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Differences in the Issue of Atheism… S. Fahs and M.H.H al-askari / (19
In addition, they can be He also said:
intellectual, political, cultural, Atheists attack Christian
educational, social, and psychological values because they are
as well. changeable and often
The first and most contradictory. (Ibid: 20)
important reason is the
introduction of superstitions If we go back to the first
by the European church and century world when the
considered as religious beliefs, distortion of the Bible and the
Richard Dawkins referred to introduction of lies by Paul the
this as he said in his book Apostle happened, in which
Outgrowing God: the power of the clergies in the
How much of what we church helped establish many
read in the Bible is superstitions, where they were
true? How do we know considered as religious beliefs
anything in history to pursue further power.
really happened? These factors therefore
(Dawkins, 2019: 16) helped push scholars and
thinkers in the 17th century
John Gray also mentioned which was known as the “Age
this in his book Seven Types of Enlightenment” or “The
of Atheism and said: Reformation”.
The real conflict is not This followed the scientific
between religion and revolution when Copernicus
science but between published his book about the
Christianity and history. rotation of the earth and faced
(Gray, 2018: 14) a violent reaction from the
clergy in the church.
