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z2006-10-24- Dawkins Framing Religion
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Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
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by BillSeitz
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Aug 12, 2008 3:19 am |
Richard Dawkins is FramIng Toler Ance toward Relig Ion as a Culture War between Natural Ism and [Super Naturalism]. The Chamberlain tactic of snuggling up to "sensible" religion, in order to present a united front against ("Intelligent Design") creationists, is fine if your central concern is the battle for Evolut Ion. That is a valid central concern, and I salute those who press it, such as [Eugenie Scott] in [Evolution Versus Creationism]. But if you are concerned with the stupendous scientific question of whether the universe was created by a supernatural intelligence or not, the lines are drawn completely differently. On this larger issue, Fundamental Ist-s are united with "moderate" religion on one side, and I find myself on the other... Given the widespread yearning for that great misunderstanding, deliberately to confuse Einsteinian Pantheism with supernatural religion is an act of intellectual high treason.
Dawkins was on the Colbert Report recently.
This seems like a good spot to point to the [Flying Spaghetti Monster] and his [WWFSMD] TShirt.
Bill Seitz, fluxent at gmail dot com, Weblog