Posted on 04/21/2021 7:55:26 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Sometimes, atheists can be downright religious. On Monday, the American Humanist Association (AHA), which advocates for a “nontheistic worldview,” turned on one of the most prominent atheists in the world, Richard Dawkins. The AHA rescinded an award it gave Dawkins back in 1996, apparently for the heresy of raising questions about transgender identity.
The AHA awarded Dawkins the Humanist of the Year Award in 1996, recognizing the atheist evolutionary biologist as “an exemplar of humanist values.” AHA cited the “communication of scientific concepts to the public” as a vital part of giving that award to Dawkins, who had published the influential atheist book The Blind Watchmaker in 1986. (He would go on to publish The God Delusion, helping to lead the New Atheist movement in 2006.)
Yet AHA announced that Dawkins had betrayed the organization’s values.
“Regrettably, Richard Dawkins has over the past several years accumulated a history of making statements that use the guise of scientific discourse to demean marginalized groups, an approach antithetical to humanist values,” the AHA board wrote in an announcement on Monday.
“His latest statement implies that the identities of transgender individuals are fraudulent, while also simultaneously attacking Black identity as one that can be assumed when convenient. His subsequent attempts at clarification are inadequate and convey neither sensitivity nor sincerity,” the board declared.
“Consequently, the AHA Board has concluded that Richard Dawkins is no longer deserving of being honored by the AHA, and has voted to withdraw, effective immediately, the 1996 Humanist of the Year award,” the board concluded.
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Pretty bad when even the atheists won’t have you!
Humanist values? There’s an oxymoron for you.
I think that I once made a donation to the "Human Fund" - Anyone know if they are affiliated?
A short, chubby, balding man who came to my door was collecting for them. He seemed legit.
Regards,
‘Humanist values? There’s an oxymoron for you.’
explain, please; in detail...
In my opinion, getting a sex-change operation is an act of rebellion against God. That’s got to be the reason why transgenderism matters to atheists.
But he then "looked into it further" and "allowed himself to be educated" and went on an apology tour.
So I guess in the end rationality doesn't rule.
Regards,
His clarification/apology tweet makes a point of slamming “US Republicans”, so I hope the mob destroys him.
I’m watching the whole thing with amusement.
If we are not created by God and there is no God that lays down moral rules for humans, then by the atheist’s reasoning, we are simply results of the random collision of atoms that ultimately produced us by some coincidence.
As an example, how does a random collision of atoms called Nazis sending a random collision of atoms called Jews back to being atoms become “evil”?
You can replace “Nazis” and “Jews” with Richard Dawkins and Transgenders and the question still needs to be answered.
Apart from a transcendent God there can be no objective values or morality. Only personal preference and social convention. And that can change from month to month.
Romans 1:18-32 says why people are now so commonly rabid to promote perverts in society.
Aaaaah! You got the best pic! Love that movie!
Hated for telling the truth. Welcome to our world, Richard.
Although the left eating their own is a natural process, “evolution” if you will, I still bristle over the ridiculousness of the reactions.
Kind of fun to watch that type and those who believe basic biology is an illusion go at each others' throats.
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