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Humanist_Activist

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66. What is she complaining about? Seriously, I just read the entire article, I don't understand her...

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 02:59 AM

Jun 2014

complaint. Does she expect Dawkins to sympathize with the willfully ignorant, the dishonest, and those who have cognitive dissonance?

To put it simply, I don't know what she expects him to do, lie about what he thinks? His psychological theorizing about the origins or influences on belief may be naive but they warrant nothing more than an education, or a disclaimer about his opinion. But that's the worse you can say about him.

Yet, from the religious and some secular people alike, he becomes enemy number one, to borrow a label from politics, its like they are suffering from Dawkins Derangement Syndrome.

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Richard Dawkins's lack of sympathy for those who cling to religion is a shame [View all] cbayer Jun 2014 OP

More apologetic tripe from "concerned" columnist... MellowDem Jun 2014 #1

And the OP seems to revel in searching out every single such columnist skepticscott Jun 2014 #2

I disagree Starboard Tack Jun 2014 #14

ah yes those damn militant atheists. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #22

"militant atheists" did I say that? I thought not. Starboard Tack Jun 2014 #24

Your problem is that you just like to call people bigots skepticscott Jun 2014 #36

What is bigoted about anti-theism? MellowDem Jun 2014 #41

No, the bigotry is about the broad brushing. Starboard Tack Jun 2014 #55

Broad-brushing or stereotyping isn't inherent to anti-theism... MellowDem Jun 2014 #59

Ooooohh�we're "strident"! skepticscott Jun 2014 #37

If atheism is associated with anti-theism... MellowDem Jun 2014 #39

Ahh, those imaginary "extremist" anti-theists that seem to only exist in your head... Humanist_Activist Jun 2014 #67

That is a typo there "more at link" Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #3

I dont care for him. kicked and recommended. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #4

Is that the depth of your intellectual response? skepticscott Jun 2014 #5

The author has sympathy you cling to your religion... MellowDem Jun 2014 #6

He seems to have become a celebrity okasha Jun 2014 #16

He's one of the preeminent evolutionary biologists Goblinmonger Jun 2014 #17

Reading comprehension, GM. okasha Jun 2014 #19

I don't agree. I think he is owed credit for starting the conversation cbayer Jun 2014 #18

Please see post 19. okasha Jun 2014 #20

Can't see it. cbayer Jun 2014 #21

Oops. okasha Jun 2014 #42

I understand. cbayer Jun 2014 #44

You're an anti-theist too, cbayer skepticscott Jun 2014 #23

he is rather arrogant and turns me off. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #25

He is famous for his accomplishments edhopper Jun 2014 #40

See post # 19. okasha Jun 2014 #43

I did edhopper Jun 2014 #45

See post #19 okasha Jun 2014 #49

Foolish it is then. edhopper Jun 2014 #60

I don't deny enjoying his writings. TM99 Jun 2014 #7

I thought the author did a good job of talking about both his strengths and his weaknesses. cbayer Jun 2014 #8

Well the first two paragraphs were pretty good Lordquinton Jun 2014 #9

That would be because she was engaged in exactly the same behavior. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #11

Here's the kicker skepticscott Jun 2014 #13

From all the scratching going on in this thread I'd say she's made some uncomfortable points. rug Jun 2014 #10

11 replys hardly supports your hypothesis. Lordquinton Jun 2014 #12

Thanks for more data. rug Jun 2014 #15

I wouldn't call it scratching, more like howling at the moon. Starboard Tack Jun 2014 #38

Hey, okasha Jun 2014 #46

Yeah, you're probably right. Maybe rabid coyotes. Starboard Tack Jun 2014 #54

Not really. liberalmuse Jun 2014 #26

ROFL. You win! cbayer Jun 2014 #27

Oh Lord! hrmjustin Jun 2014 #28

OMG, Justin! Did you know that President Obama is one of these people?? cbayer Jun 2014 #29

We you know us religious people are just bad. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #30

Bad? You are such an apologist. They are not just bad�. cbayer Jun 2014 #31

Mea maxima culpa! hrmjustin Jun 2014 #32

Oh, fess up, Justin. okasha Jun 2014 #47

... pinto Jun 2014 #52

"Evil spelled backward is live. And we all want to do that." kentauros Jun 2014 #56

And "GOD" is "DOG" spelled backwards. Brettongarcia Jun 2014 #68

Dogs Flew Spaceships! kentauros Jun 2014 #73

lol I try my best! hrmjustin Jun 2014 #58

How many unicornists are there? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #33

I have recently become fond of believer and non-believer, cbayer Jun 2014 #34

Call yourself whatever you want skepticscott Jun 2014 #35

LOL. You're free to call youself whatever you choose. I doubt some clique will deny you that. pinto Jun 2014 #48

Tell it to cbayer, not me. Or didn't you bother to read? skepticscott Jun 2014 #50

Oh, BS. It's about some agenda you have about cbayer and her clique, as you call it. pinto Jun 2014 #51

You have no answer to the points I raised, do you? skepticscott Jun 2014 #57

Oh dear! The evil atheist!!! longship Jun 2014 #53

Dawkins has a career to worry about goldent Jun 2014 #61

Exactly. okasha Jun 2014 #62

He's 73 years old skepticscott Jun 2014 #63

Exactly - he could retire but he hasn't. goldent Jun 2014 #64

And you know this because edhopper Jun 2014 #65

They know it because they know Richard Dawkins is an evil, evil man. trotsky Jun 2014 #69

Specifically, okasha Jun 2014 #72

What is she complaining about? Seriously, I just read the entire article, I don't understand her... Humanist_Activist Jun 2014 #66

And yet somehow she comes off as more patronizing, and more insulting to believers... trotsky Jun 2014 #70

You're supposed to keep your f'ing mouth shut. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2014 #71

"1. the sharing of another's emotions, esp of sorrow or anguish; pity; compassion " AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #74

I think she quite purposefully used the word sympathy. cbayer Jun 2014 #75

Empathy would be better. Sympathy implies something is wrong. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #76

Well, I think she does think something is wrong. cbayer Jun 2014 #77

"Lack of sympathy" okasha Jun 2014 #78

Sympathy trotsky Jun 2014 #79