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Friday, April 04, 2008

 

BOOK REVIEW

Imagine no religion

The God Delusion is a must read for believers and atheists alike

BIOLOGIST Richard Dawkins is a zealous atheist, as fiery as his dogmatic religious. But unlike them, he declares that if there was proof finally that there is a God, he would renounce his current beliefs right away. Because that is what a scientist does—follow the evidence to their ultimate logical conclusion, no matter where it may lead. He is asking us to do the same with his book The God Delusion.

Reading the book from preface onward, it seems the author is overly defensive. He takes time to name the argument of theologians to debunk them. The reader wishes he would just get on with making his own arguments. But being very logical, Dawkins has already anticipated the arguments and rebuttals of his opponents.

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AUTHOR PROFILE

Josh McDowell is among the foremost Christian apologists today and a prolific author of 77 books on Christianity and apologetics. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Talbot Theological Seminary of Biola University in California.

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HI! SOCIETY
By Becky Garcia

WHEN Baby Cruz, owner of Frank Provost Salon in Jupiter Street, opened a training center a few years ago, she never imagined that it could develop into something beyond beautiful.

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THE SCRIBE VIBE
By Libay Linsangan Cantor

AS a young short story fellow at the UP National Writers Workshop in Baguio a decade ago, the workshop banner carried our batch’s official theme: Who do you write for?

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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon

WHEN things go wrong and pain sweeps over us, we remember to call on God. Problem is that often we cannot find Him. This is the complaint of so many believers: “when I need God, I can’t seem to find Him . . . it’s as if He’s hiding from me.”

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