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What are your thoughts on Richard Dawkins?
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RE: What are your thoughts on Richard Dawkins?
I have The Selfish Gene, The Extended Phenotype, and The Ancestors Tale in my library.
His work on genetics is pretty good.
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#12
RE: What are your thoughts on Richard Dawkins?
I don't know enough about science to give a review of his work myself, but he seems well respected in the field of science, especially biology.

I used to love his talks on religion but that was back when I was one of those really enthusiastic atheists who loved that stuff.  I haven't actively searched out anything to do with Richard Dawkins for a long long time.


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#13
RE: What are your thoughts on Richard Dawkins?
I have enjoyed his books ,lectures, and debates. I have heard the criticisms but I do not see what the critics are seeing. I hope he is recovering from the stroke.
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#14
RE: What are your thoughts on Richard Dawkins?
(March 27, 2017 at 6:27 am)chimp3 Wrote: I have enjoyed his books ,lectures, and debates. I have heard the criticisms but I do not see what the critics are seeing. I hope he is recovering from the stroke.

From what I've seen he is doing rather well!

https://youtu.be/MNCzd6_ce0I

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#15
RE: What are your thoughts on Richard Dawkins?
He should have gone by Dick, rolls of the tongue easier. Double D's in the house!
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#16
RE: What are your thoughts on Richard Dawkins?
His name is Clinton. Dick Clinton is an awkward first name combination
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: What are your thoughts on Richard Dawkins?
(March 27, 2017 at 7:29 am)Alex K Wrote: His name is Clinton. Dick Clinton is an awkward first name combination

I've seen CRD.
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#18
RE: What are your thoughts on Richard Dawkins?
Yes, in order it would be Clinton Dick Smile
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: What are your thoughts on Richard Dawkins?
(March 26, 2017 at 10:26 pm)It_Was_me Wrote: I for one think that he is quite an intelligent guy. I think he has written some great books. I have only read one of them and that was called The God Delusional. But to be quite honest, whenever I hear him speak I have found that he comes off as quite smug and seems to talk down to those with other opinions. I'm an agnostic not I am not atheist nor Christian, so maybe I am a little biased.

Actually it is "The God Delusion" not "The God Delusional". But don't feel bad, I also do stuff like that. I suck at spelling, I have ADD and I also think I am slightly dyslexic.  I do however try to catch my mistakes as much as possible. Some websites tick me off like twitter because once you post you cant go back and correct your mistakes.

Anywho. I think Dawkins is extremely important as far as his contributions, especially with that book. But on a personal level, having heard from others about his personal tastes on interacting with others, he is a bit of a stuffed shirt. I met him at the 07 convention in D.C. and was warned before hand not to ask him to sign baseball style hats, he thinks that is low class. I did just that with my "atheist" baseball cap and he looked at me like I committed a crime. All I could think was, "Why should you give a fuck, you don't have to wear it?" I didn't say that but his look was annoying to me.

I don't look at celebrities the way I used to when I was a kid. I don't think Dawkins is an asshole, nor "smug" but simply has a different personality and different tastes. None of our personality differences change his contributions. No, I would not want to hang out at a bar or party with him, but his science is solid and a benefit to humanity regardless.

I would hang out with Hitchens if he were still alive. I like Sam Harris but don't think he would be fun to hang out with. I am not comfortable in formal settings. I hate having to worry about my looks or language or what fork to use, not my thing. I'd rather hang out at a bar and talk unfiltered.

As an aside. One author if you have not read, I recommend to everyone. The late Victor Stenger and his two books, "God The Failed Hypothesis" and "The New Atheism".
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#20
RE: What are your thoughts on Richard Dawkins?
(March 26, 2017 at 10:53 pm)Aroura Wrote: So, it isn't one question; Do you believe in God?), it's two questions.  The second question being; Do you know there is a God?

The problem is, you don't know.  Nobody does.  It's not a logical possibility.  Knowledge requires some basis in fact and there simply isn't any. "Knowledge" in this case just means "I really really really really believe it."  That's stupid.
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