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  • Paperback: 152 pages
  • Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing,US (31 Dec 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1931018480
  • ISBN-13: 978-1931018487
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.5 x 1 cm
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4.0 out of 5 stars Many good points made, 17 Nov 2008
By D. Proctor "dproc2001" (Kendal) - See all my reviews
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I thought that the other reviewer of this book was somewhat unfair in his assessment. Scott Hahn makes many reasonable points in his book. The first part argues that Dawkins places too much emphasis on chance in the formation of life to a degree that hahn thinks is unreasonable. If we had a number of paint pots filled with paint and we threw the paint randomly into the air, how many goes would we have to have before we produced the Mona Lisa? I would guess, more than an infinite number of goes. It is well attested that there are fundamental constants underpinning the universe. This so called fine tuning has led to the formation of life. The question therefore rises as to why it is that the universe is so finely tuned so as to give rise to and support life? It could be that our universe is just one of an infinite number that have been thrown randomnly together. Ours has turned out like the Mona lisa, to be 'meaningful', one that could support life. The alternative would be to say that in the same way an intelligent hand painted the Mona Lisa, the universe is so well tuned because it is inherently intelligent, there is an invisible hand behind it. Although this is not how Hahn expresses his arguments this is the kind of idea he is putting forward and it is, at the very least, reasonable. Another argument from the book concerns a discussion of the problem of unanswered prayers. Dawkins refers to a study which showed that there was no correlation between people saying their prayers and getting them answered. Hahn points out that God is not a genie. If you are an artist and want a patron you would write around to lots of different people in the hope that they would help you. If no one did you would not think that patrons do not exist. Just that you should perhaps be doing something else. The point is that God does answer prayers, but not always in a materialistic way. Once again, this argument is certainly reasonable.

This book has many good ideas. It comes across as a little angry at times and a little overly complicated - but then Dawkins with all his writing about probability is also a little tedious. The anger is understandable as Richard Dawkins has been especially outspoken in his dislike of Catholicism. I must admit that, having read Dawkins, I cannot see what there is to worry about from an intellectual point of view. I do not think personally he is a particularly good philosopher - if he is a philosopher - in my view he simply argues against his own version of Christianity which certainly bears little resemblance to my own. However robust criticism of Dawkins et al is essential in the same way that the gutter press similarly should be challenged when they misrepresent groups of people such as refugees etc. I am sure Dawkins would not take kindly to being compared to the gutter press. But we are all entitled to our points of views... hopefully!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Atheism unmasked: it's just another religion!, 10 April 2009
By Dr. P. Kautt (Cambridge, UK) - See all my reviews
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As an academic with Faith surrounded by atheists, I am always interested in reading rigorous, scholarly responses to what seems to be the atheists' Bible, Dawkins' 'God Delusion'. Hahn and Wiker more than meet this challenge, providing several insightful and thought-provoking rebuttals of Dawkins' arguments, doing so with both style and flair.

Easy to read, this book requires no specialist knowledge or training to understand. The authors' arguments, logic and examples are clearly presented and easy to follow. Moreover, unlike many books on the subject, they use humour to effectively illustrate various points that soundly refute Dawkins' position, logic and scholarship. Yet, despite the lighter tone employed, every one of their assertions is solidly backed up by multiple references to scholarly sources.

Adapting Dawkins' own approach with a spin of Christian charity, Hahn and Wiker's tone is sometimes ironic and 'tongue-in-cheek'. However, absent are the vitriol and venom that pervade Dawkins' work. Instead, they focus exclusively on the argument and the logic, never digressing into the personal or ad hominem so common on the other side. The result is a highly effective, persuasive and entertaining monograph that, once you start, is hard to put down.

One particularly salient point they make is how atheism is, for all intents and purposes, no more than a religion for Dawkins (and, de facto, most of his adherents). They demonstrate, point by point, how Dawkins consistently dismisses or ignores the scientific evidence contrary to his position (ironically, in much the same way that Dawkins and many atheists claim religious persons do). In doing so, they unmask Dawkin's 'new atheism' as merely the latest addition to the world's pantheon of blindly obeyed ideologies and cults (which Dawkins and his followers so haughtily but amusingly disdain).

This book provides significant food for thought to any intellectually honest atheist swayed by Dawkins' work.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 15 Jul 2008
By D. Payne "cunning linguist" (England) - See all my reviews
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I was eager to read a well-researched, intelligent rebuttal of Dawkins' work, but this book doesn't even attempt it. In it's brief 152 pages the topics range from the ad hominem to the irrelevant, which may be partly due to the fact that neither author is well versed in biology. The tactic of misrepresentation is also prevalent here; quoting Dawkins explaining something he does not support, without supplying the context and thus implying that he was giving his own opinion. This latter technique is particularly distasteful so I can't recommend this book to anyone who wishes to understand both sides of this interesting debate.
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