Oh, yes! Nicely put, Bob. But he has some staunch defenders on account of
some decent books, by all accounts. But since I tend to be a fairly earnest
Christian believer, I find his denunciations of religion difficult to stomach.
Perhaps "obsessive rationalist" would describe him reasonably accurately.
Chris
On 14 Apr 2011, at 12:36, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> I won't get into what I think of Dawkins' science or philosophy, but I've
> heard him described by neutral folk as a fundamentalist atheist, that is, his
> attitude and demeanor is the same as the fire-and-brimstone religious
> fundamentalist, only the opposite side of the coin. Different belief system,
> just as annoying. <g> Or maybe he's Western atheism's version of the
> Taliban, I don't know. <g>
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