Richard Dawkins, Lady Gaga and Amazon.com by Michael J. Penfold How do you sum up Western culture in one sentence? How about “Richard Dawkins, Lady Gaga and amazon.com”? What these cultural icons represent has come to dominate society, totally transcending […]
No, Mr Dawkins, faith is not belief without evidence. by Michael J. Penfold Faith is anathema to outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins, who scornfully describes it as “blind trust, in the absence of evidence, even in the teeth of evidence”.1 Without […]
Why I am Not an Atheist by Michael J. Penfold Atheism is flourishing in the country of my birth. Though 100 years ago most people in the UK attended church, the current figure sits at around 6%. Compare that with […]
Dawkins Contradicts Himself by Michael J. Penfold It is some years since I read ‘The God Delusion’ by Richard Dawkins. An erudite man, a lucid communicator and an eloquent writer, the world’s most famous atheist has a reputation as an […]
