>Richard Wein (Tich):
>If you wish to maintain your position that Dawkins is an idiot, please tell
>us more specifically what Dawkins has said that you object to. Otherwise, a
>retraction would be appreciated. ;-)
I've been asked by one other person where I got that idea. The only book
I've read by Dawkins is Blind Watchmaker, and I think it's in there. I do
remember reading it and getting so mad I almost threw the book across the
room. So therefore I think it's a book rather than an article in a
magazine. If I can't find it, or if I find something similar that I
misunderstood, I will send in a retraction.
> According to my dictionary, the word [stupid] can mean "foolish", and
>I would agree that the statement above was a foolish one. But Dawkins is
>clearly no fool in general.
in general, no. It's just that in nearly everyone intelligence can be . . .
uneven. :-)
> >But what if someone is saying something that is patently, obviously and
> >blindingly wrong? Something that can be easily verified. Then you find out
> >the person knows what they are saying is wrong. Then you have to ask
> >yourself *why* they would say such a thing even if they knew it was wrong.
> >I think that's all worth discussion.
>
>I agree that it's useful and interesting (to me anyway) to ask why people
>say the things they do. I doubt, though, whether creationists/IDers "know"
>that they're wrong, except perhaps in rare cases. The question IMO is not
>"why do they say something when they know it's wrong?", but "why do they
>think something is right when it's so obviously wrong, and has frequently
>been demonstrated to be wrong?"
I find it fascinating also. I think it's the same thing that makes magic
tricks work. Misdirection. You are distracted into looking over there when
the "business" (what is *really* happening) is going on over here. Of
course, I wonder how do you distract *people* toward what is really
happening so that they can see the "business"?
Susan
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