http://keithneilson.co.uk/whats-wrong-with-dawkins-argument/ I see it, do you see too? Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:16:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://keithneilson.co.uk/whats-wrong-with-dawkins-argument/#comment-44284 mandrill Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:15:57 +0000 http://keithneilson.co.uk/2006/01/10/whats-wrong-with-dawkins-argument/#comment-44284 It doesn't matter whether faith is based around a'higher power' or supernatural entity, or the laws of physics. There is no such thing as 'common sense faith' as by its very nature faith requires the suspension of any kind of common sense. Belief in something beyond what there is evidence for is a part of human nature and is present even in the highly rational world view of Prof. Dawkins. If Prof. Dawkins wants to target religion then he should do so, If he wants to target faith then he needs to start with himself. It doesn’t matter whether faith is based around a’higher power’ or supernatural entity, or the laws of physics. There is no such thing as ‘common sense faith’ as by its very nature faith requires the suspension of any kind of common sense.
Belief in something beyond what there is evidence for is a part of human nature and is present even in the highly rational world view of Prof. Dawkins.
If Prof. Dawkins wants to target religion then he should do so, If he wants to target faith then he needs to start with himself.

]]> http://keithneilson.co.uk/whats-wrong-with-dawkins-argument/#comment-44275 Graham Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:48:51 +0000 http://keithneilson.co.uk/2006/01/10/whats-wrong-with-dawkins-argument/#comment-44275 Interesting distinction and you are right that Dawkins targets religion rather than faith by your definitions. However a lot of us do not have faith in any kind of higher power / supernatural force which is the kind of faith Dawkins refers to. He is not, therefore, really confused. He would not, I'm sure, deny that other kinds of common sense faith are necessary to live life but thats not what he's talking about. Interesting distinction and you are right that Dawkins targets religion rather than faith by your definitions. However a lot of us do not have faith in any kind of higher power / supernatural force which is the kind of faith Dawkins refers to. He is not, therefore, really confused. He would not, I’m sure, deny that other kinds of common sense faith are necessary to live life but thats not what he’s talking about.

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