![]() They are called 'tradition', 'authority', and 'revelation'.įirst, tradition. But now I want to move on from evidence, which is a good reason for believing something, and warn you against three bad reasons for believing anything. The way scientists use evidence to learn about the world is much cleverer and more complicated than I can say in a short letter. Have you ever wondered how we know the things that we know? How do we know, for instance, that the stars, which look like tiny pinpricks in the sky, are really huge balls of fire like the Sun and very far away? And how do we know that the Earth is a smaller ball whirling round one of those stars, the Sun?”¨The answer to these questions is 'evidence'. Now that you are ten, I want to write to you about something that is important to me. This morning, however, I would like to focus our attention on the contrast that Dawkins draws between science and tradition. The entire letter is worth contemplation and discussion. I'd like to read an excerpt of his letter. It probably comes as no surprise to you that this famous biologist advocates for the sort of truth that can be proven through scientific investigation. In the letter, Dawkins uses age-appropriate language and illustrations to steer his daughter toward the truth as he sees it. A few years ago, Richard Dawkins, prominent zoologist and atheist, wrote a letter to his ten-year-old daughter, Juliet. ![]()
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