RE: Skeptics I have immense respect for.
January 3, 2012 at 3:03 pm
(This post was last modified: January 3, 2012 at 3:07 pm by reverendjeremiah.)
(January 3, 2012 at 2:58 pm)Tiberius Wrote: It doesn't make it worth it when those new atheists are coming to atheism for the wrong reasons. Dawkins' book wasn't so much a rehash of old arguments, it was a rehash of mostly invalid or deeply flawed arguments. Dawkins is a great biologist and scientist, and I respect him for that. I just don't think he knows what he is talking about when it comes to atheism / philosophy.
There are far more eloquent and philosophically minded atheists who can handle these kinds of things.
Okay..granted...hes not a super atheist. Could he have done better? Sure.
most people who were drawn to Dawkins were also introduced to Hitchens as well, and THAT helped tremendously.
Dawkins is about science... his philosophy is a bit dry and frontal.
Tyson explains how I view Dawkins very descriptively....but Dawkins answer is classic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_2xGIwQfik
..so, Dawkins HAS changed since that book. He is a bit more careful in his approach as well.
