The article that I read for this blog has to do with the beliefs and ideology of Richard Dawkins. Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist that is a professor at the esteemed University of Oxford. He has created a name for himself by criticizing the works of Creationism and his thoughts of intelligent design. In the article Has Science eliminated God? – Richard Dawkins and the Meaning of Life. he states that “Science has swept God from the public arena, and relegated him to the margins of our culture.” The whole idea of religion is just a giant scapegoat, back in the day when the first works of the bible were created; there was specific reasoning behind it. It was necessary to have religion in order for all the followers and peoples to have a reason for living. Back then, there were no answers for almost anything, so religion was used to give us these unknown answers. Although, not correct (science can almost disprove all religious stories and thoughts) back then it was used to get by the unknown, to make the world a little more friendly in the eyes of the uneducated. Over time these thoughts have been constantly pounded in peoples head’s making it extremely hard for science to get through. Brought up as a practicing Presbyterian, I have come to accept the conclusion that God is a illusion made to cope with everyday life back in the stone ages.
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