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  • July 5, 2017 at 11:19 am #70725
    wv
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    A complaint about Richard Dawkins. Basically complaining that he doesnt use his powers of ‘reason’ to take on the political system. Not big news or anything, but its the kind of thing i complain about all the time in my head.

    Dawkins:https://things-that-matter.net/2017/07/05/why-doesnt-richard-dawkins-ever-debunk-us-militarism-trickle-down-economics-or-corporate-media-propaganda/

    Why doesn’t Richard Dawkins ever debunk US militarism, trickle-down economics, or corporate media propaganda?

    By E.F Nicholson

    In 2007, evolutionary biologist and celebrity atheist, Richard Dawkins, produced and wrote a two-part television documentary, The Enemies of Reason, in which he claims to expose “those areas of belief that exist without scientific proof, yet manage to hold the nation under their spell”, including mediums, acupuncture, and psychokinesis.

    The show represented Dawkins’ debunking polemic, where he stridently takes on the role of slayer of the unreasoned. To the guests’ credit, Deepak Chopra and psychic medium, Craig Hamilton, particularly held up reasonably well when questioned with such hostility and contempt. One assumes they weren’t told the show was called “Enemies of Reason” for obvious reasons. Maybe Dawkins would have preferred to have called it “Me, a very smart person, talking with very stupid people,” which would have better captured the spirit of the show’s intent….see link..

    July 5, 2017 at 12:39 pm #70727
    nittany ram
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    I don’t like Dawkins much. He is constantly butting heads with the component of the atheist movement that prioritizes social justice. He’s alienated feminists and LGBTQ folks from the movement as well. He’s an elitist and throwback to the old British class system, who denies that his race, gender, and social status provide him with privileges people of other ethnicities don’t enjoy. I think he knows he’s privileged, but he probably views it as a birthright.

    I do like some of his books, but when he’s talking about anything other than science/reason, he’s out of his depth.

    July 5, 2017 at 4:45 pm #70735
    wv
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    nittany ram wrote:

    I don’t like Dawkins much. He is constantly butting heads with the component of the atheist movement that prioritizes social justice. He’s alienated feminists and LGBTQ folks from the movement as well. He’s an elitist and throwback to the old British class system, who denies that his race, gender, and social status provide him with privileges people of other ethnicities don’t enjoy. I think he knows he’s privileged, but he probably views it as a birthright.

    I do like some of his books, but when he’s talking about anything other than science/reason, he’s out of his depth.

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    i thought he was ok on family feud.

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    July 5, 2017 at 4:55 pm #70738
    nittany ram
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    wv wrote:
    nittany ram wrote:

    I don’t like Dawkins much. He is constantly butting heads with the component of the atheist movement that prioritizes social justice. He’s alienated feminists and LGBTQ folks from the movement as well. He’s an elitist and throwback to the old British class system, who denies that his race, gender, and social status provide him with privileges people of other ethnicities don’t enjoy. I think he knows he’s privileged, but he probably views it as a birthright.

    I do like some of his books, but when he’s talking about anything other than science/reason, he’s out of his depth.

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    i thought he was ok on family feud.

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    Of course, we must keep this in perspective.

    I didn’t mean to imply that Dawkins’s bigotry and arrogance should negate his middling performance on Family Feud.

    July 5, 2017 at 5:03 pm #70739
    wv
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    nittany ram wrote:

    Of course, we must keep this in perspective.

    I didn’t mean to imply that Dawkins’s bigotry and arrogance should negate his middling performance on Family Feud.

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    Do you think Dawkins ranks above Gene Rayburn of match game? What about Monty Hall?

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    July 5, 2017 at 5:15 pm #70742
    nittany ram
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    wv wrote:
    nittany ram wrote:

    Of course, we must keep this in perspective.

    I didn’t mean to imply that Dawkins’s bigotry and arrogance should negate his middling performance on Family Feud.

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    Do you think Dawkins ranks above Gene Rayburn of match game? What about Monty Hall?

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    The only Game Show Host that belongs in the same conversation with Gene Rayburn is Chuck Barris of The Gong Show.

    Dawkins is way below those two. Somewhere in the lower middle of the pack with Pat Sajak and Richard Dawson.

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