beliefs are the root cause of agony (Introduction)
DAVID: Richard Dawkins is at it again. Here he comments on an astronomer who sued a university that denied him a job, even though he was by far the most qualified candidate, and won a money award. Of course, Dickie thinks the laws are wrong. The astronomer was reputed to hold to certain Bible teachings.-http://www.boingboing.net/2011/01/24/should-employers-be.html-From my privileged position on the agnostic fence, I have some sympathy with Dawkins. I would not want my astronomy professor to announce publicly that the Earth was less than 10,000 years old, or my geography professor to announce publicly that the Earth was flat. On the other hand, nor would I want my Professor for the Public Understanding of Science to announce publicly that by sheer luck Nature happened to come up with the unfathomably complex (which he calls simple) mechanisms for life and evolution, or that Natural Selection explained the whole of life. More pots and kettles.
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