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Based:  Richard Dawkins & Francis Collins: Biology, Belief and Covid 

Plus: Responses by Jorge Guerra Pires to Dawkins vs Collins.

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Read more: From Alchemy to Osmosis: How Science Drowned the “Vital Principle” and Created Life in a Glass

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Based on the book: The Fallacy of Fine-Tuning: Why the Universe Is Not Designed for Us Book by Victor J. Stenger

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Read more: “You cannot disprove God” — I beg to disagree!

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🦄 Atheism is a Valid and Strong Position


These two articles by Jorge Guerra Pires, PhD, a writer for Scientists Free From Religion, present a robust critique of arguments used to defend theism, particularly targeting the views of physicist Michio Kaku. The first source argues that atheism is a valid and strong intellectual position, directly challenging Kaku's assertion that atheism is "not scientific" and criticizing his use of analogies like the unicorn and Bertrand Russell's teapot; Pires aligns instead with Richard Dawkins, positing that the question of God is a scientific one and emphasizing the ethical difference between belief in a unicorn and consequential religious belief. The second source expands on this by directly challenging the common refrain, "You cannot disprove God," arguing that while an abstract, unfalsifiable God cannot be proven false, the specific, testable attributes of the Abrahamic God (such as answering prayer or literal creation) have been empirically disproven by science, citing examples like the STEP prayer experiment and modern cosmology, while also employing the satirical Flying Spaghetti Monster argument to illustrate the absurdity of accepting unsupported claims. Both sources stress that the burden of proof lies with the claimant, and that many famous scientific figures, including Einstein, did not endorse a personal God.

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Are All Religions Equally Dangerous? Russell, Hitchens, and the Perils of Faith

The provided texts primarily discuss criticisms of religion, particularly Christianity, from an atheistic and rationalist perspective. Bertrand Russell's "Why I Am Not a Christian" and related essays are extensively excerpted, outlining his intellectual and moral objections to Christian dogma, including arguments against the existence of God and the flaws he perceives in Christ's teachings and traditional morality. The excerpts also detail the historical and societal impact of religious institutions, examining instances of religious persecution, the undermining of church-state separation, and the suppression of academic freedom. Complementary articles from "Scientists Free From Religion" offer contemporary perspectives, including Christopher Hitchens' critiques of religious figures like the Dalai Lama, while also distinguishing Russell's views on Buddhism as less condemnatory due to its philosophical rather than dogmatic nature. The sources collectively highlight the dangers of unquestioning faith and the importance of reason and empirical evidence in understanding the world and shaping ethical frameworks.

Source: God is not great (Christopher Hitchens), Why I am not a Christian (Bertrand Russell). Scientists Free From Religion Blog.

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