Dawkins has lost the ability to separate himself from his subject. The most basic principle of the scientific method eludes him. He cannot distinguish between himself and the subject of his concern.
He speaks as an Olympian from a mountain of his own construction. His words are edicts and his manner is stentorian. He has become the god that he denies to others.
Worshipping at the altar of his wisdom is the only response he deigns to acknowledge.
Dawkins is, very simply, mad. His madness is hubris, that most ancient of sins for which God banished Adam and Eve and the gods of Olympus scourged guilty humans.
In Dawkins we are confronted with a man who denies all other gods before him. He is the measure of all truth and no one is permitted to stand before him except in obeisance. He listens only to the serpent’s whisper that he shall be god.
He is mad.
Well said... very creative..
Excellent post, Amos! Thank you!
I so appreciate the way your write. In reading your post this story came to mind:
And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.Nothing is impossible with God, amen.
~Mark 5:15
Great analysis, Amos! I must say I agree with your conclusion.
Bravo! Amos.