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Oddly Amusing

Richard Dawkins, generally lauded for his attacks on Christianity, discovers that some religions are still protected classes in the eyes of the enlightened world. I guess I find it amusing because it's two factions of the neo-Enlightenment snarling at each other, and especially because of the wildly inapplicable use of the weapon of first and last resort, "That's racist!". I don't think it's working as well as it used to. There was a time when I would have been angered at being called a racist; now I think I would just snicker.

I'm actually somewhat in sympathy with Dawkins here, first with "Islam is a race?!?" and second with his skepticism about the scientific achievements of medieval Islam. I realize they exist, but have always suspected that they're exaggerated at the expense of Christendom.

Maclin Horton
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8 responses to “Oddly Amusing”

  1. Janet

    There was a time when I would have been angered at being called a racist; now I think I would just snicker.
    Snickering

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  2. Mac

    Of course snickering in the vicinity of the word “racism” is probably racism.

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  3. Louise

    There was a time when I would have been angered at being called a racist; now I think I would just snicker.
    Indeed. It’s rather handy just knowing that over-exposure to over-blown accusations produces this happy effect. 🙂

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  4. Louise

    Richard Dawkins, generally lauded for his attacks on Christianity, discovers that some religions are still protected classes in the eyes of the enlightened world.
    Schadenfreude 🙂

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  5. Mac

    Yep.

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  6. Marianne

    Too bad he had to bring Jews into it in his follow-up tweets. I can imagine this getting twisted into something they said rather than Dawkins himself.
    Jews, by the way, aren’t exactly thrilled with him either. Here’s a piece about a row he had with the chief rabbi of the U.K. last year. Best part: The rabbi said Dawkins is a “Christian atheist” rather than a “Jewish atheist.”

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  7. Mac

    That must have annoyed Dawkins. The rabbi has a point. I think Sam what’s-his-name the atheist is Jewish. I wonder how he talks about the Old Testament.
    Funny headline in the sidebar on that page: “Please be quiet, Richard Dawkins, as a fan I’m begging you.”

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  8. Louise

    Not much of a fan! LOL!

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