PEMIKIRAN ATEISME RICHARD DAWKINS

STUDI KRITIS ARGUMENT FROM IMPROBABILITY GOD DELUSION

Abstract

History shows a constant debate between religionists and atheists. Armstrong wrote that
any new concept of divinity that emerged in society and rejected established traditions
would be labeled as atheist and marginalized. Today, one of the movements that are quite
criticized by religious people is New Atheism. He has a great influence in the western
world. Richard Dawkins, as the founder, composed a special work entitled God Delusion
as a response to the rejection of the supernatural and personal concept of God through
Argument from Improbability. He explained that the complexity of the universe is almost
impossible to come from a simple entity, namely God, but at the same time, a complex
creator also produces infinite regress. Therefore, he took the gradual evolution of the universe as an alternative explanation for the formation of nature. This article will interpret
Richard Dawkins’ points of thought in God Delusion, and analyze them using the principles
of logic and philosophy. As a result, the author found several weaknesses in the argument
from improbability and the lens in viewing religion. First, the assumption of rejecting the
argument of resentment is only to deny the supernatural concept of God. Second, the use
of statistical probability arguments limited to natural laws does not lead to supernatural
concepts. Third, complexity stems primarily from simplicity. Lastly, ignorance of the criteria for the existence of consequences for causes.