Dawkins' GOD: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life by Alister McGrath

Dawkins' GOD: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life Alister McGrath ebook
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Page: 172
Format: pdf
ISBN: 1405125381, 9781405125383

Dawkins made his own jump from the evolution of genes to the evolution of ideas. Richard Dawkins is one of the bestselling popular science writers, with outspoken and controversial views on religion. Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes and The Meaning Of Life, Blackwell Publishing 2005.(obviously!) Blackmore, Susan. Dawkins, on the other hand, believes that life can be reduced to genes and memes and information bytes and that God is a mere delusion. McGrath is one of the world's leading theologians, with a doctorate in the sciences. Nor can it explain the thrill of transcendence that occasionally pierces ordinary lives. For him the starring role belongs to the replicator, and it scarcely matters whether replicators were made of nucleic acid. Works Referenced/mentioned: McGrath, Alister. He was also asked about Richard Dawkins and David suggested reading another book by Alistar McGrath (he likes this guy): Dawkins' God – Genes, Memes and the Meaning of Life (Blackwell, 2005). How does one begin to explain this wide divergence? €Dawkins' GOD: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life” by Alister McGrath. Amazon.com: The Life of Meaning: Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and. €Is Religion Dangerous?” by Keith Ward. €When Atheism Becomes Religion: America's New Fundamentalists” by Chris Hedges. The strict materialism that excludes all purpose, choice, and spirituality from the world simply cannot account for the data pouring in from labs and observatories. The Meme Machine, Oxford University Press 1999.