[kj] (OT) The Religion of Peace, Love and Understanding

[Jim Harper]

Hey, I'm not suggesting he's full-blown lunatic. His behaviour is obviously more civilised and reasonable than suicide bombers, the Shining Path or the Spanish Inquisition. If I had to be incarcerated on a desert island with Dawkins or Osama Bin Laden, the former would definitely be the choice.
 
But.
 
He's still a fanatic. He's a civilised fanatic, but a fanatic nonetheless. I've met a large number of people who I would describe as fanatics (Christian/Muslim/Scientology/Moonies) and none of them have threatened my life for disagreeing with them. On a purely intellectual level I'm not about to cut Dawkins a pass just because he's not a psycho. He might be the nicest guy in the world. But.
 
Jim.

--- On Fri, 7/5/10, Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:



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Does Dawkins threaten to cut your hands off if you beg to differ with him?


Alex in NYC

 


      
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