Media

Question 1

Choose a piece of media. What was this about?

Answer 1

The Big Question was a television documentary series produced by the Discovery ChannelOne of the episodes was presented by Richard Dawkins presented one of the episoded in which he expains why he believes Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection disproves the religious idea of intelligent design in the creation of the universe

Question 2

What are points?

Answer 2

Some people may not recognise this as a one sided point of viewDawkins discredits the religious argument that the universe shows evidence of design and anintelligent designerDawkins is an Oxford University professor and the Discovery Science Channel is well respectedDawkins explains that Darwin’s theory of evolution is better than any religious explanation

Question 3

Some people may not recognise thisas a one sided point of view

Answer 3

This show is very biased towards his point of viewSome people may not think critically about this and instead believe that Dawkins argument is not biased and the only correct answer, which it may not beThey may be persuaded that there is no God

Question 4

Dawkins discredits the religious argument that the universe shows evidence of design and anintelligent designer

Answer 4

The argument of design was presented by William PaleyThe arguments were “simply made up”

Question 5

Dawkins is an Oxford University professor and the Discovery Science Channel is well respected

Answer 5

This may convince some people to accept Dawkins’ argument and so not believe in God

Question 6

Dawkins explains that Darwin’s theory of evolution is better than any religious explanation

Answer 6

“Charles Darwin has given us a much neater, more self sufficient and therefore more satisfying explanation which is evolution through natural selection.”