Examine the main criticisms of religion made by New Atheism.

Examine the main criticisms of religion made by New Atheism.

• The problem of evil, both moral and natural has always been a problem that non-religious people have used as evidence against God’s existence. This is still the case and continues to find its adherents amongst New Atheists today.

• New Atheism may suggest that religion contradicts and/or impedes scientific progress. As more and more advances are made in science then religion may suffer more and more as a result. Things can be explained without reference to religion and indeed, many New Atheists will say that religion should not figure in the scientific age.

• Related to this, New Atheism may say that their views are thinking and intellectual which are appropriate to today’s world. Contrary to this religion is non-thinking and non-intellectual which makes the ground…