Atheists & Agnostics
Related: About this forumRichard Dawkins named world's top thinker in poll
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2013/apr/25/richard-dawkins-named-top-thinkerThis simply cannot be, as some of DU's finest minds (just ask them!) have declared that he is a stupid bigot!
Dan Ken
(149 posts)this is just another glaring example as to how religious faith can cloud even the finest of minds and make such minds incapable of making rational judgements about the caliber of other fine minds who might challenge some people's beliefs and faith.
I really doubt that many of DU's "finest minds" have actually read much of Dawkins, perhaps have read a few articles about Dawkins, or seen a few video clips, but few of them probably have forged their way through two or more of his books.
Strange how some of the "finest minds" cannot find themselves comfortable when their belief systems are seriously challenged by a fine mind as well. How quickly those "finest minds" resort to ad-hominem attacks or projections.
progressoid
(49,825 posts)He MEAN!!
rexcat
(3,622 posts)Oh my! This should get some underwear in a bind other in the "other" forum!
trotsky
(49,533 posts)Those whom this will bother the most already lurk here - and can't respond.
rexcat
(3,622 posts)let the binding of the underwear begin for all of the lurkers!
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)Glad to see him getting this deserved recognition.
Julie
dimbear
(6,271 posts)Funny, tho.
EvolveOrConvolve
(6,452 posts)With all his important work on the "gawdidit" theory, he was a lock to win. Of course the liberal lame-stream media killed his chances.
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)Oh well, the damage is done.
onager
(9,356 posts)This simply cannot be, as some of DU's finest minds (just ask them!) have declared that he is a stupid bigot!
Hey, I think I saw "Some of DU's Finest Minds" on Amazon. In the same section as...
The Philosophy of G.W. Bush
The Compassion of Margaret Thatcher
The Sophisticated Theology of Fred Phelps
defacto7
(13,485 posts)and well deserved.
mr blur
(7,753 posts)that Catholics and Muslims are both ridiculous and dangerous and he's married to one of Dr. Who's companions - what not to like?
skepticscott
(13,029 posts)that someone who has educated, informed and enlightened millions upon millions of people gets ragged on by those here who can do little more than post things that other people have already written. And even then, they have to lie out their asses to make a case against him as a "bigot".
trotsky
(49,533 posts)But as many Christians have shown throughout history, it's OK to lie for Jesus. "Dawkins is an outspoken atheist, therefore he is evil, therefore I am justified in doing whatever I want in order to prove it, including completely making up quotes that show how evil he is!"
Rob H.
(5,340 posts)Even when they're contradicted by direct quotes from the man himself they still refuse to admit that what they're saying/what they believe/what a friend of a friend of a friend said about him is wrong. Ironically, that makes them more rigid than the man they love to slander, since Prof. Dawkins has said that he'd be perfectly willing to admit God exists if he's shown strong enough evidence.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)And I cornered one Dawkins critic with that very information, AFTER I got him to admit that nothing could shake his own belief in god. LMAO. Strangely, he gave up after that point.
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Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)n/t
mr blur
(7,753 posts)The irony is not lost on the rest of us.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)Please leave this safe haven and do not return.
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)I beg to differ.
"BRILLIANCE" being the key word here.... in biology may well exclude bigotry. It certainly teaches that all creatures are deeply and massively related. Not much room for bigotry.
Not suffering fools is another matter altogether.