Comments on: An Evening with Richard Dawkins http://wongablog.co.uk/2006/10/06/an-evening-with-richard-dawkins/ like balloons, only with dancing Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Andrew http://wongablog.co.uk/2006/10/06/an-evening-with-richard-dawkins/#comment-4635 Andrew Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:55:37 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=2104#comment-4635 Ah yes, that's not the correct word, is it :-) What I get for posting when exhausted! His response to paganism was generally that nature is wonderful, but seeing anything supernatural in it is a mistake. Dunno much about paganism - do people raise their children into it? I'd guess so. I don't know of any paganist groups who demand respect for their religion, tho. Ah yes, that’s not the correct word, is it :-) What I get for posting when exhausted!

His response to paganism was generally that nature is wonderful, but seeing anything supernatural in it is a mistake. Dunno much about paganism - do people raise their children into it? I’d guess so. I don’t know of any paganist groups who demand respect for their religion, tho.

]]> By: Dave Cross http://wongablog.co.uk/2006/10/06/an-evening-with-richard-dawkins/#comment-4634 Dave Cross Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:06:01 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=2104#comment-4634 "the topic was his latest novel: The God Delusion" Bit harse that. Implying that the book is all fiction :-) “the topic was his latest novel: The God Delusion”

Bit harse that. Implying that the book is all fiction :-)

]]> By: Skuds http://wongablog.co.uk/2006/10/06/an-evening-with-richard-dawkins/#comment-4633 Skuds Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:46:45 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=2104#comment-4633 Oops. I missed an "although" out there. Just after the 6th word. Oops. I missed an “although” out there. Just after the 6th word.

]]> By: Skuds http://wongablog.co.uk/2006/10/06/an-evening-with-richard-dawkins/#comment-4632 Skuds Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:46:02 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=2104#comment-4632 I think you know already that I can admire and respect Dawkins I think he goes a bit too far in his anti-religion (is an atheist extremist any better than a religious one?) and goes in the wrong direction slightly with his evolutionary theories by dismissing the punctuated equilibrium idea too easily, but I'll save all that for another day. I would be interested to hear more about his position on pagans. They were not mentioned in The Root Of All Evil - along with Buddhists, Hindus and most other religions apart from Christianity, Judaism and Islam. I have some pagan friends and it always seemed pretty good to me, with the emphasis on celebrating the bounty of nature instead of thanking anyone for it. I think you know already that I can admire and respect Dawkins I think he goes a bit too far in his anti-religion (is an atheist extremist any better than a religious one?) and goes in the wrong direction slightly with his evolutionary theories by dismissing the punctuated equilibrium idea too easily, but I’ll save all that for another day.

I would be interested to hear more about his position on pagans. They were not mentioned in The Root Of All Evil - along with Buddhists, Hindus and most other religions apart from Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

I have some pagan friends and it always seemed pretty good to me, with the emphasis on celebrating the bounty of nature instead of thanking anyone for it.

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