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The Error in the Case Against Religion and the Dawkins Delusion
Religion should not be treated as a mere philosophical or scientific argument about the existence of God because it's more about emotional needs such as love and mercy. The arguments against religion from cosmology and evolutionary biology were insufficient because they missed the fundamental point. Richard Dawkins and his colleagues tried to diminish religion by treating it as inferior science, but it is a different entity. Their judgment on religion is biased as they apply criteria to religious beliefs which they do not apply to their own beliefs. The debate on religion should focus on cultural rather than academic levels. Richard Dawkins was challenged by notable intellectual defenders of God's existence like William Lane Craig because his arguments against God were deemed fallacious and he needed to defend his claims.