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In reply to the discussion: Why is Dr. Dawkins and some others such controversial figures? [View all]Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)7. This is random thoughts, so maybe not as eloquent as I could be.
The reason Tebow is getting so much heat is probably for two reasons:
1. He is much more vocal than other athletes about this. Or more in your face.
2. I think the race thing is interesting. The other reason I think he is getting so much hate is because more people are hopping on his prayer bandwagon. Perhaps that is because he is white and the RW crowd can identify with him more than the black athletes.
OH, and a third possible reason: He's not that great but everyone is acting like he is the second coming.
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Why is Dr. Dawkins and some others such controversial figures? [View all]
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2011
OP
A fellow "Scientist" who believes in telepathy and generational memory...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2011
#9
Ancedotal evidence is useless without repeatability, do you understand...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2011
#42
Stop misrepresenting science. You can believe whatever the fuck you want...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2011
#28
Because he's critical of religion, and possibly also because he's pro-evolution
LeftishBrit
Dec 2011
#6
"...under direct attack by many people who use misinformation, lies, and ignorance as their weapons.
Jim__
Dec 2011
#10
You attack the whole Dawkins's God Delution based on a paragraph made to be a 'filler'?
Lost-in-FL
Dec 2011
#25
No. I'm merely pointing to one paragraph that demonstrates why his book was attacked.
Jim__
Dec 2011
#29
I prefer conversations that are useful and relevant to the discussion at hand...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2011
#41
Big Bang cosmology doesn't require either "metaphysical" presumption...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2011
#26
Poor phrasing on my part. Emphasis on put, as in - all things in motion MUST be put in motion.
edhopper
Dec 2011
#49