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I will preface this by saying I’m not the most religious person in the world, but I do see the immense value in religion, something that Dawkins fails to pick up on.

The first Problem:

Dawkins approaches religion in a literal sense rather than considering its time-tested wisdom.

He looks at religion from a scientific perspective when in reality, religion is rooted in the moral and philosophical spectrum.

Second problem:

Dawkins has nothing to offer in place of religion.

This creates a vacuum historically filled by religion ( and the mind abhors a vacuum).

Third problem:

Dawkins forgets he grew up in a Christian country and that many of the cultural Christian values are what make this country so great, and thus have given him ( and others who critique religion so badly) the opportunities we have in the West now.

I’m not saying religion is perfect, but it gives us a worldview and guardrails needed to direct us to live a good life. If it weren’t so effective, it wouldn’t have been around for 2000 years (Christianity).

My therapist gives the analogy that being religious is like getting a bus; you want to choose the one that helps you best get to your destination. 

Is secularism the best way to do that?

I think not.

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