knowledge of god (problems with theology N/R)

Question 1

Dawkins quote about issues with theology?

Answer 1

“faith is a great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence”

Question 2

what did Dawkins say to explain that “faith is a great cop out?”

Answer 2

faith is actually harmful, encouraging people to be lazy with their thinking and avoid trying to reach any kind of uncertainty.

Question 3

what does Dawkins compare a belief in God to?

Answer 3

to the tooth fairy or a teapot orbiting mars, these beliefs cannot be conclusively disproved but no evidence to support them and therefore no good reason to commit to them

Question 4

what did hume say to back up Dawkins?

Answer 4

“a wise man… proportions his belief to the evidence” (context of miracles)