Scholar

Richard Dawkins

b.1941 · Evolutionary biologist and prominent advocate of the conflict model.

Biography

Richard Dawkins argues that Darwinian evolution makes God unnecessary and that science and religion are fundamentally in conflict.

Key Ideas

  • Conflict model (science 'wins').
  • Critique of religious belief.

Topics Appearing In

Exam Importance

Cite for the conflict model in Christianity and Science.

Works to explore

Use these titles to locate the scholar's argument in context. Edition-specific commercial recommendations are kept on the component reading lists.

  • Richard Dawkins — The God Delusion (by the scholar)