Comments on: Dawkins, McGrath and the Daily Mail

By: nullifidian » Review of ‘The Dawkins Delusion?’

nullifidian » Review of ‘The Dawkins Delusion?’ — Fri, 04 May 2007 14:10:53 +0000

[...] I get the impression that I really shouldn’t bother. When considering some of McGrath’s previous output, I find myself [...]

By: nullifidian

nullifidian — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:59:06 +0000

Ah, I think you misunderstand me. I came across the article from a search referrer, rather than intentionally picking up the rag to read it.

By: Louie

Louie — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:48:51 +0000

Well that’s what you get reading the daily mail. It’s like walking into a church and expecting not to be met with ignorant deluded fools – who lap up this stuff, as it makes them feel all smug and superior.

By: nullifidian

nullifidian — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:40:38 +0000

Indeed, TW. There seem to be two schools of theism:

1) to completely not “get” what a lack of belief is, even if one claims to have previously been an atheist. These people seem to be on the (ever so slightly) more reasonable end of the spectrum; and
2) those that, for whatever reason, simply deny atheism, sometimes as the work of one of their devils or somesuch, and then just lie or inveigle their way around the evidence.

I’d put McGrath in the first category, although he does seem to be sniffing and scratching at the border of the second.

By: TW

TW — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:29:12 +0000

Excellent post. McGrath is out of this world.

Theists of all shapes and flavour really do not “get” the concept of atheism and seem to continually project their worst ideas onto it.

By: Why Dont You Blog? » McGrath Attack on Dawkins

Why Dont You Blog? » McGrath Attack on Dawkins — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:11:49 +0000

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