He is a controversial Atheist who has written a collection of books in an attempt to debunk anyone's belief in God. His latest book entitled the God Delusion has received numerous criticisms for being a book that could have been intellectually stimulating to nothing but an attack at anybody with a faith. Dawkin's jokingly claimed that anyone with a religious faith who opened this book would finish reading it as an atheist. However one reviewer claimed "After reading this book I was embarrassed to call myself an atheist"
In this youtube entry, one reviewer asks the question on everybody's lips at the moment; Does Richard Dawkins exist?
I'd like to point out that this is not a spite thread, rather it is a thread about spites. I am asking the question at what point does saying I believe something different to you become offensive or not???? Whilst Richard Dawkin's expressed what some deem to be an offence attack on faith as a whole, at what point do our separate beliefs offend others?
I didn't mean or say that they shouldn't express their beliefs and opinions, I said how tactfully they should be expressed for fear of offending others
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Looking at you.
I agree, but tactfulness can be difficult to define. I think it is better to let them be tactless, then to control that kind of communication. The market place will make the final judgment.
Gender: Male Location: Southern Oregon,
Looking at you.
I feel that I may get a more fair answer from someone other then the thread starter. You seemed to know that he did exist, so...
Do you have any ideas?
People do not care about what others think unless it is to convert them or "save their souls" and that approach rarely works so normally it is best not to bother.
Religious discussions about which is correct tend to go no where. Specific questions can lead to nice discussions and learning but not who is right about their belief system
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