Re: The root of all evil? - Dawkins Documentary

"Algis Kuliukas" <algis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

This debate is really fascinating, folks, but could I ask what you
think about Richard Dawkins and his polemics about religion.

Art seems to think his provocative language puts him in the same boat
as some of the religious bigots, I disagree and think that it's
completely different, long overdue and justified.

Perhaps not the same boat, but it, at best, aggravates our current
problems. Much of the opposition to science from Fundamentalists comes
from their fear that science and faith are incompatible. To have a
famous science author such as Dawkins making exactly that claim just
makes them more determined than ever to "defeat" the evil "atheistic
scientists".

Any hope we have of quieting the issue down is to be found in convincing
them that science is *orthogonal* to science.

--
The peace of God be with you.

Stanley Friesen

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