He starts by contrasting the communication skills of scientists and theologians, and finding that the theologians come up short. Surprising, perhaps, given the ruthless and highly polished PR of evangelical Christians. But he\u2019s talking about academic theologians, rather than your fire and brimstone telly evangelists.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s also taken by surprise by the fact that \u201carch-villain Richard Dawkins\u201d, who writes a little introduction to each piece in the book, is not in fact obsessed by religion.<\/p>\n
Dawkins wrote brief introductions to all 84 pieces, but not once did he take advantage of the many opportunities to sneer at religion. Several excerpts in the anthology bring to life great discoveries relating to evolution and big bang cosmology\u2014discoveries that that have been strongly resisted by fundamentalists. But Dawkins introduces them as a part of the grand adventure of science, not the inevitable displacement of traditional religious views on origins. Russell Stannard, a Christian physicist who has been very critical of Dawkins, could have been introduced with a potshot, but all we get is a sense that Dawkins thinks that Stannard\u2019s \u201cUncle Albert\u201d series is a delightful way to wrestle with the complex and counterintuitive ideas of relativity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
There\u2019s some other interesting perspectives in there too. Some of which you\u2019ll like, some will rankle (\u201cThough he would hate the description, this Dawkins reveals something of the nature of his Creator\u201d). But well worth a read if you want an insight into how the other side thinks.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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