Quote from: nugget on December 12, 2012, 03:00 amHe's great to listen to/read when he's talking about science.My problem with Richard Dawkins is that he seems to be less passionate about the eduction side of the theism/atheism argument recently. There is such a large group of people that just enjoy seeing theists made to look stupid and I think he's got carried away with it. He attacks dumb creationist preachers in the US more than he does the Catholic church or Islam. I mean, everytime I see a link to a talk that he has done or a quote from him I just think - I don't want to hear how silly the bible is, or how a creationist used a fallacy, or how the percentage of atheists is rising. It's just the same old shit.I'm probably just frustrated with the whole smug atmosphere of the "atheist movement", though.Interesting. Yeah, that would really wear on me too I think. For perspective, from my atheist side, I've spent my entire life (I decided I was an atheist when I was like, 11 or 12 or something) being told that I should accept this fabulous being that I don't think exists. Then told I shouldn't do things this fabulous being who I don't think exists says I shouldn't do. Then told that people who believe in this fabulous being are the only really good people, and that I'm not a good person because I don't like said being. That said being dictates what's right and what's wrong, and that any contrary statements are obviously misguided and should be dismissed out of hand. So on. And so on. And so on.Frankly man, you get very, very bitter after awhile. I admit it. I hear "christian" and before I can even consciously be aware of it, I think "oh fuck, not one of THOSE..." Some of the best people I've ever known were christians though. Some theology professors are truly astoundingly brilliant men that I could sit and talk with for days on end too. It's an unfair blanket statement, but in Dawkins' defense, we aren't bitter for nothing.