secularism

infantile wish fulfilment scholars

freud - father figure/mirage analogy

dawkins - emotional comfort over genuine intellect

crisitism wish fulfilment

mcgrath - people believe for rational reasons

religion and science scholars

polkinhorne - what not why

mcgrath - complimentory

religion and science scholarly critiquw

dawkins - illogical leap to supernatural

impact on society scholars

dawkins - violence and prejudice

hitchens - dangers of evangelism

scholar critisism society

mcgrath - fundamentalist focus not holistic

society critisism non scholar

secular society equally violent nazi

use in society scholars

william lane craig - morality too subjective without god

sam harris - benefits of secularism studies

educatio scholars

dawkins - indoctrination in faith schools child abuse

mcgrath - exaggerated but acknowledge risks