Richard Dawkins's lack of sympathy for those who cling to religion is a shame

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13. Here's the kicker

I despair when I hear people claim that "religion causes wars". People cause wars, people who think their own beliefs, ideas, perspectives and needs are at the centre of the universe, or should be. There's a lot of it about. Unsurprisingly.

Yes, it IS unsurprising. Because self-righteous people like the author have a Huff Post fit when people like Dawkins or PZ Myers dare to point out that the "beliefs, ideas, perspectives and needs" of the religious are NOT at the center of the universe, that they should not be deferred to just because there's a "god" involved, and that those religionistas responding to mere offense or hurt feelings about a drawing of their prophet or a mistreated sacred cracker with violence or threats of violence are the ones behaving like mindless fanatics or spoiled, privileged children.

Some day, someone is going to post an article about atheism here that actually contains some genuine thought and insight. Probably not this OP, given their past history of posting this kind of vapid crap, and probably not any time soon, but I have hope.