Ive always disliked Richard Dawkins. Not because of his religion (you know, Atheism - ya gotta believe something in order to disbelieve something else, after all), but because hes an angry, disrespectful jerk who assumes anyone who disagrees with anything he says is an idiot or a dunce. This piece shows us that ill intent in the pursuit of casting disdain on others often leads us to look foolish: bellejar.ca/2013/03/28/easter-is-not-named-after-ishtar-and-other-truths-i-have-to-tell-you/ The vast majority of what is in this piece correlates with what Ive learned over the years. My Old Testament prof in college once told us that if youre devout, know your own religion and be familiar with what doesnt mesh. Conversely, he said, if you would debunk a religion, be familiar with what you would debunk. Dawkins would benefit from remembering that. Hed also benefit from not being a disrespectful, self-absorbed asshat. Happy Easter, Richard Dawkins...or whatever holiday or weird tradition you do or dont celebrate or despise. (Think I covered my Dawkins bases.) Happy Holy Saturday to the rest of us...
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:08:13 +0000
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