!! Dawkins !!

[Rainforestgoddess]

Discuss.

[truebrit71]

1. He wore a t-shirt once...

...or something...

[trotsky]

6. And of course, wearing a t-shirt is JUST AS BAD as flying a plane into a building...

or blowing oneself up in a crowded market.

[AlbertCat]

2. He's a biologist who thinks women are different from men!

Sexist!

[Curmudgeoness]

3. Did you spell that right? nt

[Warren Stupidity]

4. meany poopyhead who wrecked his car, or maybe his career, or something shitty.

[onager]

5. Rich old privileged white biologist and best-selling author...

Who is frequently attacked by privileged white academics who wish they were rich best-selling authors.

Writes things that fit not well into 140 characters. Verbose shitlord!

[edhopper]

7. made me

an atheist.

[deucemagnet]

11. Made me realize that I was an atheist.

I did not know that about myself before The God Delusion.

[greendog]

8. I'm pretty sure that most of the atheists will go back to religion...

...if Dawkins doesn't shut up.

So shut up, Dawkins!

[bvf]

9. A "new" atheist

who, by definition, writes stuff and talks about it.

How horrid.

[Rainforestgoddess]

10. Interesting lack of hero worship

Or defending the indefensible.

Or invective.

Almost like he's a dude that all of us have one thing in common with.

I also wear tshirts on occasion.

[RussBLib]

12. I finally delved into the 'Dear Muslima' thing

I was vaguely aware of it, but thanks to that "8 Atheist Leaders..." piece recently, finally got the details.

I find it interesting that people are still bashing him for something he said four years ago and apologized for last year. Sure, the apology could have been quicker. Some people never apologize for anything. And sure, what he said at the time was pretty insensitive, but he apologized for it, and to continually point to something like the Dear Muslima letter as evidence of his sexism is really reaching, IMHO.

People want so badly to find something offensive about Dawkins and Harris they will reach as far back as possible, and when and if they find something, never let it go. Twisting and obfuscating are weapons at the ready too, of course.

I have a general rule. If I hear something allegedly offensive about someone and I try to research it, if, after three or four other references and searches, I still have not been able to find an original comment in context, I will tend to believe it never really happened, or the writer has some kind of personal axe to grind and they have fabricated obstacles to ever finding the truth. It's bullshit.

In this case, I found the letter and apology within two clicks.

[trotsky]

14. You nailed it with this:

People want so badly to find something offensive about Dawkins and Harris they will reach as far back as possible, and when and if they find something, never let it go. Twisting and obfuscating are weapons at the ready too, of course.

There are certain folks who hate that they can't address Dawkins' (and other various New Atheists') observations and criticisms about religion, and so they engage in intense character assassination. It is of course the height of hypocrisy that most of those same folks give Wonderpope Frank a complete pass with the homophobic crap he spouts.

[nil desperandum]

13. I confess that I never heard of him

until I started reading this group.

He had zero impact on my decision to believe or not believe...

I can't name any of the leading atheist or non-believer voices....mostly because I just don't think about it.

I do believe it's important to be aware of how these religious folks try to push their church and religion into the law and confront them over those issues.

I spend very little time thinking about non-belief or belief for that matter except here where it's really interesting to read that I am not some oddly unique being for holding the idea that we are nothing more than a cosmic accident of chemistry.

[Lars39]

19. I'll share that confession, if I may.

The only difference I have with your post is that I have to deal with the religious folks fairly often.

[mr blur]

15. Dr Sawkins reads his Christian Fan Mail!

Do they kiss their Jebus with those mouths?

[NeoGreen]

16. Kick...

...dunno why...


...just kicking...


...oh, and...


...Discuss.






...felt like that needed to be re-iterated....




...cause....




...it did..........eom




i'll stop typing now.....soon..........very..........very.....soo (thump)










(thud)

[Lordquinton]

17. First of all how dare you

[Warren Stupidity]

18. did he tweet badz again?

[NeoGreen]

20. No, I just wanted to maintain the...

..."inoculation efficacy" of this meme with a follow-up dose of ridicule for the church of the perpetually outraged.

now this may sting a little...

[onager]

21. This made me laugh...

Can't believe Richard Dawkins is tweeting about violence in Syria when a man in Bristol had his sandwich brutally stolen by a seagull. #cold

https://mobile.twitter.com/francosoup/status/623879492432461824