A critical study of Warmonger image of religion made by Richard Dawkins based on Islamic point of view
Subject Areas : کلام اسلامی
1 - The logic of Understanding Religion Group, Research Institute for Islamic Thought and Culture, Qom, Iran
Keywords: Religion, Religious Study, Religious Function, Religion and Society, The New Atheism, Richard Dawkins.,
Abstract :
Religious function, especially concerning human relationships, peaceful coexistence and social contracts is one of the most important issue in the contemporary religious studies. There have been considerable scholars who believe that religion has a basic rule on producing social coherence and stability. Richard Dawkins, the contemporary naturalist and neo Darwinist, however, believes that religion is the basis of schism, violence, war and bleeding. On the other hand he looks unbelief and atheism as innocent and avoid of such accusations. Considering importance of the subject, this article is to study the opinion suggested by Dawkins and his explanations, by using a biblical-descriptive method and evaluate them through a rational analytical approach with an emphasis on the Islamic doctrine. The result is that Dawkins’ picture of religion and its function is erroneous, lacking several logical and scientific standards. Therefor it can never be reliable.