Comments on: The Antitheism of Richard Dawkins: A Review of The God Delusion http://www.parttimepundit.com/religion/the-antitheism-of-richard-dawkins-a-review-of-the-god-delusion/ Columns and Commentary on Illinois and US Politics Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Part-Time Pundit - Columns and Commentary » Home Rule Begins in Northern Ireland Once More - by John Bambenek http://www.parttimepundit.com/religion/the-antitheism-of-richard-dawkins-a-review-of-the-god-delusion/comment-page-1/#comment-28775 Part-Time Pundit - Columns and Commentary » Home Rule Begins in Northern Ireland Once More - by John Bambenek Tue, 08 May 2007 15:41:43 +0000 http://jcb.pentex-net.com/?p=2514#comment-28775 [...] to make the conflict (or hopefully the former conflict) about religion is politically driven by ideologues who want to paint religion as nothing but causing wars, devastation and destruction. It is disheartening, to say the least, that the so-called objective media has fully-throatedly [...] [...] to make the conflict (or hopefully the former conflict) about religion is politically driven by ideologues who want to paint religion as nothing but causing wars, devastation and destruction. It is disheartening, to say the least, that the so-called objective media has fully-throatedly [...]

]]> By: beepbeepitsme http://www.parttimepundit.com/religion/the-antitheism-of-richard-dawkins-a-review-of-the-god-delusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4233 beepbeepitsme Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:50:16 +0000 http://jcb.pentex-net.com/?p=2514#comment-4233 RE Dawkins Richard Dawkins - Speaks in Lynchberg Virginia http://beepbeepitsme.blogspot.com/2006/12/richard-dawkins-speaks-in-lynchberg.html RE Dawkins

Richard Dawkins – Speaks in Lynchberg Virginia
http://beepbeepitsme.blogspot.com/2006/12/richard-dawkins-speaks-in-lynchberg.html

]]> By: The Buzz Blog http://www.parttimepundit.com/religion/the-antitheism-of-richard-dawkins-a-review-of-the-god-delusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4216 The Buzz Blog Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:20:06 +0000 http://jcb.pentex-net.com/?p=2514#comment-4216 <strong>Christian Carnival CLII...</strong> Welcome to this week’s edition of the Christian Carnival. The Christian Carnival features some of the best work from the past week from Christians throughout the blogosphere. For more information about the Christian Carnival visit Wittenberg Ga... Christian Carnival CLII…

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Christian Carnival. The Christian Carnival features some of the best work from the past week from Christians throughout the blogosphere. For more information about the Christian Carnival visit Wittenberg Ga…

]]> By: TerraPraeta http://www.parttimepundit.com/religion/the-antitheism-of-richard-dawkins-a-review-of-the-god-delusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4171 TerraPraeta Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:28:11 +0000 http://jcb.pentex-net.com/?p=2514#comment-4171 Oh sure. What I have noticed recently is more... that when any two sides of an argument start to directly interact, they seem to start by positing thier 'opponent' as an extremist (true or not) and then exaggerate thier own position in the opposite direction... while quite unself-consciously assuring everyone that they are quite the moderate. The longer this goes on, the further to the extremes both sides <i>actually</i> get... But of course, you are also quite correct to note that the media always goes for the 'best' drama:-) tp Oh sure.

What I have noticed recently is more… that when any two sides of an argument start to directly interact, they seem to start by positing thier ‘opponent’ as an extremist (true or not) and then exaggerate thier own position in the opposite direction… while quite unself-consciously assuring everyone that they are quite the moderate. The longer this goes on, the further to the extremes both sides actually get…

But of course, you are also quite correct to note that the media always goes for the ‘best’ drama:-)

tp

]]> By: Bob King Neverland III http://www.parttimepundit.com/religion/the-antitheism-of-richard-dawkins-a-review-of-the-god-delusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4164 Bob King Neverland III Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:56:18 +0000 http://jcb.pentex-net.com/?p=2514#comment-4164 Wow, this is news to me. I'd forward this to my dumb ex-wife but she won't return my phone calls. Wow, this is news to me. I’d forward this to my dumb ex-wife but she won’t return my phone calls.

]]> By: John Bambenek http://www.parttimepundit.com/religion/the-antitheism-of-richard-dawkins-a-review-of-the-god-delusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4155 John Bambenek Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:16:34 +0000 http://jcb.pentex-net.com/?p=2514#comment-4155 The extremists have always been around, the problem is that the media likes a good knock down drag out brawl, so only the extremists get airtime. Pretty soon everyone starts seeing everyone else as an extremist (I know I'm generally considered a fundamentalist extremist despite the absurdity of applying that label to a Catholic). The extremists have always been around, the problem is that the media likes a good knock down drag out brawl, so only the extremists get airtime. Pretty soon everyone starts seeing everyone else as an extremist (I know I’m generally considered a fundamentalist extremist despite the absurdity of applying that label to a Catholic).

]]> By: TerraPraeta http://www.parttimepundit.com/religion/the-antitheism-of-richard-dawkins-a-review-of-the-god-delusion/comment-page-1/#comment-4151 TerraPraeta Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:01:35 +0000 http://jcb.pentex-net.com/?p=2514#comment-4151 Hi John, I have to say that I am a big fan of Dawkins, the biologist, but I was... disappointed... when i saw that he had jumped on this bandwagon. It appears to me, that this is another of sveral cases I have identified lately, where an issue has been reduced to two, polar extremes with all of us <i>real people</i> 'left out' in the middle. The Christian Fundamentalist crowd has become so outspoken and extreme that now non-religious folks are feeling... 'under attack,' so eventually you get a Sam Harris, or unfortunately a Richard Dawkins, stepping up 'in defense,' but they respond to this fundamentalism with fundamentalism of thier own and pretty soon, both sides have become so radical that its quite absurd. And that much harder to find any sort of shared middle ground. Sad, really, but seeming to become more and more comman (on more and more issues) in recent years... tp Hi John,

I have to say that I am a big fan of Dawkins, the biologist, but I was… disappointed… when i saw that he had jumped on this bandwagon.

It appears to me, that this is another of sveral cases I have identified lately, where an issue has been reduced to two, polar extremes with all of us real people ‘left out’ in the middle.

The Christian Fundamentalist crowd has become so outspoken and extreme that now non-religious folks are feeling… ‘under attack,’ so eventually you get a Sam Harris, or unfortunately a Richard Dawkins, stepping up ‘in defense,’ but they respond to this fundamentalism with fundamentalism of thier own and pretty soon, both sides have become so radical that its quite absurd. And that much harder to find any sort of shared middle ground.

Sad, really, but seeming to become more and more comman (on more and more issues) in recent years…

tp

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