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Dawkins on Alien Rubbish

Post by Atheist-Lite » Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:42 am

Seems a wee bit inflamotry and he's finally broken through with The Daily Hate. :smoke:

Dawkins attacks 'alien rubbish' taught in Muslim faith schools

Richard Dawkins has attacked Muslim faith schools, saying that they teach students 'alien rubbish'.

The noted atheist claimed that pupils were being taught to ignore scientific evidence in favour of following the Koran.

He said that he had even met a science teacher who believed that the earth was only 6,000 years old.

Mr Dawkins, a former Oxford professor who found fame as an evolutionary biologist before becoming a vocal opponent of religion, is a longstanding critic of all faith schools.

But he has said that Islamic schools are worse than others, as their teaching is more likely to be influenced by a religious agenda.

Talking to the Times Educational Supplement, he described a trip he made to an 'utterly deplorable' Muslim school in Leicester.

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Re: Dawkins on Alien Rubbish

Post by borealis » Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:03 am

I remember seeing that video when Dawkins visited the muslim school and interviewed the pupils. Made me really sad. :( Is that where the world is going?

I'm also afraid that Dawkins might get murdered by some muslim nutter before he turns 75. But still I'm happy that he has courage to say things aloud even when it makes some people mad.

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Post by Atheist-Lite » Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:09 am

borealis wrote:I remember seeing that video when Dawkins visited the muslim school and interviewed the pupils. Made me really sad. :( Is that where the world is going?

I'm also afraid that Dawkins might get murdered by some muslim nutter before he turns 75. But still I'm happy that he has courage to say things aloud even when it makes some people mad.
He knows the value of 'martyrdom' to bring people to a cause. Putting his head in the lions mouth like this is very brave...he isn't getting any younger, what better way to leave the show? :naughty:
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Post by JimC » Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:17 am

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borealis wrote:I remember seeing that video when Dawkins visited the muslim school and interviewed the pupils. Made me really sad. :( Is that where the world is going?

I'm also afraid that Dawkins might get murdered by some muslim nutter before he turns 75. But still I'm happy that he has courage to say things aloud even when it makes some people mad.
He knows the value of 'martyrdom' to bring people to a cause. Putting his head in the lions mouth like this is very brave...he isn't getting any younger, what better way to leave the show? :naughty:
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Re: Dawkins on Alien Rubbish

Post by borealis » Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:21 am

Crumple wrote:he isn't getting any younger, what better way to leave the show? :naughty:
Getting a heart attack while having sex with three young models? :ask:

But seriously. I'd rather see him dying natural way than being murdered. Even when it might not make any difference to him, it might scare others from criticizing islam.

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Re: Dawkins on Alien Rubbish

Post by Atheist-Lite » Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:27 am

borealis wrote:
Crumple wrote:he isn't getting any younger, what better way to leave the show? :naughty:
Getting a heart attack while having sex with three young models? :ask:

But seriously. I'd rather see him dying natural way than being murdered. Even when it might not make any difference to him, it might scare others from criticizing islam.
How much is really under his conscious control? The memes are in charge here...they have their agenda? :smoke:

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borealis wrote:
Crumple wrote:he isn't getting any younger, what better way to leave the show? :naughty:
Getting a heart attack while having sex with three young models? :ask:

But seriously. I'd rather see him dying natural way than being murdered. Even when it might not make any difference to him, it might scare others from criticizing islam.
I think it would make crticism worse. Even anyone is powerful enough to rally support it's RD.
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Post by Exi5tentialist » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:25 am

"Alien" is a choice of words that Dawkins deliberately uses because of its ambiguous meaning. Of course, Dawkins doesn't mean "foreign" or "not English" does he? He must mean the other meaning of alien - "foreign" and "not English". What a charmer.

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Post by Atheist-Lite » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:31 am

Exi5tentialist wrote:"Alien" is a choice of words that Dawkins deliberately uses because of its ambiguous meaning. Of course, Dawkins doesn't mean "foreign" or "not English" does he? He must mean the other meaning of alien - "foreign" and "not English". What a charmer.
One would almost think he's courting the extreme right wing here. Given the amount of barely repressed disdaine towards Islam across the UK at all levels....words like this are quite dangerous.
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Post by Exi5tentialist » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:36 am

Crumple wrote:One would almost think he's courting the extreme right wing here. Given the amount of barely repressed disdaine towards Islam across the UK at all levels....words like this are quite dangerous.
There's only one reason why he would court the extreme right wing. That's that he's an extreme right winger himself.

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:39 am

Exi5tentialist wrote:"Alien" is a choice of words that Dawkins deliberately uses because of its ambiguous meaning. Of course, Dawkins doesn't mean "foreign" or "not English" does he? He must mean the other meaning of alien - "foreign" and "not English". What a charmer.
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Re: Dawkins on Alien Rubbish

Post by Atheist-Lite » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:41 am

Exi5tentialist wrote:
Crumple wrote:One would almost think he's courting the extreme right wing here. Given the amount of barely repressed disdaine towards Islam across the UK at all levels....words like this are quite dangerous.
There's only one reason why he would court the extreme right wing. That's that he's an extreme right winger himself.

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Re: Dawkins on Alien Rubbish

Post by Pappa » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:42 am

Exi5tentialist wrote:"Alien" is a choice of words that Dawkins deliberately uses because of its ambiguous meaning. Of course, Dawkins doesn't mean "foreign" or "not English" does he? He must mean the other meaning of alien - "foreign" and "not English". What a charmer.
I took it as "alien to science".
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:46 am

Pappa wrote:
Exi5tentialist wrote:"Alien" is a choice of words that Dawkins deliberately uses because of its ambiguous meaning. Of course, Dawkins doesn't mean "foreign" or "not English" does he? He must mean the other meaning of alien - "foreign" and "not English". What a charmer.
I took it as "alien to science".
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Re: Dawkins on Alien Rubbish

Post by Pappa » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:49 am

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Pappa wrote:
Exi5tentialist wrote:"Alien" is a choice of words that Dawkins deliberately uses because of its ambiguous meaning. Of course, Dawkins doesn't mean "foreign" or "not English" does he? He must mean the other meaning of alien - "foreign" and "not English". What a charmer.
I took it as "alien to science".
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