Dawkins vs God
From R.F. Clements
Sir: Richard Dawkins might be convinced of the existence of God (‘A man who believes in Darwin as fervently as he hates God’, December 9) by ‘a large-scale miracle which could not have been engineered by a conjuror’. What evidence does he want for the greatest miracle of all time? It happened 2,000 years ago. The physical resurrection of Jesus Christ was attested by some 600 people, most of whom had no idea that Jesus had to suffer and die on the cross and would be raised by the power of God. But (Acts x 40) ‘God raised up (Jesus) the third day, and showed him openly …even to us who did eat and drink with him.’ The experience of meeting the risen Lord changed their lives. Utterly convinced, they set out to preach the gospel of salvation to a pagan world. They suffered persecution, hardship and death for their beliefs, in anticipation that through faith they would live with Jesus in the future Kingdom of God on earth.
Roy Clements
Monmouth
From Steven Sidley
Sir: I believe that Rod Liddle has overlooked the most powerful weaponry of the Dawkinsian approach.
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