In his book Outgrowing God, Richard Dawkins purports to demolish the claims of mainstream religion, starting with belief in a Creator. All of life’s big questions can apparently be answered by science. But does he even understand what he rejects? Our guest’s answer is a resounding ‘No’. The high priest of New Atheism quite literally doesn’t know what he’s talking about, because the deity he rejects is a childish parody. From this flow many straw man arguments. Our guest will offer incisive rebuttals and positive suggestions for advancing an often-sterile debate.

<p>In his book<em> Outgrowing God</em>, Richard Dawkins purports to demolish the claims of mainstream religion, starting with belief in a Creator. All of life&rsquo;s big questions can apparently be answered by science. But does he even understand what he rejects? Our guest&rsquo;s answer is a resounding &lsquo;No&rsquo;. The high priest of New Atheism quite literally doesn&rsquo;t know what he&rsquo;s talking about, because the deity he rejects is a childish parody. From this flow many straw man arguments. Our guest will offer incisive rebuttals and positive suggestions for advancing an often-sterile debate.</p>

In the Market with Janet Parshall, challenges listeners to examine major news stories and issues being debated in the marketplace of ideas and speaks to them with the Word of God.

In the Market with Janet Parshall

Hour 1:  Outgrowing Dawkins

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