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To: spirited irish; Alamo-Girl
Thanks, spirited, for the beep and for the Godfather Politics cite.

It’s interesting to note that Dawkins has gone from a flat scientific affirmation of Atheism, to the more reasonable attitude of Agnosticism. We must think that this change of mind has been caused by the terrific intellectual headwinds he has been bucking by attempting to pass off a “statement of faith” (as A-G describes it) as a scientific fact of ontological certitude.

Dawkins has done this before (retreat from an Atheistic attitude to a more moderate Agnostic perspective), so don’t be surprised if you find him back later at the same old Kool Aid stand, selling the same old Atheist Kool Aid on the same old street corner.

517 posted on 03/11/2012 4:49:28 PM PDT by YHAOS (you betcha!)
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To: YHAOS
Dawkins has done this before (retreat from an Atheistic attitude to a more moderate Agnostic perspective), so don’t be surprised if you find him back later at the same old Kool Aid stand, selling the same old Atheist Kool Aid on the same old street corner.

Indeed, he is not merely a non-believer, he is an activist for atheism. He is after all a vice president of the British Humanist Association

Thank you so much for your insights, dear YHAOS!

527 posted on 03/11/2012 9:01:21 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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