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[ali smack]

I am not religious myself and to be frank it doesn't interest me. But I have never understood Richard Dawkins fanatical hatred and ( Let's be frank here )
Ignorance of religion. And it isn't just Christianity he hates. He hates Islam, Judaism and even Buddhism.
He has very little knowledge of religion and is very arrogant with his views.


He does have all the bench marks of a fanatic.
I wonder why he has such hatred of religion.





http://www.dailymail...d-particle.html

Even some scientists think he goes OTT. To say raising a child catholic is worse than child abuse is ignorant and nonsensical.

[Seeker79]

ali smack, on 11 February 2013 - 08:08 PM, said:

I am not religious myself and to be frank it doesn't interest me. But I have never understood Richard Dawkins fanatical hatred and ( Let's be frank here )
Ignorance of religion. And it isn't just Christianity he hates. He hates Islam, Judaism and even Buddhism.
He has very little knowledge of religion and is very arrogant with his views.


He does have all the bench marks of a fanatic.
I wonder why he has such hatred of religion.





http://www.dailymail...d-particle.html

Even some scientists think he goes OTT. To say raising a child catholic is worse than child abuse is ignorant and nonsensical.

Dawkins is pretty irrelevant. He learned a Long time ago that controversy makes money. That's is all that he is really about.

Edited by Seeker79, 11 February 2013 - 08:45 PM.

[Armchair Educated]

he is quite fanatical

[ouija ouija]

Before I answer that you'll have to give me the definition of 'fantantical' ...... thanks.

[keithisco]

_{I think the point that he is making is that raising a child to believe in a Supernatural Omnipotent Being, thereby ignoring and / or denigrating the real advances that Science has made in improving the lives of mankind (with no Religious input), is utterly devoid of logic and reason. It is a "Stunting" of real scientific endeavour}

Edited by keithisco, 11 February 2013 - 08:26 PM.

[spartan max2]

when i first started looking in to other view points and stuff i tried reading his book god delusion and it turned me off so fast. i didnt read all the book. He just sounds way to bitter and insulting. If you have the truth no your side then you do not have to be insulting.
Wish the politicans would learn that.

[Sean93]

He's a bit of both. Reasoonable at time while other times a bit over board...just like most people.

Edited by Sean93, 11 February 2013 - 08:45 PM.

[Eldorado]

A money-making atheist is what he is.

[Sean93]

That being said, he has a point when hw says that raising a kid to believe that such horrors as hell exist for their bad actions is ****ed up and is one of the reasons why I say that no kid should ever be indoctrinated into  a religion and should find it themselves...I gurantee there would be a lot less mindless, uneducated fanatics out there.

[JesseCuster]

His popular writings on evolution and science in general are fantastic - Blind Watchmaker, River out of Eden, Climbing Mount Improbable, The Ancestor's Tale, Unweaving the Rainbow, etc. - he really has a knack for making you understand evolution.

He comes across as a bit of a smug **** when I see him discussing religion though, even though I agree with a lot of what he says.

[Armchair Educated]

keithisco, on 11 February 2013 - 08:24 PM, said:

_{I think the point that he is making is that raising a child to believe in a Supernatural Omnipotent Being, thereby ignoring and / or denigrating the real advances that Science has made in improving the lives of mankind (with no Religious input), is utterly devoid of logic and reason. It is a "Stunting" of real scientific endeavour}

in what way is it stunting, i know both theorys through and through. i believe in the supernatural due to being an atheist and then having relgious experiences. there is an omnipotent being you have just missed out on these experiences and speak arrogantly because of it. i was humbled by finding out about it.
i read alot and i only had a craving for knowledge because i had these experiences.

Edited by Armchair Educated, 11 February 2013 - 09:14 PM.

[Hasina]

When he convinces someone to blow themselves up to kill others cause it's the 'right thing to do', then I'll call him a fanatic.

[scowl]

The media tends to ignore atheists. Dawkins doesn't like being ignored so he says outrageous things to get attention. I wish he didn't do that.

[eight bits]

Howdy, Star

(Love the Butch & Sundance avatar)

What's the poor man to do? Everybody needs a hobby, and we all know that he isn't a stamp collector.

[Star of the Sea]

eight bits, on 11 February 2013 - 09:32 PM, said:

Howdy, Star

(Love the Butch & Sundance avatar)

What's the poor man to do? Everybody needs a hobby, and we all know that he isn't a stamp collector.

LOL 8ty!!! I could think of better things to do with my time... like UM   Anyhow, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is one of my 'all time favourite' films! Robert Redford *sigh*