He is a renowned scientist and proponent of atheism
he says natural selection explains how there can be the appearance of complex, seemingly improbable things from small and relatively simple causes, saying god designed it is not enough
reilgion is an aberration because it doesnt offer reasonable answers but a by-product of human tendency o elders and giving meaning to animals
'the god of the gaps' is invoked to explain a gap in our knowledge, but the gaps in our knowledge is decreasing meaning god is becoming irrelevant
he says when science cannot answer something complex humans turn to god
he believes you can't be religious and believe in science
he says the gaps should be filled with explanation, exhortation, consolation and inspiration
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McGraths
They argue that Dawkins has provided no evidence to his argument
they argue that the 'god of gaps' argument is useless as humans require the notion that we live in an intelligible and explainable universe
Dawkins confuses scientism with science with the lack of evidence provided in 'god delusion'
religion nd science work together as there are a number of scientists who are quite clear about their Christian belief
science is limited because there are ultimate questions that lie beyond science and there is never enough evidence to prove them
they say that Dawkins ignores that religion is capable of self-critique and the way it can transform human conflicts and encourage love
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