He received his Ph.D in molecular biophysics from Oxford. A year later he gained first class honors in Theology. He left Oxford to work at Cambridge where he studied for ordination into the Church of England. He has written over 20 scholarly books in the field of theology, scientific theology, and reformation history. He is also a critic of Richard Dawkins, also at Oxford, and calls him "embarrassingly ignorant of Christian theology." He has place an open invitation to publicly debate Dawkins that is repeatedly refused by the latter. In February 2007 this professor will release his book that takes on the claims of Dawkin's "The God Delusion."
2006-11-16 06:38:29 · 8 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Alister McGrath
2006-11-16 06:42:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Poor Alister McGrath feels snubbed. Dawkins only devotes two partial pages to McGrath, in the hardback copy of The God Delusion, whereas, McGrath has written entire books attempting to refute Dawkins.
Dawkins compliments McGrath in being fair in his summary of Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes and the Origin of Life. McGrath's only rebuttal to Dawkins' work is that regarding the inability to disprove the existence of God.
2006-11-16 14:53:39 · answer #2 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dawkins understands that you can not reason with fanatical believers because they refuse to stay within the real of reality and facts. When a person invokes a fictional supernatural being as evidence of ANYTHING, how can you have a rational debate with them?
BTW, I've seen Dawkins debate plenty of so-called educated believers - it's ALWAYS a waste of time.
The Doctor of the Atheist Revolution has spoken
2006-11-16 14:45:18 · answer #3 · answered by Da Vinci's Code 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Can't remember his name though I've read him, but he is the usual Christian apologist, his positions break down just at the point where he has to put something meaningful at stake.
Oh and Dawkins only refuses to debate Creationists, he has publicly debated him in the past.
2006-11-16 14:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Wow. 6 billion people on earth, and only one of them with any inkling of an educational background beleives in this God crap...
Man, those arent good odds....
Funny everyone knows who Dawkins is, but not the guy youre talking about....
2006-11-16 14:46:56 · answer #5 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter?
2006-11-16 14:39:56 · answer #6 · answered by jinenglish68 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Jim Nabors?
2006-11-16 14:42:14 · answer #7 · answered by JerseyRick 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Let's see... one out of a small handful... or over 99% of a huge community.
Sorry, I'll place my trust in the guys who know what they're doing, not this guy you're talking about.
2006-11-16 14:42:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋