OK.
No problem.
But I'll let the good doctor die first, then tell me from where he resides.
I always wondered what happened to this guy after he left Family Feud.
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The athesistic view is taught in schools.
Broadcast in the media.
Enforced on college campi.
Its even glorified here on FR.
Prof. Dawkins has a persecution complex called guilt.
Jesus might be talking subtley to him directly.
Or maybe not.
If he thinks that there is discrimination against atheists then he should take a look at what it is like to be a Christian.
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So that's it. We're all stupid, and Dawkins is brilliant.
Or maybe he just hasn't looked around enough?
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I wonder what would happen should this guy instruct audiences in Saudi Arabia or Iran on his views.
Dawkins' latest book has gotten hammered, even by publications that are decidedly unfriendly to Christians. The NY Times ran a review that just skewered Dawkins personally and his thesis in general. That was followed up by a total panning by The New Republic.
The guy has essentially written the same book four times now...the only difference is that he gets nastier in each one.
In his latest book, he suggests having the state remove children from religious households so they are not taught their harmful world view and are instead indoctrinated into the blessings of Dawkins' own. I am not a church going man, although I am generally relion friendly, but that suggestion is outright Stalinism and personally repugnant to me.
For some reason, GOD decided to delude these people about their intellect.
Thses poor saps think they have it ALL figured out.
This Dawkins guy has the ba**s to show his face after what "South Park" did to him the past two episodes? He ought to be looking for a hole to hide in!!!!!!! It had to be one of the most humiliating things they've EVER done to anyone!!
Rational? No. Moral? In the absence of an absolute, transcendent moral authority, "morality" becomes impossible. The idea that something as collective (and absolute) as right and wrong can somehow be individualized is a contradiction in terms.
And there is no rational reason NOT to believe in God either. In fact, it is just as logical to believe in intelligent design as it is in cosmic evolution or random chance.
Finally, belief in God, and more importantly, His principles, is not a matter of reason, but a matter of Faith, "the belief in things not seen."
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The person claiming to be God showed up on Earth and let Himself be known. He said was that life is eternal and what one makes of their spirit in this world determines where and with whom the continue on with life elsewhere. That person said in Matt 12:39
He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
The sign of Jonah is the Holy Spirit the knowledge, wisdom, understanding and decisions of Free will of God. One can only know God through the Holy Spirit, not through physical science. That is impossible as God said. Dawkin's hasn't a rational leg to stand on.
He also rejects Free will and thus the concept of individual spirit itself. He's not being rational by attempting to convince folks they should make a choice to not believe in God, when he denies Free will from the start. He's simply a credentialed illogical con man pushing his authoritarian socialist acheme.
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Sounds like Dawkins spends most of his time now bashing religious folks rather than doing science.
As an atheist, I've never been discriminated against, contrary to Dawkins' assertion. He weeps about discrimination against atheists, while supporting discrimination against Christians. As a social and fiscal conservative, I have more in common with most Christians than I do with any liberals.
I have a degree in biology, and taught science for 19 years, so I'm acquainted with genetics and Darwin's ideas.
He misuses science to attack religion. He is a disgrace to science.
(And as a previous poster mentioned, South Park humiliated him!)
When dealing with religion, I'll stick with the folks with the experience.
I'm not sure why I should give a damn about this.