Does Science Really Lead to Atheism? ( Rebuttals - 3 of 4 )

Are Science and Atheism Compatible? Does Science Really Lead To Atheism? Representing the Muslim perspective was Adam Deen: Adam is a former Islam channel presenter and intellectual activist who has been working in the field of Muslim apologetics for almost a decade. He has contributed to debates on issues ranging from ethics, to religious philosophy and theology. He is a member of the Muslim Dawah Initiative its formed of members from the Muslim community with experience in public speaking, apologetics, polemics, research and community work. He is currently completing a degree in Philosophy at Birkbeck University. He runs his blog www.adamdeen.blogspot.com Representing the Atheist side was Dr. Peter William Atkins: Dr. Atkins is an English chemist and a fellow and professor of chemistry at Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. He is a prolific writer of popular chemistry textbooks, including Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Quantum Mechanics, three of the world's most popular chemistry textbooks. Atkins' Physical Chemistry which he now co-writes with Julio de Paula of Haverford College, is in its 8th edition. In addition, Atkins' Molecular Quantum Mechanics is in its 4th. Atkins is also the author of a number of popular science works, including Atkins' Molecules and Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science. The Topic of Debate: Does Science Really Lead To Atheism? Adam Deen (Adamdeen.blogspot.com) vs. Dr. Peter Atkins (www.infidels.org) ( School of Management, Surrey University, Guildford, UK 6pm Friday 12th November 2010 )