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Richard Dawkins primary claim is a strong and effective one. ... He claims that religious people, given that they know that they are going to die, could be made to believe that they will live a perfect life afterwards. In other words, we could make them believe that after they die, they will come to life again but in a better life. ... They could be made to believe in a “great oasis in the sky, cooled by everlasting fountains” (*1*). But, like Dawkins says, “Harps and wings don’t appeal to the young men we need, so tell them there’s a special martyr’s reward of 72 virgin brides, guaranteed, eager and exclusive.” (*2*)
Many sane men these days, I believe would not fall for it, but he claims that they will and feels very strong about it. ...
Richard Dawkins used, very well, the effect of crossing over the line between science and religion in portraying his claim to us. ...
Religion has been a tool for controlling the masses for centuries, and therefore, in his claim, Richard Dawkins refers to religion as the enemy, the cause of the attacks made in Manhattan. ...
Richard Dawkins managed to blame this tragic event on religion very well, but who is to say that you can’t blame it on scientists and engineers for the invention and building of our modern day airplanes, of which a few were used in the attacks at Manhattan.
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