Richard Dawkins once referred to himself as the Devil’s Chaplain. Of course, he doesn’t really believe in the devil. The following article is from Creation Ministries International’s The humanist apostles’ creed—that which ‘a Devil’s Chaplain might write’.
Philip Bell notes some of the inconsistencies in Dawkins’ statements about nature. Is it cruel or beautiful? Is it simple or astoundingly complicated? Atheists often inconsistently formulate their arguments to suit their atheism. They are prepared to believe that our universe is a cosmic accident despite its obvious complex design. Yet they are determined to dismiss God because they disagree with His ethics.
Excerpt from Bell’s article:
Well-known atheist, Richard Dawkins, now styles himself as A Devil’s Chaplain, the title of a recent book. As ‘Professor of the Public Understanding of Science’ at England’s Oxford University, Dawkins is infamous for his vitriolic attacks on those with religious—and particularly Christian—faith. He relates that Charles Darwin coined the phrase ‘Devil’s Chaplain’ in a letter to a friend in 1856: ‘What a book a Devil’s Chaplain might write on the clumsy, wasteful, blundering low and horridly cruel works of nature’.
While in the Netherlands recently, involved in speaking ministry, I became aware that Richard Dawkins gave a talk at the prestigious Leiden University as part of the launch of the Dutch translation of his recent book. He also gave an interview with a Dutch radio station, the web audio transcript of which a Dutch friend kindly located for me.2 In characteristic style, this evangelist for atheistic scientism proceeded to attribute all the truly praiseworthy aspects of life (as he saw it) to Darwinism, whilst also pouring scorn on those who disagreed with him. As I listened, I wondered how many of those who heard him that day, and/or bought his book, could see his double standards and the misleading nature of his comments. I also thought of the many Christians that I’ve met over the years who have found his books and arguments compelling, seemingly oblivious to Dawkins’ own heavily anti-Christian motives…keep reading
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