The God Delusion (Introduction)

by dhw, Monday, October 27, 2008, 10:41 (5870 days ago) @ George Jelliss

George writes: I'm not going to answer for Dawkins, but my own view is that "will" and its degrees of "freedom" make up a very complex notion, and that explanations in terms of "soul" are far too simplistic to contain. - It might be interesting to know what those explanations are meant to contain, but I doubt if anyone would disagree with your view that these things are very complex. I would also agree that explanations in terms of "soul" are too simplistic. But are they any more simplistic than the theory that globules of matter can spontaneously combine to reproduce, adapt, and ultimately become conscious of themselves?