Abstract
We respond to a collection of essays by scientists and other scholars who argue that religion is inherently intolerant or causes intolerance. We do so by advancing the following claims:
1. religion-as-such is not a helpful explanatory category;
2. intolerance is sometimes good;
3. compromise is sometimes bad;
4. war can be just;
5. prejudice is not peculiar to religious believers; and
6. public and religious reasons are not easily distinguished.
1. religion-as-such is not a helpful explanatory category;
2. intolerance is sometimes good;
3. compromise is sometimes bad;
4. war can be just;
5. prejudice is not peculiar to religious believers; and
6. public and religious reasons are not easily distinguished.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Intolerance and Conflict |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Scientific and Conceptual Investigation |
| Editors | Steve Clarke, Russell Powell, Julian Savulescu |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 254-265 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0199640911 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- religion
- violence
- intolerance
- atheism
- Dawkins
