T onight, at a debate at bristol university, ive been asked to propose the motion that belief in god is a dangerous delusion. The god delusion debate marked dawkins first visit to the old south and the first. Lennox and dawkins had a discussion in april 2008 at trinity college, oxford to expand upon topics left undeveloped during the god delusion debate. Full text of the god delusion richard dawkins see other formats. Richard dawkins vs john lennox the god delusion debate. Bassam tells me the file may be disseminated freely, so go ahead and download dawkins god delusion in arabic for free. Free download or read online the god delusion pdf epub book. This debate will feature and will focus on the book the god delusion and richards assertions therein over and against the christian faith. The god delusion debate pits worldrenowned atheist and scientist professor richard dawkins against his oxford university colleague. The god delusion debate was filmed on october 3, 2007 before a soldout crowd at the university of alabamabirminghams alys stephens center and broadcast to a global audience of over one million.
The first edition of the novel was published in 2006, and was written by richard dawkins. Clinton richard dawkins, frs frsl born 26 march 1941 is an english ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and. Tonight, though, the buzz is over a debate between biologist richard dawkins and mathematician john lennox. Dave mcalester the god delusion is essential reading for atheists. He is executive producer of the films science and the god question, the god delusion debate and can atheism save europe. The most famous atheist scientist of our times is the fearless richard dawkins, whose god delusion set out to discredit religion once and for all. Npr coverage of the god delusion by richard dawkins.
A documentary with content for consideration in debates between theists and atheists. Hes translated richard dawkins 2006 bestseller the god delusion into arabic. In it, dawkins asserts that god, defined as a superhuman, supernatural. Australia brazil canada china france germany india italy japan mexico. He picks out six themes from the book, reads out passages from each selected theme and invites dawkins to elaborate on the passages from a scientific rationale for five minutes. Richard dawkins and found it really really convincing. Full transcript pdf of the god delusion debate between prof. The god delusion is a 2006 book by english biologist richard dawkins, a professorial fellow at new college, oxford, and former holder of the charles simonyi chair for the public understanding of science at the university of oxford in the god delusion, dawkins contends that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist and that belief in a personal god qualifies as a delusion, which. The debate was broadcast to millions worldwide and was described by the wall street journal as a revelation. Richard dawkins the god delusion challenges theology to take the method and mandate of science seriously 1 cor 9. The god delusion is a 2006 book by english biologist richard dawkins, a professorial fellow at. The judge has a copy of the god delusion in front of him.