Christians lie about Dawkins. Says he "officially left atheism"

[Erinome]

Wow. That guy is really fucking stupid. He's terrified of atheism because his own faith is so weak. It's obvious.

[LarissaAnn]

There's always a perfect antidote to anti-Dawkins crap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZuowNcuGsc

The man is a legend!

[Erinome]

There was a few months of my life where I couldn't even fall asleep without his pretentious British accent playing in the background.

[Faith No More]

How does one 'officially leave' atheism in the first place? Do you have to send out a memo?

[Doubting Thomas]

I would think you'd have to find a god to worship.

[reverendjeremiah]

That's the rub isn't it. These people were so convinced by charisma that they just assume that atheists are like dominoes behind Richard Dawkins. Rather than spending their time trying to provide evidence of their god (which is what they'd be doing if they actually gave a shit/had two functional brain cells), they waste time attempting to erode the credibility of some mythical atheist priesthood.

Rythm hits the nail right on the head!!!

Ultra Kudos!!!!

I was an atheist LOOOOONNNNNGGGG before I ever heard of Dawkins, or Fell, or even that Einstein was a skeptic.

I came to atheism based on how bullshit the concept of god is...not because of some charismatic leader

[Minimalist]

There was a few months of my life where I couldn't even fall asleep without his pretentious British accent playing in the background.

"Pretentious?"

They all talk like that.

[Child of Stardust]

Doesn't matter one bit to me what Dawkins says he is or isn't. I'm still an atheist because there's no credible evidence to show that any gods exist. I don't hold Dawkins up as our great atheist leader. I've never even read his book.

Exactly. Some religious people assume that atheists tend to think in terms of "accepted authorities", because the whole concept of "revealed religions" is basically an appeal to a (cosmic) authority. It's a form of psychological projection.

To be sure, a lot of atheists do rely on borrowed or cliched arguments (albeit typically valid ones), many of which they might have got from atheist books like The God Delusion, but that's not the same thing as an appeal to authority.

[The Grand Nudger]

You don't even have to have an argument to support a lack of belief, it stands all by it's onesies.

[Ziploc Surprise]

On another note, I've heard the name "Shockofgod" mentioned in a few vidieos. Who is he? Is he a troll or is he a real person? Is Youtube his only habitat?