[Vive ut Vivas]

Richard Dawkins, dubbed "Darwin's Rottweiler,"

That never fails to amuse me. Although Dawkins is rather...extreme...I have to say that: Imagine a world where nobody is intimidated against following reason, wherever it leads is worth repeating.

[ovrtaxt]

I have to say that: Imagine a world where nobody is intimidated against following reason, wherever it leads is worth repeating.

Besides the radical Muslims, where do you see this intellectual intimidation? The days of Galileo are long gone. Get over it already!

[Little Ray]

Reason shows that a lot of people are "useless eaters" and that we'd be better off without them. And, of course, I am the one sufficiently reasonable to who should and who should not live. And if you disagree, you obviously should be a member of the second group.

No thanks. I'll stick with religion and sentimentality.

[metmom]

Although Dawkins is rather...extreme...I have to say that: Imagine a world where nobody is intimidated against following reason, wherever it leads is worth repeating.

Wherever it leads? wherever? Be careful what you wish for. There is no way to justify this. With no controls on it *reason* can lead to some pretty awful things. A lot of people do things that seem logical and reasonable to them because they have a different mindset or are insane. *reason* is not in and of itself a good enough guide to behavior. There are no failsafes on it to prevent it from being used in an evil and destructive way. If Dawkins mindset and comments are an example of where reason can lead, we are in big danger using that criteria.