tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post3788380948639989732..comments2023-10-30T11:46:43.284+00:00Comments on Musings of the Cosmic Calamari: Dawkins Go HomeSpaceSquidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760939592584995876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-32845342553161386372013-08-12T10:48:57.902+01:002013-08-12T10:48:57.902+01:00Unbearable, isn't he? I didn't mention th...Unbearable, isn't he? I didn't mention this in the main text, but almost every time I get into a discussion with a Christian about my atheism, I have to patiently explain that just because Richard Dawkins said it, it doesn't mean I believe it. <br /><br />As I say, <b>The Blind Watchmaker</b> is a triumphant melding of pop science and genuine insight from an expert in the field. Ever since, though - based on his public pronouncements, I haven't read his later books - he's morphed into one of those people convinced they can think about something for five minutes and come up with an ironclad case for why millions of people - some of them exceptionally smart - are self-evidently idiotic.SpaceSquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760939592584995876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-43592930097008958172013-08-12T10:34:35.172+01:002013-08-12T10:34:35.172+01:00Excellent post, I genuinely can't stand the ma...Excellent post, I genuinely can't stand the man these days. Just because he's right about evolution doesn't mean that he's necessarily right on a host of sociological issues, many of which he appears to be entirely clueless about.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210812771765182815noreply@blogger.com