Quotes from Dawkins 1). “Faith is one of the world’s great evils, comparable to the smallpox virus but harder to eradicate.” 2). “[Science] has many of religion’s virtues, but none of its vices.” 3). “If you have a belief that is based solely on faith, I can’t examine your reasons.” 4). “Science is actually one of the most moral, one of the most honest disciplines around.” 5). “We come to our individual consciousness in a mysterious universe and long to understand it.”

Quotes from Dawkins 6). “Don’t fall for the argument that religion and science operate on separate dimensions and are concerned with quite separate sorts of questions.” 7). “If the idea of an afterlife is an illusion, the consolation it offers is hollow.” 8). “Religion is the one field in our culture [where] it is absolutely accepted, without question –without even noticing how bizarre it is –that parents have a total and absolute say in [their child’s understanding/concept of religion].”

Questions to Answer for Homework 1). Respond to the 1st quote: How many people has religion killed in your opinion (look up, gather data. I want a number and an explanation for how you arrived at that number) 2). Make a T-Chart listing Sciences virtues and Religion’s virtues. 3). Should people have reasons for their belief in God? Explain your opinion. 4). What does Dawkins find inappropriate about calling a child of 4 a Muslim/Christian/Hindu? 5). On page 4, Dawkins describes what he sees as a good Ethics class. Does it sound similar to our Ethics unit?