Media (Not including Bruce Almighty)

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 Channel
One 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 view
Dawkins discredits the religious argument that the universe shows evidence of design and an
intelligent designer
Dawkins is an Oxford University professor and the Discovery Science Channel is well respected
Dawkins explains that Darwin’s theory of evolution is better than any religious explanation

Question 3

Some people may not recognise this

as a one sided point of view

Answer 3

This show is very biased towards his point of view
Some 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 be
They may be persuaded that there is no God

Question 4

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

Answer 4

The argument of design was presented by William Paley

The 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.”