Abstract
Richard Dawkins's portrayal of science in The God Delusion serves protective ends comparable to those often attributed to apologetics. Dawkins construes science as an indefeasible explanatory framework with unlimited scope, both insulating it from the possibility of disconfirmation and expanding its boundaries far beyond common notions of “science.” In this manner, Dawkins's formulation of science mirrors the rhetorical strategies of the theist in John Wisdom's garden parable, as interpreted by Anthony Flew. In both cases, rhetorical strategies are invoked to protect certain forms of discourse. Given these conditions, science and religion remain forever trapped in Wisdom's garden.
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