Richard Dawkins Paper
Structure:
Thesis statement one short paragraph
C-Q response one full page CRITICAL THINKING RESPONSE
Thesis Defense 2-4 pages support thesis
Ex strategy
Dawkins is correct; religion is both viral and harmful
CQ:Critics will claim that millions of people gain comfort through their religious faith, particularly during times of suffering and tragedy. They maintain that secularism and science have nothing equivalent to offer to comfort people during especially difficult times.
DON’TS
Arguue that those who kill harm and discriminate against others misinterpret religion that relgion is all about peace and love this is arrogant, that without religion there would be no ethics don’t turn it into a creation evolution debate, don’t quote scripture
Use the following video for information and facts
Use the following article to know why dawkins thinks religion is harmful
http://www.inf.fu-berlin.de/lehre/pmo/eng/Dawkins-MindViruses.pdf
