What are your thoughts on Richard Dawkins?

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In my opinion, trying to rid people of their false beliefs, is a virtue.

I don't think ridding people of belief is a realistic goal. Unless an afterlife actually exists and we discover it people are always going to fear death and want some answer to it. Ridding it of the beliefs that are harmful like genital mutilation and killing gays is the real focus. Even then open respecful dialogue is important to a dress why those beliefs are wrong. Talking down to them like children doesn't work, because unlike children they don't have to listen to you.