Richard Dawkins Declares His Views on Absolute Evil
Cross-Post Mariano – Atheism is Dead Blog
The BOBA Digest Archives (B.O.B.A. Bottom of the Barrel Atheism).
Richard Dawkins has finally solidified his stance on evil.
When it comes to actual child abuse such as pedophilia, Dawkins refers to “gentle pedophiles” and thinks that too much is being made of it (see here).
As for Adolf Hitler’s Nazism, (as stated to byFaith Magazine),
“What’s to prevent us from saying Hitler wasn’t right? I mean, that is a genuinely difficult question.”
As for parents who raise their children according to their “religion” (as stated to the Telegraph),
“It is evil to describe a child as a Muslim child or a Christian child. I think labelling children is child abuse and I think there is a very heavy issue.”
Pedophiles: no big deal!
Hitler: who knows?
“Religious” parents: pure evil, no question about it!
Way to set your standards Prof.
Tags: Christianity
December 20th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
I was a Christian throughout my youth and early adulthood. I should like to make two points in response to this article.
Firstly, your references to Dr Dawkins could most charitably be described as quote mining. I have heard two of these points in context, and you are being dishonest.
Secondly, I almost made it to the end of Charles Spurgeon’s screed. I really tried to have patience. If he is ‘the best in the business’, it’s no wonder that intelligent and educated people are moving away from Christianity in droves.