On Jan 15, 2010, at 6:44:07 AM, "Steven Peterson" <[email protected]> wrote: What is it about religion that Dawkins does not understand?
What would you say to someone who says that you dismiss witchcraft without really understanding it? For Dawkins, being an expert on theology is something like being an expert in Dungeons and Dragons. Can you explain the difference? Best, Steve Hi Steve, Just got to this. Dawkins treats religion like a belief in some supernatural thing. His belief in Scientism is no different, yet he claims it is. He offers an explanation of his point of view using many words all drawn from the his belief of Scientism. These in no way argues against religion. What he doesn't understand is that belief does not have to be logical or proven with his religion. He is arguing with his own conception of religion. This comes out when he explains all behavior with the selfish gene. There is nothing there that argues against religion. He creates his own, enemy based on his suppositions and then tries to prove that those suppositions are unfounded. It is amusing, yet sad. An expert on Dungeons and Dragons, what a silly concept. The difference is in it's silliness. Any other questions? Hope this explains my point of view. Mark Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
