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Atheists & Agnostics

Rob H.

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20. For a lot of 'em, Strawman Dawkins is the only Dawkins they know

Reply to trotsky (Reply #19)

Mon Apr 29, 2013, 11:25 AM

Apr 2013

Even when they're contradicted by direct quotes from the man himself they still refuse to admit that what they're saying/what they believe/what a friend of a friend of a friend said about him is wrong. Ironically, that makes them more rigid than the man they love to slander, since Prof. Dawkins has said that he'd be perfectly willing to admit God exists if he's shown strong enough evidence.

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Richard Dawkins named world's top thinker in poll [View all] trotsky Apr 2013 OP

Yes, "as some of DU's finest minds have declared", Dan Ken Apr 2013 #1

Well, he might be a top thinker but but but progressoid Apr 2013 #2

Noooooooooooooooooooooo... rexcat Apr 2013 #3

No need to post it in the "other" forum. trotsky Apr 2013 #4

All I can say at this point is... rexcat Apr 2013 #10

Bravo Richard Dawkins! JNelson6563 Apr 2013 #5

Proof of the old axiom "there's no such thing as bad publicity." dimbear Apr 2013 #6

I'm just pissed that Ken Ham didn't win EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2013 #7

It was the liberal lame stream media that did that? I thought it was Pat Robertson. LiberalAndProud Apr 2013 #9

On this one, the butt-hurt will be ENORMOUS.... onager Apr 2013 #8

I believe it! defacto7 Apr 2013 #11

He's an evolutionary biologist, a Humanist, popularised the gene, coined the word 'meme', thinks mr blur Apr 2013 #12

It's also very ironic skepticscott Apr 2013 #13

Quotes completely fabricated out of thin air. trotsky Apr 2013 #19

For a lot of 'em, Strawman Dawkins is the only Dawkins they know Rob H. Apr 2013 #20

Yup, precisely. trotsky Apr 2013 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Leontius Apr 2013 #14

Only problem is that any dumbass can call anyone else a bigot. Zoeisright Apr 2013 #15

You religious lot are really fond of calling people bigots. mr blur Apr 2013 #16

I think you may have gotten lost. trotsky Apr 2013 #18

Only problem is brilliance as a biologist does not preclude one from being a bigot. AlbertCat Apr 2013 #22

I'm disappointed actually, I thought it would be the pope. mr blur Apr 2013 #17

gotta love dawkins lilwoofer May 2013 #23