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> "I haven’t been thrilled by the atheist movement. First, who is the audience? Is it religious extremists? Say right-wing evangelical Christians like Georg
by xexers 9y ago
> "I haven’t been thrilled by the atheist movement. First, who is the audience? Is it religious extremists? Say right-wing evangelical Christians like George Bush (as you rightly point out)?" ...
Dawkins talks about who his audience is on many occasions. Dawkins is going after the type of people who consider themselves religious largely because their parents are... the type of people who haven't read the bible, almost never go to church, and really haven't given religion much thought at all. This is a massive segment of Americans and British people numbering in the 10's of millions. I'm amazed Chomsky can't understand this.
- habitue 9y agoExactly. There is huge difference between a-religious but open to becoming religious if the right circumstances happen, and a-religious and inoculated against the idea of religion.
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