RE: Richard Dawkins Suggests Feminists May Have Caused His Stroke
February 16, 2016 at 4:41 pm
(This post was last modified: February 16, 2016 at 4:44 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
(February 16, 2016 at 4:23 pm)Aegon Wrote:(February 16, 2016 at 3:47 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: You can disagree with someone without misrepresenting their views or being a disingenous cunt about it in general.
Somebody should tell that to Dawkins then.
I think there are many criticisms of Dawkins that may or may nor be valid, but one thing he's not is disingenuous. If he is flawed it comes from being too direct, honest and outspoken.
If any of the remaining 3 of the "Four Horsemen of "New" Atheism" is somewhat disingenuous I think it's perhaps Dennett... but even if Dan Dennett is perhaps a bit disingenuous his intentions are good, it's like he believes it's okay as long as he thinks some good comes out to it... although I don't think it's his place to do that. (Like Sam Harris says, if the person being lied to were to know they were being lied to I doubt they'd share the liar's point of view that it was justified and "for their own good." Same with disingenuousness).
Dawkins on the other hand I think believes that the truth is good in and of itself regardless of the consequences of expressing what he believes the truth is. He couldn't be less disingenuous. He'd piss people off a lot less if he was more disingenuous if it decreased his brutal honesty.
