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To: cantfindagoodscreenname
Dawkins engages in ad hominum argument by questioning the academic credentials of people who disagree with himself. The only thing that should be discussed is whether their ideas are true or false.
28 posted on 12/29/2001 6:00:35 PM PST by thucydides
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To: thucydides
Dawkins engages in ad hominum argument by questioning the academic credentials of people who disagree with himself. The only thing that should be discussed is whether their ideas are true or false.

Dawkins Thucydides engages in ad hominum argument by questioning the academic credentials of misrepresenting people who disagree with himself. The only thing that should be discussed is whether their ideas are true or false.

Dawkins demolishes Wise on a far more basic point than Wise's impeccable education. Wise has simply chosen to ignore the evidence. This is unsupportable if you're going to call yourself a scientist. That Dawkins so handily skewers him for doing the indefensible points up why most creationists are too clever to be honest.

31 posted on 12/29/2001 6:08:17 PM PST by VadeRetro
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To: thucydides
Dawkins engages in ad hominum argument by questioning the academic credentials of people who disagree with himself. The only thing that should be discussed is whether their ideas are true or false.

Agreed. This article has the stench of one who knows more than everyone else...

It leads me to believe that the polar opposite of a man with faith is one who absolutely must be right at all costs.

163 posted on 12/30/2001 7:06:52 AM PST by copycat
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To: thucydides
Dawkins engages in ad hominum argument by questioning the academic credentials of people who disagree with himself. The only thing that should be discussed is whether their ideas are true or false.

Its the arrogance of many modernist evolutionists (I believe somewhat in evolution myself, just not the implications behind it, or the snobbish obnoxiousness of its disciples) that is oozing out. Many evolution freaks do look down with a sort of contemptuous pity on those of us who believe in "The sugar daddy in the sky."

Its tough having all the answers and being smarter than everyone else in the universe (or multiverse, as some may believe). Just wait until they get the chance to lecture Jesus and Yawheh!

180 posted on 12/30/2001 7:56:51 AM PST by Conservative til I die
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To: thucydides
dawkins demonstrates a intolerence in faith, yet probably has never seen a nuetrino and believes in them. So faith has a place in science too.
355 posted on 01/07/2002 6:38:36 PM PST by ffusco
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