When Richard Dawkins preaches militant atheism that does have attributes of religion.
Eh… I think it’s problematic to refer to Dawkins as a militant atheist. Militant atheists look like anti-clericalism, which typically involves actually arresting or murdering priests or expropriating the property of the church. Dawkins just doesn’t respect its dignity; that’s insult rather than injury.
I think it’s problematic to refer to Dawkins as a militant atheist.
The reason for calling him that way is that he hold a big talk in front of TED preaching militant atheism.
Now, it may sound as though I’m about to preach atheism, and I want to reassure you that that’s not what I’m going to do. In an audience as sophisticated as this one, that would be preaching to the choir. No, what I want to urge upon you—instead what I want to urge upon you is militant atheism.
Eh… I think it’s problematic to refer to Dawkins as a militant atheist. Militant atheists look like anti-clericalism, which typically involves actually arresting or murdering priests or expropriating the property of the church. Dawkins just doesn’t respect its dignity; that’s insult rather than injury.
The reason for calling him that way is that he hold a big talk in front of TED preaching militant atheism.
Ah. Great PR there, Dawkins.