Silent H aka Holmes writes:
Dawkins speaks of Xianity as a delusion, viral, its stories and lessons horrific, and even its moderate members as enablers of terrorism. But then delights in its beauty and describes himself as a cultural Xian? There is an inconsistency there. And not all atheists engage in that dogmatic attack on others. So it is false to use that argument to defend Dawkins.
While I don't know about the other defense for Dawkins that you pointed out, I absolutely can't see the contradiction that you telling me about.
Christianity in general is exactly what Dawkins say it is because I agree with him. However, that doesn't mean that each single thing within the christian culture is always bad.
I really hate to violate Godwin's Law, but I can't think of anything else this late at night. Do you or do you not agree that the Nazi in general was an evil organization, that they were quite capable of horrendous acts against humanity? While there might be some confusion on my part as to how you would answer this question (you being always in your philosophical lalaland and all...), I would say that yes the Nazi was an evil organization and that its members were total bastards.
But wait, am I a hypocrit for being a health freak? I run several miles a day and work out regularly. I watch what I eat. And to be honest, I do admire the beauty in the human body. I'm also an environmentalist. All of these qualities I share with the Nazis. Am I a hypocrit for condeming the nazis and then exercise regularly?
To be frank, I'm losing my patience with christianity as a whole. We are one of the oldest democracies in the world and yet we are lagging behind on issues such as gay rights while a democracy as young as Hungary, who got away from communism less than 20 years ago,
passed a legislation allowing gay civil union a couple days ago. Why? Because we as americans in general don't want to anger god, you see, and god hates fags.
But this does not mean I'm going to keep working through the holiday season. Why? Because it's a perfect time for me to be with my rather large extended family, especially my nephews and nieces, half of whom I have changed their diapers at one time or other.
There is no hypocrisy here. It's part of the tradition.
In fact, why does he say Xian PRAYERS at a meal?
During the worst days of the Holocaust, a group of Jews in Auschwitz decided to put god on trial for the abandonment of his people. The Jews unanimously passed a guilty verdict. After the trial, everyone prayed together like they always did everyday.
Again, I really don't mean to violate Godwin's Law, but there is a deeper meaning in this. I personally don't pray to god. But at family dinners, I do. Again, it's so ingrained in my family tradition that it does more to comfort the people than it does to comfort the imaginary god (aka hank).
That's my reason for occasionally praying out loud. I can't speak for Dawkins.
I love you, you delusional supporter of terrorism!
Again, I don't see a hypocrisy here. Ever heard of the saying "love is blind"? Ok, you have my permission to fill up the rest of the page with philosophical jargon on this.
When Conservatives who have bashed gays endlessly, get caught with their pants down (and men kneeling in front of them), these same Dawkins supporters have their chuckle.
Um, there's a big difference. The self-hating gay conservatives try their best to hide their fetish for hairy man-ass. It's not like Dawkins could hide his wife from the media... or you.
I tend to see myself as an angry atheist. This, however, does not prevent me from semi-regularly go to worships on sundays. I particularly like the catholic ones because of the music. Am I a hypocrite for liking the music? Or do I have to hate the music too in order to be a true atheist?
Owing to the deficiency of the English language, I have occasionally used the academic jargon generator to produce phrases that even I don't fully understand. The jargons are not meant to offend anyone or to insult anyone's intelligence!
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