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He engages deeply with The selfish Gene and the God delusion and the rest of Dawkins works. McGrath pulverizes The theory of the meme on Scientific grounds. McGrath clearly shows that Dawkins dogmatic pronouncements on atheism are not scientific but ideological presuppositions. This book is very well-documented.

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1. Dez. 2013 · This book charts the rise and thought of Richard Dawkins from two perspectives: first as a recount of that part of the history of ideas that illustrates Dawkins' role in the intellectual rise of the New Atheism movement; and secondly as a theological argument that demonstrates that Dawkins has in many instances overstepped reason in his need to claim that the theory of evolution leads directly ...

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2. Feb. 2005 · The replicators of ideas and beliefs – what Dawkins calls memes – the cultural equivalent of genes, are also critiqued by McGrath. The truth is, they are not the fruit of scientific discovery but philosophical postulation. Dawkins says people believe in God, not because he exists, but because of God memes. The idea of God, says Dawkins, like a virus, is passed along and replicated in ...