil" is just incredible, isn't it? YouTube - Ted Haggard in "Root of All Evil?" |
Yes, Dawkins is one of my heroes. I believe he is doing science a great service and I highly recommend his book
The God Delusion to anyone who hasn't read it.
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Originally Posted by Megan I'm speaking of evolution itself, not the theory of evolution. I believe religion is part of the evolutionary process. How could it not be?
If the religious impulse is evolutionary in nature, could we not expect it to evolve as well? |
I believe religion is a misfiring byproduct of evolution, whilst the religious ideas themselves are evolutionary in nature - they serve no purpose other than their own propagation and survival. With the help of people like Richard Dawkins, religion will become obsolete.