03472nam 22004813u 450 991079229740332120231110234212.01-118-72490-9(CKB)2560000000103649(EBL)707850(MiAaPQ)EBC707850(MiAaPQ)EBC7103993(Au-PeEL)EBL7103993(EXLCZ)99256000000010364920151012d2013|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDawkins' GOD[electronic resource] Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of LifeSomerset Wiley20131 online resource (210 p.)New York Academy of Sciences Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-2538-1 ""Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Contents ""; ""Encountering Dawkins: A Personal Account""; ""1 Selfish Gene: A Darwinian View of the World ""; ""Introducing Dawkins""; ""The New Approach: Charles Darwin""; ""The Mechanics of Inheritance: Mendel and Genetics""; ""The Discovery of the Gene""; ""The Role of DNA in Genetics""; ""Dawkins� Approach: The Selfish Gene""; ""River out of Eden: Exploring a Darwinian world""; ""2 The Blind Watchmaker: Evolution and the Elimination of God? ""; ""Natural Science Leads Neither to Atheism Nor Christianity""; ""God as an Explanatory Hypothesis""""The Case of William Paley""""The Religious Views of Charles Darwin""; ""The Christian Reaction to Darwin""; ""3 Proof and Faith: The Place of Evidence in Science and Religion ""; ""Faith as Blind Trust?""; ""Is Atheism Itself a Faith?""; ""Christian Faith as Irrational?""; ""The Problem of Radical Theory Change in Science""; ""The Rhetorical Amplification of the Case for Atheism""; ""4 Cultural Darwinism? The Curious “Science� of Memetics ""; ""The Origins of the Meme""; ""Is Cultural Development Darwinian?""; ""Do Memes Actually Exist?""; ""The Flawed Analogy Between Gene and Meme""""The Redundancy of the Meme""""God as a Virus?""; ""5 Science and Religion: Dialogue or Intellectual Appeasement? ""; ""The “Warfare� of Science and Religion""; ""The Poky Little Medieval Universe of Religion""; ""The Concept of Awe""; ""The Mind of God""; ""Mystery, Insanity, and Nonsense""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Works Consulted""; ""Index""This is the first book-length response to Richard Dawkins, author of some of the most popular scientific works, such as The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker. Dawkins has become perhaps the world's best-known atheist, noted for his hostile and controversial views on religion. This wonderfully argued book explains and examines Dawkins' scientific ideas and their religious implications. Head-to-head, it takes on some of Dawkins' central assumptions, like the conflict between science and religion, the "selfish gene" theory of evolution, the role of science in explaining the world, and brilliaNew York Academy of Sciences ApologeticsApologetics.261.5/5261.55McGrath Alister E.1953-868809AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910792297403321Dawkins God3786618UNINA