Richard Dawkins at The Conservative Party Conference - Pt. 2

Richard Dawkins at Conservative Humanist Association launch event at The Conservative Party Conference 2008 in Birmingham - Part 2

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[darmokandgalad]

I like Dawkins, but I think his suggestion that we should stop respecting religion is dead wrong. Religious desire stems from the curiosity inherent in us all. We want to know where we come from and why we're here. Religion provides answers to that in the same way atheism does. The facts are wrong, but the desire is on the right track. Religion deserves our utmost respect. Without it, atheism wouldn't mean as much to me.

[ConservativeHumanist]

Hi Darmokandgalad, Religion just pretends to have answers. Atheism doesn't provide any answers either but just because we don't have the answers doesn't mean we should make them up. It's ok to say we don't know. When RD says we should stop respecting religion he means we should stop treating religious opinion differently to any other opinion. So if someone says 'Jesus rose from the dead' we shouldn't just respect that opinion, we should challenge it, just like we would in any other discussion.

[dd8630]

"It's OK to be an atheist in the Church of England"

I lol'd :D

[Xariabyron]

god told me your a twat.

[xaviqaz]

@prophetchannel Ironically, non-catholic churches become more liberal and less people attend them. At least in Europe. That´s the way to destroy religion: make it look like an empty shell of tradition. But there will be another religion to fill the hole: Islam. While we celebrate women not having children as symptom of progress, religious muslims have larges families.

[sunonthewindow]

Dawkins is a very, very ignorant person. Watch William Lane Craig instead.

[prophetchannel]

Tories have always stood for the church of England, which today seems less religious than the British humanist association. The church is like the queen, an empty shell of tradition that the Tories love but don't really take seriously. At the same time, Tony Blair was religious and looved the royalty. British politics is becoming so moderate nowardays. We live in boring times. The middle east and latin america is the place to be for exiting political polarization and turbulence.

[YoungIvyScholar]

What political party is Richard Dawkins?

[summerstone7]

sort of ethos...[scientific fact]

absolutely sure[right]

heredity opinions of chruch,mosque.

not special abilities/ some moral philosophers...

" i think we should do away with that"

HOW. BAN RELIGION? LIKE COMMUNISM?

BURN CHURCHES DOWN. HOW SPECIFICALLY DO WE

"DO AWAY WITH THAT" OH GREAT MAN OF REASON.

[summerstone7]

people doing charity out of fear? he has no fear in him? people don t have fear?

if people do good, it doesn t matter why, they aren t killing people are they, or breaking the law. if the community of" athiesm, and people of reason,and science" can and will do the good works churches may do. then lets see them do it. lets see hitch, for example do what mother terressa does. case i don t see hitch or dawkins going on the streets and helping people.

[summerstone7]

as far as i m concerned, in the begining, he seems to be saying people can t decide what they believe for themselves. so i am assuming, he is to decide for them? i m not quite sure what hes saying. as far as i m concerned people can believe what they want as long as they aren t breaking the law. if he has a coup on reason, then now he is intolerant?if churches, for example serve a function,ie charity, lets see "the community of reason,and science" do the work of what charity does.

[smudge6699]

@byteresistor

What argument?

I asked two questions and made a statement about Dawkins perspective of people of faith.

Where is the appeal to authority, which one?

[byteresistor]

@smudge6699 And your argument is nothing more than a pure appeal to authority.