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I didn't enjoy reading this. If I had the pleasure of meeting such a brilliant person I would try to listen and communicate their message. This reads like a hit

by Flankk 5y ago

I didn't enjoy reading this. If I had the pleasure of meeting such a brilliant person I would try to listen and communicate their message. This reads like a hit piece about a senile old man and I'm only reminded a few times in the reading that he was even there. Christopher Hitchens shared Dawkins' contempt for Islam and rightly so. It's disrespectful to attribute that belief to ignorance when it is borne from education.

monkaiju 5y ago
What? I'm not sure how it could be 'borne of education.' I'm an atheist and no fan of organized religion but Dawkins is simply a zealot himself. Also regardless of what you think of him being correct or not saying things like "Islam is the greatest force for evil in the world today" is insanely out of touch with reality.
- DarylZero 5y ago
  Yeah he should have said the internet but Islam has got to be in the top 10.
  - freemint 5y ago
    I am not sure I would subscribe to that either, there are ton of ideas and forces. How about some elements of Islam are in the upper permiles of the forces of evil in the current world?
    - DarylZero 5y ago
      Islam's whole jihad shtick causes both wars and independent acts of violence. The religion itself is a violent culture. Literally ranking things on "the most violent" or "greatest evil" is silly and shouldn't be taken literally. The point is just Islam causes a lot of violence and oppression. It's a cultural system that reproduces a lot of horrifying evil and it's very successful worldwide.
- s1artibartfast 5y ago
  Can you unpack this sentence for me? > Also regardless of what you think of him being correct or not saying things like "Islam is the greatest force for evil in the world today" is insanely out of touch with reality So even if it is true, it is out of touch with reality to state it? Is this really what you meant to say?

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I didn't enjoy reading this. If I had the pleasure of meeting such a brilliant person I would try to listen and communicate their message. This reads like a hit

by Flankk 5y ago

monkaiju 5y ago
What? I'm not sure how it could be 'borne of education.' I'm an atheist and no fan of organized religion but Dawkins is simply a zealot himself. Also regardless of what you think of him being correct or not saying things like "Islam is the greatest force for evil in the world today" is insanely out of touch with reality.
- DarylZero 5y ago
  Yeah he should have said the internet but Islam has got to be in the top 10.
  - freemint 5y ago
    I am not sure I would subscribe to that either, there are ton of ideas and forces. How about some elements of Islam are in the upper permiles of the forces of evil in the current world?
    - DarylZero 5y ago
      Islam's whole jihad shtick causes both wars and independent acts of violence. The religion itself is a violent culture. Literally ranking things on "the most violent" or "greatest evil" is silly and shouldn't be taken literally. The point is just Islam causes a lot of violence and oppression. It's a cultural system that reproduces a lot of horrifying evil and it's very successful worldwide.
- s1artibartfast 5y ago
  Can you unpack this sentence for me? > Also regardless of what you think of him being correct or not saying things like "Islam is the greatest force for evil in the world today" is insanely out of touch with reality So even if it is true, it is out of touch with reality to state it? Is this really what you meant to say?