Is Richard Dawkins book inspired by God?

Question

Was "The God Delusion" actually a God-inspired piece of writing we can all learn from, isn't professor Dawkins really a visionary?

Answer 1

I concur with you that Dawkins is visionary with respect to how he articulates well-known truisms. Granted, much of what he says has been stated before in different forms. What makes him such a pioneer is in the way he states his propositions. He expresses himself with a level of sophistication worthy of the most seasoned academic, but still makes his prose accessible to the common man. This is a rare skill to have.

As far as his book being God inspired, I doubt it. If Dawkins is correct, there is no reason to believe there is a God behind anything, whether it is this universe or his book.

Answer 2

>"I mean, how could He not?" You mean, because he's God? Sure, if you believe that Jesus is God (as we Christians do), then he would indeed be what Colbert would call a "formidable opponent." But since Dawkins doesn't believe in God, any claim by Jesus to *be* God wouldn't have a whole lot of weight. Perhaps you're expecting Jesus to throw a few miracles into the debate just for good measure? I hope not, because I don't believe in Jesus as some sort of David Blaine from Galilee. Jesus doesn't do parlor tricks. ---- @keniray: >"Richard Dawkins said that aliens were responsible for life on earth" No he didn't. He said that IF aliens started life on earth, then that would at least be a possibly testable hypothesis. But that's ok. Demonstrating a CARTOON understanding of Richard Dawkins, just underscores how much creationism relies on maintaining a CARTOON understanding of EVERYTHING.

Answer 3

You make no sense and you do not understand people at all. Why do scientists always insist that everyone believe the same as they do? Psychology has some wonderful explanations for your attitude - it's called egotism. It's called BIAS. One thing scientists have in common with us 'ignorant' mortals is that they insist, nay demand, that "everyone should be like me and believe as I do". My, my, how conceited.

What I find delusional about scientists is their unfortunate ignorance about how one basic religious belief has dominated and directed all their activities. That religious belief is called monotheism. This is the belief in one all-powerful, all-encompassing God.
In science, this is translated into numerous 'scientific' beliefs over hundreds of years - an exact center of the universe is one example. Most recently it is the search for the maddeningly elusive ONE answer - the Grand Unification Theory. Because you know, there is only ONE answer. It is not possible that things on the quantum level behave in a completely different way than they do on an atomic level - therefore science simply must have it all wrong, eh? There just cannot be two sets of rules, can there?
If you cannot see the roots of this idea in monotheism, you are a complete fool.

Answer 4

I don`t think Atheists would agree with this unless they want to be antagonistic and sarcastic towards believers, the fact of the matter is that this book like the author is inspired by humanism and the self glory of vain delusion.

Answer 5

Like the Bible, "The God Delusion" is inspired by nothing. It's a book. No matter how many books are written, no matter what they're about, God will still not exist.

Answer 6

Blasphemer!

Hey Laptop , Dawkins already anticipated such juvenile responses and he discusses it in the intro. LOL!

Answer 7

I'm sure Richard Dawkins would be very pleased to be called "god" since he obviously thinks he is one.

Answer 8

Grace(not law) unto you, and peace(not division),
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Dawkins is full of puffed up knowledge (law knowledge); the sort which gets you only high of high/higher, and also dead of dead unto God/alive unto God. This "highminded" sort is focused on the Milk-y Way; not on Meat of the More Excellent Way that is neither Broadmindead nor Narrowmindead.

Such is biblically called Babe of Babe->Child->Man->Perfect Man->God; Kinda like the Jews(Hebrews) in Hebrews 5, who can't discern if law is "both good and evil", then it obviously ends "evil"; Whereas grace is good "only" ends good (only).

Our Father, deliver us from "evil": Matthew 6:13
We are delivered from the "law": Romans 7:6
What remaineth is global awareness of such;
So none perish rather than all perish by law.

Law is good, but "both good and evil"
Grace is good only, never ever evil.

Law is holy, but also unholy in 2Timothy 3.
Grace is holy only, and never ever unholy.

Law is spiritual, but spiritual abuse: abusive.
Grace is spiritual, but it's never ever abusive.

God our Destroyer: Law(God on "high" in divided "heavens")
God our Saviour: Grace(God in heaven: higher than heavens)

Enmity(Law): I will forsake you
Friend(Grace): I will never leave thee nor forsake thee

The choice is extinction (law) or salvation (grace).

Ye are saved + destroyed by law, saved by grace.
So endure unto the end written to be saved (only):

The GRACE(ONLY) of our Lord J->C with you->all. Amen.

Answer 9

THE WORD OF GOD SAYS to the LAW and to the TESTIMONY, if they speak not according to these words it is because there is no light in them..

Answer 10

If you want to call Logic and Reason god, then yes.