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skepticscott

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8. If he were a coward

Reply to cleanhippie (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 06:36 PM

Mar 2013

he would have given up being an outspoken atheist and anti-theist the first time he got a death threat..or the tenth..or the hundredth. But here he still is speaking his mind, and I'm guessing he's lost count of the times people have threatened his life in the name of their loving "god"

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I'm loving all the anonymous posters calling Dawkins a "coward", among other things. [View all] cleanhippie Mar 2013 OP

I'm late to this party ... Why is Dawkins a coward? Trajan Mar 2013 #1

Not sure, but a couple of keyboard warriors are acting tough. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #5

Good point. Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #2

Yes, very good point. JNelson6563 Mar 2013 #3

To be fair, I think you meed to add a qualification. SwissTony Mar 2013 #9

Well, you know how it is.... Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #10

I was raised as a Catholic (was even an altar boy - just ONCE!!!) SwissTony Mar 2013 #13

I will admit that no one has scream "Be gone" to me either. Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #15

They don't believe you are an atheist???? SwissTony Mar 2013 #16

Yes, they say that they do not believe Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #18

Yes, in my conservative community nana sew dear Mar 2013 #22

Interestingly, here, also conservative area, Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #23

in the u.s. i haven't been to that place and i'm not convinced it exists. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #32

Absolutely! mr blur Mar 2013 #12

Thanks for that. Are you from the UK? (n/t) SwissTony Mar 2013 #14

Yep, so much so that, mr blur Mar 2013 #20

it takes a lot of guts to publicly announce that you are an atheist. AlbertCat Mar 2013 #25

All you people in England Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #26

I live in NC AlbertCat Mar 2013 #27

The thing you will always see with Dawkins is, religious people... trotsky Mar 2013 #4

The classic example: Ted Haggard onager Mar 2013 #19

They never prove him wrong. AlbertCat Mar 2013 #28

The usual weirdos. mr blur Mar 2013 #6

When we talk of weirdos along this line, Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #11

This is true - mr blur Mar 2013 #17

The stupid thing is that he was wisely avoiding a "give me the Koranic quotes" argument muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #7

If he were a coward skepticscott Mar 2013 #8

How is Dawkins a coward for pointing out the truth? Apophis Mar 2013 #21

I may need some backup soon... backscatter712 Mar 2013 #24

I posted the video Gore1FL Mar 2013 #29

Nah, there will be no apologies from them, that would be a brave act, and they are cowards. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #30

My comment was meant as sarcasm. I know noe apologies with be forthcoming. Gore1FL Mar 2013 #31