Pretty good documentary. What I don't like about Richard Dawkins though is that it often feels like he's on a high horse. I guess it's tough not to be when you're dealing with this subject matter, but he seems to overdo it at times.
Guest
Here we go again.
srussell0018
inb4hitchens
Lira
I doubt Dawkins can say anything that has not been more eloquently put here. And, the best of all, it's got a section for theists, one for atheists, and one for people who can't stand this pointless bickering any longer.
meriter
so brave
Looney4Clooney
he does seem to be pandering in this video. The video doesn't really seem to say anything that hasn't been said a million times before.
Vivid Boy
those riots in london on 2011 was because a cop shot a kid.
I was there for it
Alex
God > Science.
:p
pkcRAISTLIN
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Originally posted by Lira
and one for people who can't stand this pointless bickering any longer.
as long as theists strive to wield their beliefs via legislation, it's hardly "pointless".
InnerReflection
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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
as long as theists strive to wield their beliefs via legislation, it's hardly "pointless".
That's possibly one of the best snippets I've heard on the subject ever. Absolutely true.
Lira
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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
as long as theists strive to wield their beliefs via legislation, it's hardly "pointless".
Quoting the kid above me, that's absolutely false. It is pointless - and, if this becomes the justification for these debates, it's also hopelessly misguided, reason why contemporary anti-theism does more harm than good.
It should be obvious that, in a democracy (the kind of government we both live in), not only should divergence of opinion be tolerated, it should actually be expected - otherwise one person calling all the shots would be more than enough. If Christianitards seek to impose their views on everyone else, instead of promoting good old Christian values of tolerance, we should confront their anti-democratic claims (which should be easier to tackle) and not the core of their beliefs... lest we start to do the same and start spouting intolerance towards diverging views ourselves.
In short, repealing belief in unicorns is uncalled for. Fighting the tyranny of those who want us all to conform to the rules of the Supreme Single-Horned Master, on the other hand, is essential for democracy.
