Okay, I will begin by saying that I agree with Dawkins on numerous points, but he fails on one critical point. He tries to compare Zeus, Apollo, and various other Gods to the Judeu-Christian God. Here is the problem:
1) The Greeks never claimed that Zeus appeared to them. Furthermore, they don't claim that Zeus gave them a bible. Thus, they don't have much authenticity. The Jewish people, however, claim to have gotten the bible from God. If Dawkins wants to prove Judeu-Christian philosophy, he has to prove that the bible was never given by God, but rather written by people.
2) Problem number two is that only the Greeks, and maybe a few other people, believed in Greek Mythology. Judaism gave rise to Islam and Christianity, which are almost universal. The more people believing in something, the more authenticity it has. Of course, that doesn't mean that it's true, but it rises the likelyhood that it is true.
So, Richard Dawkins has got to stop comparing Zeus to the Jewish God.
2007-09-23
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