tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221547022510742794.post6604038645937929579..comments2023-06-24T01:15:34.627-07:00Comments on The Skeptic Zone: im-skepticalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267710618719895303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221547022510742794.post-39998181817202529632014-08-19T16:32:26.660-07:002014-08-19T16:32:26.660-07:00Let's address Victor's post as a case in p...Let's address Victor's post as a case in point.<br /><br />Victor takes the position that people who support Dawkins' foundation are "gnus" who belong to a cult, and Dawkins himself is the chief "gnu". Any reason for these accusations? Just an article by a fellow Dawkins hater who ridicules the idea that the higher-dollar donors have opportunities to meet Dawkins. Oh, how shameful!<br /><br />And what of the accusation of fleecing the donors? Any evidence that Dawkins is misusing the foundation's money in any way? Of course not. As a matter of fact, you can get Dawkins' books for free. The same is true for Harris, Hitchens, Dennett, Coyne, and others. Does that sound like fleecing? What about Reppert's book? What about Feser's? How many of these gnu-haters make their books available for free? <br /><br />Just like your own reaction above, what I see from gnu-haters is not a reasoned response to what Dawkins says, it is a visceral response. It is nothing but an expression of hatred. It is this visceral reaction that leads me to believe that they are motivated by fear more than reason.im-skepticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267710618719895303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221547022510742794.post-35681369973175527062014-08-19T15:32:18.974-07:002014-08-19T15:32:18.974-07:00Do you want me to whip out the endless Dawkins quo...Do you want me to whip out the endless Dawkins quotes that illustrate my point? Granted, if you agree with Dawkins then you will of course try and defend them, but to anyone else, he comes across as a pompous and arrogant person. But if you desire, I can provide the quotes, along with quotes from his peers and other anti-religious bigots if you wanted to get even more broad on why we dislike New Atheists for hosts of reasons that have nothing to do with fear.<br /><br />Speaking of, care to provide evidence that we dislike Dawkins because we fear his "reason"? I'd hate to be the only one providing evidence instead of pure hyperbole.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593005679430527458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221547022510742794.post-16479595895377136192014-08-19T14:53:42.346-07:002014-08-19T14:53:42.346-07:00"Dawkins is a hateful, petty, juvenile little..."Dawkins is a hateful, petty, juvenile little jerk, and completely irrational to boot."<br /><br />So much for your credibility. Would you care to make a rational argument? I'm listening.im-skepticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267710618719895303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221547022510742794.post-980474561783363472014-08-19T14:29:11.622-07:002014-08-19T14:29:11.622-07:00Well you were doing okay until your last paragraph...Well you were doing okay until your last paragraph, then you lost all credibility. We don't like Dawkins because Dawkins is a hateful, petty, juvenile little jerk, and completely irrational to boot. There is literally nothing to fear there, but plenty to be contemptible about.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593005679430527458noreply@blogger.com