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Are you a disciple?

Poll: Are you a disciple of Richard Dawkins?
This poll is closed.
I don't know about him
15.00%
 6 15.00%
I don't like him/agree with his views
5.00%
 2 5.00%
I like him but I don't consider myself a follower
67.50%
 27 67.50%
I worship Richard Dawkins but I know not all atheists do
0%
 0 0%
If you don't worship Dawkins you're not a true atheist
2.50%
 1 2.50%
My name starts with an A and I am not easily pleased by polling options
10.00%
 4 10.00%
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Are you a disciple?
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Are you a disciple?
May 4, 2016 at 5:53 pm
Are you a disciple of Richard Dawkins? I honestly don't know much about the guy, so when I was informed that I am indeed a Dawkins worshiper I was surprised to say the least. I never knew being an atheist meant worshipping Dawkins. I guess I'll have to disavow my atheism.
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RE: Are you a disciple?
May 4, 2016 at 5:55 pm
I'm an atheist because I believe in no god. That's all. I'm not into bandwagons regarding the atheist elite.
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RE: Are you a disciple?
May 4, 2016 at 5:57 pm
I never even knew who Richard Dawkins was until South Park had an episode on him.
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RE: Are you a disciple?
May 4, 2016 at 6:00 pm (This post was last modified: May 4, 2016 at 6:02 pm by abaris.)
Not one of these answers apply to me. So, no vote coming up.

Of course I know Dawkins, I like his humorous style, but I don't care about his opinions on atheism, since, as I always stress, it doesn't interest me. Atheism doesn't interest me, since it doesn't play any role in my life. And I didn't listen or read up on a single letter coming from the pen of any atheist to arrive where I am.

I mostly know of Dawkins because he usually presents some interesting documentaries on scientific topics.
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RE: Are you a disciple?
May 4, 2016 at 6:01 pm
Disciple?  Huh, whut?  Worship?  I'm not sure I understand the concept.
Oh wait, I worship my cat.  She's spoiled rotten.  She THINKS she's a goddess.  I don't tell her otherwise.
Ok, that's not worship.  It's pampering.  She just thinks it's worship.
No, I can't think of any being, real or fictional, that's worthy of . . . how would you define it, slavish devotion at the total expense of yourself, plus giving the creature worshiped credit for attributes that they don't possess? 
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RE: Are you a disciple?
May 4, 2016 at 6:03 pm (This post was last modified: May 4, 2016 at 7:23 pm by Athene.)
Not a fan.
He strikes me as a smarmy bastard.

I happen to agree with some of his views, but regard his face as somewhat punchable.
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RE: Are you a disciple?
May 4, 2016 at 6:06 pm
Nerp.

I think he's does an amazing job relating the concepts of evolution in a way that everyone can understand, and The God Delusion was pretty transformational for me in that I was 19 and it put words to my beliefs that I didn't have at that point.

But I think even Dawkins would object to the term "disciple."
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RE: Are you a disciple?
May 4, 2016 at 6:06 pm
I can take him or leave him.
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RE: Are you a disciple?
May 4, 2016 at 6:06 pm (This post was last modified: May 4, 2016 at 6:09 pm by Losty.)
(May 4, 2016 at 6:00 pm)abaris Wrote: Not one of these answers apply to me. So, no vote coming up.

Of course I know Dawkins, I like his humorous style, but I don't care about his opinions on atheism, since, as I always stress, it doesn't interest me. Atheism doesn't interest me, since it doesn't play any role in my life. And I didn't listen or read up on a single letter coming from the pen of any atheist to arrive where I am.

I mostly know of Dawkins because he usually presents some interesting documentaries on scientific topics.

So...I like him but I'm not a follower doesn't work for that?

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RE: Are you a disciple?
May 4, 2016 at 6:10 pm
(May 4, 2016 at 6:06 pm)Losty Wrote: So...I like him but I'm not a follower doesn't work for that?

Not really, no. For someone to like somebody else, one has to know a lot more about the person than I actually do. I'm totally indifferent.
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