Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science

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The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science ( RDFRS or RDF ), in German Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science , is a nonprofit organization , the 2006 by Biology - Professor Richard Dawkins was founded and the secularism committed feels. The Chair is Richard Dawkins and Claire Enders in the UK and Edwina Rogers (General Manager) and J. Anderson Thomson (Agent) in the US .

Among other things, the RDFRS wants to finance research that aims to examine the psychological background of the belief and religion that it considers irrational. In addition, she wants to do educational and awareness-raising work and oppose the attempts of creationist circles to introduce intelligent design in school lessons. Furthermore, the foundation wants to maintain a high quality website and support other humanistic organizations.

The RDFRS also describes its mission as promoting critical thinking, scientific education, and fact-based understanding of the universe. According to the declaration of intent, she wants to overcome religious fundamentalism, superstition, intolerance and human suffering.

On April 2, 2007 an online shop was switched to the website, which among other things offers the Dawkins lectures Growing Up in the Universe from 1991 or Richard Dawkins' discussion with Daniel Dennett , Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens on ( The Four Horsemen ) DVD offers. Together with the Freedom From Religion Foundation , the Richard Dawkins Foundation initiated the Clergy Project, a website where people who have left their religion can anonymously exchange information.

In January 2016 it was announced that the RDF will soon be merged with the Center for Inquiry .

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  1. ^ A b The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science: Our Mission . Retrieved November 17, 2006.
  2. ↑ Current & Former Religious Professionals Not Believing In The Supernatural. In: clergyproject.org. April 30, 2014, accessed May 2, 2015 .
  3. ^ Alison Lesley: Richard Dawkins' Atheist Organization Merges with Center for Inquiry . January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.