Dawkins dissed again and again (Introduction)

by romansh , Thursday, April 24, 2014, 15:46 (3648 days ago) @ dhw

There is a problem here dhw-While I might agree TGD can come across as vitriolic, I nevertheless enjoyed the book, despite the vitriol detracting from the reason. -Having said that when I used the word responsible people, including yourself dhw, bestowed an intent (to decieve in some way). When we describe other people as arrogant, I think we fall into the same trap that we might thing they have fallen in.-Regarding agnosticism ... I disgreed with Dawkins about temporary and permanent agnosticism in general but I tend to agree with Russell's type of philosophical agnosticism. Now if you hold an equal degree of agnosticism towards say a literalist Christian interpretation of god and David's panentheistic god, then there is something I really don't understand. Are you not atheistic towards man walking with dinosaurs prior to a literal world flood? Personally I completely dismiss the vast number of Christian positions I am atheistic in the strong sense of the word. Whereas I am agnostic towards panentheism or atheistic in the weak sense of the word.-Now what do we do aboutpeople wishing to teach intelligent design in science classes in schools?