tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23603046.post115159770155173955..comments2023-05-14T05:58:07.794-07:00Comments on Languedoc Diary: A neutral venue: Is Dawkins right to insinuate that religion is The Root Of All Evil?'Alan Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470368958109056177noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23603046.post-1152650925486757912006-07-11T13:48:00.000-07:002006-07-11T13:48:00.000-07:00This PT thread seems to address what you are sayin...<A HREF="http://www.pandasthumb.org/archives/2006/07/the_larger_issu.html" REL="nofollow">This PT thread</A> seems to address what you are saying. Would PZ Myers qualify as an evangelizing atheist? I read him as saying he shouldn't be expected to moderate the expression of his views just because they might upset religious people.<A HREF="http://www.pandasthumb.org/archives/2006/07/the_larger_issu.html#comment-1110892" REL="nofollow">(link)</A><BR/><BR/>However, I think I am with Lenny on the Myers-Flank debate, religion should be a personal matter. I am uncomfortable listening to others' prozeletyzing, and would never argue my own reliious view (or lack of it) unasked.Alan Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470368958109056177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23603046.post-1152035405348651092006-07-04T10:50:00.000-07:002006-07-04T10:50:00.000-07:00He doesn't really push his atheism in his popular ...He doesn't really push his atheism in his popular science books, Tim. I know he is fairly forthright and confident in his own views. I don't get the impression he spends much time as a proselytizer for atheism, though I think he made some good points about the dangers of Christian, Jewish and Islamic fundamentalism in "The Root of All Evil".<BR/><BR/>I grant he is somewhat dismissive of those who have religious faith, but I suspect he does not advocate a political/atheist takeover to establish an atheist state "religion". Whilst it may be possible to be mildly atheistic, wouldn't that be similar to being mildly pregnant?Alan Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470368958109056177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23603046.post-1151631679076552612006-06-29T18:41:00.000-07:002006-06-29T18:41:00.000-07:00Enlighten is all I have ever done dummy."You can l...Enlighten is all I have ever done dummy.<BR/><BR/>"You can lead a man to the literature but you can't make him read it."<BR/>John A. DavisonJohnADavisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273254635432654886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23603046.post-1151616318612970462006-06-29T14:25:00.000-07:002006-06-29T14:25:00.000-07:00John, If you ruled the world, what would you do wi...John, <BR/><BR/>If you ruled the world, what would you do with atheists?<BR/><BR/>If you want to sell me something, you should try an appeal to reason.<BR/><BR/>Would you like a thread with a poll question? I don't know if such an option is available on "Blogger" but maybe somebody could enlighten* us.<BR/><BR/>*I love that word!Alan Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470368958109056177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23603046.post-1151615705964066872006-06-29T14:15:00.000-07:002006-06-29T14:15:00.000-07:00To be a declared atheist in the face of the living...To be a declared atheist in the face of the living world is unthinkable and an indictment of both ones character and his integrity not to mention his powers of observation. Richard Dawkins is nothing but a snake oil salesman. By his own admission he has a "product to sell." So have I. Mine is called the Prescribed Evolutionary Hypothesis. Take your choice folks. They are miles apart. Let's have a poll. What do you say? Do you have the guts is the only question.<BR/><BR/>I love it so!JohnADavisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273254635432654886noreply@blogger.com