Richard Dawkins- rationalist or religious nut?

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Re: Richard Dawkins- rationalist or religious nut?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:07 pm

PordFrefect wrote:You forgot one JonesBoy.

Richard Dawkins was sexually molested as a child.
Just like many a young Church goer.

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Re: Richard Dawkins- rationalist or religious nut?

Post by Exi5tentialist » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:10 pm

I mean, I agree with the OP's basic assertion that Richard Dawkins's approach to religion is religiously motivated and he needs to expend some effort finding out what being an atheist really means, but the OP's reasons for drawing the similarity are illogical and flawed.

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Re: Richard Dawkins- rationalist or religious nut?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:14 pm

Exi5tentialist wrote:I mean, I agree with the OP's basic assertion that Richard Dawkins's approach to religion is religiously motivated and he needs to expend some effort finding out what being an atheist really means, but the OP's reasons for drawing the similarity are illogical and flawed.
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Re: Richard Dawkins- rationalist or religious nut?

Post by Jonesboy » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:17 pm

See me, Clint Eastwood, silhouetted by the bright sun, walking into the saloon, met by a stupid look of wonder from the town's bums and bandito's. This shootout will see you all dead.

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:19 pm

Jonesboy wrote:See me, Clint Eastwood, silhouetted by the bright sun, walking into the saloon, met by a stupid look of wonder from the town's bums and bandito's. This shootout will see you all dead.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:22 pm

And banned at AF.org already. :tup:
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Re: Richard Dawkins- rationalist or religious nut?

Post by Ayaan » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:24 pm

The OP will have more time to spend here - he's already banned at atheistforums.org.

Hello, Jonesby. I think you'll find most folks around here aren't really followers of Dawkins.
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Re: Richard Dawkins- rationalist or religious nut?

Post by Callan » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:29 pm

Jonesboy wrote:See me, Clint Eastwood, silhouetted by the bright sun, walking into the saloon, met by a stupid look of wonder from the town's bums and bandito's. This shootout will see you all dead.
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Re: Richard Dawkins- rationalist or religious nut?

Post by Feck » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:44 pm

Well that was stunning wasn't it ? Glad I'm not anAtheist because right now I'd have to frantically try and refute that insightful post :funny:
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Re: Richard Dawkins- rationalist or religious nut?

Post by Rob » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:58 pm

Richard Dawkins's approach to religion is religiously motivated
Explanation required. :deadpan:
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Post by Dries van Tonder » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:59 pm

It seems that Chuck Jones has returned :smoke:
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Re: Richard Dawkins- rationalist or religious nut?

Post by Robert_S » Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:00 pm

Exi5tentialist wrote:I mean, I agree with the OP's basic assertion that Richard Dawkins's approach to religion is religiously motivated and he needs to expend some effort finding out what being an atheist really means, but the OP's reasons for drawing the similarity are illogical and flawed.
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Re: Richard Dawkins- rationalist or religious nut?

Post by Audley Strange » Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:03 pm

This seems like someone watched Adam Curtis' "All watched over by Machines of Loving Grace." Heard Curtis' gag about Dawkins reinventing the concept of the soul through the transfer of information through the immortal D.N.A. and ran with it without getting the joke or the entire point of Curtis' show.

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