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RE: Dawkins writing kid's version of "The God Delusion" - you mad bro?
August 2, 2018 at 2:43 pm
(August 2, 2018 at 2:42 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: (August 2, 2018 at 2:40 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: What if he's already dead and is faking his life?
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I think that current culture demands that his head needs to be removed.
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RE: Dawkins writing kid's version of "The God Delusion" - you mad bro?
August 2, 2018 at 2:47 pm
(August 2, 2018 at 2:43 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: (August 2, 2018 at 2:42 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: I think that current culture demands that his head needs to be removed.
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Would Dawkins have a significant blast/spray pattern?
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RE: Dawkins writing kid's version of "The God Delusion" - you mad bro?
August 2, 2018 at 4:23 pm
I haven't read The God Delusion, but compared to typical apologists' arguments, it can't help but be an improvement.
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RE: Dawkins writing kid's version of "The God Delusion" - you mad bro?
August 2, 2018 at 4:25 pm
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To the OP: Isn't writing children's books about atheism kind of like writing about how to not collect stamps?
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RE: Dawkins writing kid's version of "The God Delusion" - you mad bro?
August 2, 2018 at 4:32 pm
(August 2, 2018 at 12:42 pm)SteveII Wrote: (August 2, 2018 at 11:55 am)Alexmahone Wrote: It's interesting and amusing how Dawkins left biology and entered theology instead. That said, I'm still one of his biggest fans.
No, he left biology and entered making money on gullible people industry. His books contain his own made up version of theology so he can trash it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_God_De..._reception
I guess a dumbed-down version would be his logical next step. Kids and teenagers aren't as critical and believe nonsense more easily.
We know. That's why theists try to get them young. Because it's harder to convert an adult that isn't already going through hard times in their life.
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RE: Dawkins writing kid's version of "The God Delusion" - you mad bro?
August 2, 2018 at 4:34 pm
(August 2, 2018 at 4:23 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I haven't read The God Delusion, but compared to typical apologists' arguments, it can't help but be an improvement.
I’ve read it and still have a copy somewhere.
While I’m not much of a fan of Dawkins, I found it well written and it made a lot of sense.
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RE: Dawkins writing kid's version of "The God Delusion" - you mad bro?
August 2, 2018 at 4:39 pm
(August 2, 2018 at 4:25 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: To the OP: Isn't writing children's books about atheism kind of like writing about how to not collect stamps?
No. Dawkins is merely trying to catch 'em young, before the religious indoctrination has a chance to begin.
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RE: Dawkins writing kid's version of "The God Delusion" - you mad bro?
August 2, 2018 at 4:40 pm
(August 2, 2018 at 4:25 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: To the OP: Isn't writing children's books about atheism kind of like writing about how to not collect stamps?
Given that Christian evangelicals are actively targeting young people, not only their own, but others' as well, it's hardly an academic issue.
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RE: Dawkins writing kid's version of "The God Delusion" - you mad bro?
August 2, 2018 at 5:11 pm
(August 2, 2018 at 12:42 pm)SteveII Wrote: (August 2, 2018 at 11:55 am)Alexmahone Wrote: It's interesting and amusing how Dawkins left biology and entered theology instead. That said, I'm still one of his biggest fans.
No, he left biology and entered making money on gullible people industry. His books contain his own made up version of theology so he can trash it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_God_De..._reception
I guess a dumbed-down version would be his logical next step. Kids and teenagers aren't as critical and believe nonsense more easily.
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RE: Dawkins writing kid's version of "The God Delusion" - you mad bro?
August 2, 2018 at 5:12 pm
(August 2, 2018 at 4:25 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: To the OP: Isn't writing children's books about atheism kind of like writing about how to not collect stamps?
It is..if there weren't so many unhinged "stamp collectors" in the world..there wouldn't even be a point..now would there?
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