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Dawkins’ central argument, Part 2: restating the problem

Posted on September 18, 2007 by me

To recap briefly, Dawkins’ central argument in The God Delusion consists of 6 points. So far, we have listed three: One of the greatest challenges to the human intellect, over the centuries, has been to explain how the complex, improbable … Continue reading →

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Critical Thinking 101

Posted on September 17, 2007 by me

I came across this in a post by Mike Gene at Telic Thoughts. It’s a fairly concise outline for critical thinking, which seems to be something of a dying art: gather complete information – more than one source understand and … Continue reading →

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Dawkins’ Central Argument, Part 1

Posted on September 16, 2007 by me

In his chapter entitled Why There Almost Certainly Is No God (The God Delusion, pp 157, 158), Richard Dawkins lays out the central argument of the book, summarized in six numbered points: One of the greatest challenges to the human … Continue reading →

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Framing is the new spin

Posted on September 14, 2007 by me

At one time, framing referred to the building of supportive structure of something; our founding fathers, for example, are also known as the framers of the Constitution. Now, however, framing has an altogether new meaning. According to WikiPedia, “Framing defines … Continue reading →

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