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Do you think people should question the logic of religious investors investing in companies run by atheist founders? And what does this have to do with the pos

Do you think people should question the logic of religious investors investing in companies run by atheist founders? And what does this have to do with the posted topic? Edit: I'm finding it hard reconciling what you said below [0] with what you said above. 0. Yep - I am not a big Dawkins fan. He does a lot of damage to the image of non-religious people, because he's such a jerk to the people he disagrees with.

peteforde 13y ago
It's late and I should probably not try to make coherent statements concerning politics and religion after 4am. I've had intelligent religious folks suggest to me that they are shocked I'm not a jerk, because so many of the prominent atheists in popular culture are jerks. Dawkins is a primary offender: he has a hard time answering any question without sounding smug and superior. This is a problem for me because I believe that he's mostly correct in his assertions. However: people don't remember what you say, they remember how they felt after you said it.
- haberman 13y ago
  > However: people don't remember what you say, they remember how they felt after you said it. This is a great and wise observation.
  - loomio 13y ago
    Here is the full quote: People will forget what you said, People will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou
- argumentum 13y ago
  Interestingly enough, Christopher Hitchens used to say far more inflammatory stuff but didn't really sound smug or superior.
  - rjbwork 13y ago
    Being a miserable alcoholic kind of makes it hard for people to find you smug or superior.
    - argumentum 13y ago
      I wouldn't call him a "miserable" alcoholic. He was quite proud of his prodigious intake of alcohol and tobacco, to the extent of writing essays defending these habits and refusing to change his tune even in the face of death due to them. He was more of a "celebratory" alcoholic and smoker.

peteforde 13y ago

It's late and I should probably not try to make coherent statements concerning politics and religion after 4am. I've had intelligent religious folks suggest to me that they are shocked I'm not a jerk, because so many of the prominent atheists in popular culture are jerks. Dawkins is a primary offender: he has a hard time answering any question without sounding smug and superior. This is a problem for me because I believe that he's mostly correct in his assertions. However: people don't remember what you say, they remember how they felt after you said it.

haberman 13y ago
> However: people don't remember what you say, they remember how they felt after you said it. This is a great and wise observation.
- loomio 13y ago
  Here is the full quote: People will forget what you said, People will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou
argumentum 13y ago
Interestingly enough, Christopher Hitchens used to say far more inflammatory stuff but didn't really sound smug or superior.
- rjbwork 13y ago
  Being a miserable alcoholic kind of makes it hard for people to find you smug or superior.
  - argumentum 13y ago
    I wouldn't call him a "miserable" alcoholic. He was quite proud of his prodigious intake of alcohol and tobacco, to the extent of writing essays defending these habits and refusing to change his tune even in the face of death due to them. He was more of a "celebratory" alcoholic and smoker.