The New Atheism and the Christian Mind - Global Conversation 1

In connection with the Cape Town Congress 2010, the Lausanne movement invites to a global conversation about different topics. Here is one of the papers. You are invited to take part in the conversation.
The New Atheism and the Christian Mind
God is a delusion – a ‘psychotic delinquent; invented by mad, deluded people.”  So believes Dr. Richard Dawkins.  On the BBC radio, speaking of God he said, “This infantile explanation belongs to an earlier, superstitious era in the history of humanity.  We’ve outgrown it.”    Dr. Dawkins believes that Christian belief is “a persistently false belief held in the face of strong contradictory evidence.” These are strong statements and they are public.  The New Atheists, and those influenced by them are secular missionaries.  They are sincere, they are motivated, and in many cases, they are passionate.  The trickle down effect of their ideas, books, blogs and influence are seen in movies, TV, and are picked up anecdotally by any who need a convenient excuse to avoid what Socrates called “the examined life”.  How to respond?

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