Dawkins' God less delusion

International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 65 (3):125 - 138 (2009)
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A philosophical assessment of Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion, exposing some errors of reasoning that undermine part of the foundation of his atheism. Distinctions between theism, atheism and agnosticism are also provided and explored for their significance to Dawkins' argument

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10.1007/s11153-008-9187-4

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J. Angelo Corlett
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