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Dawkins’ godless delusion
International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 65 (3):125-138 (2009)
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A philosophical assessment of Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion, exposing some errors of reasoning that undermine part of the foundation of his atheism. Distinctions between theism, atheism and agnosticism are also provided and explored for their significance to Dawkins’ argument.Author's Profile
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The miracle of theism: arguments for and against the existence of God.J. L. Mackie - 1982 - New York: Oxford University Press. Edited by Bernard Williams.
The five ways: Saint Thomas Aquinas' proofs of God's existence.Anthony Kenny - 1969 - London,: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
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