“I’m a cultural Christian”, says Richard Dawkins

[Anonymous]

Richard Dawkin is white. This has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with cultural preference and being with his people primarily in his own racial group; which is understandable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Richard Dawkin is white. This has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with cultural preference and being with his people primarily in his own racial group; which is understandable.

Are you saying he can't compare religions and make an informed choice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Richard Dawkin is white. This has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with cultural preference and being with his people primarily in his own racial group; which is understandable.

I've read the Quran and the New Testament, both cover to cover. I choose the New Testament.

No doubt Dawkins has also read them both. You're claiming he can't make a similarly informed comparison, and that's just dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm an atheist who LOVES Christmas.

And like Richard Dawkins, I'm a cultural Christian, having grown up Catholic and still celebrate Christmas and Easter. Not the religious aspect of it, but the together-with-family aspect. And the commercial secular version as well, with Santa and the Easter Bunny having visited my kids.

It's a bit similar to secular Jews who don't practice the religious aspects of Judaism, but have a Jewish identity.

And yeah, if I had to choose to actively practice a religion, I'd choose Christianity over Islam any day. I'd choose Judaism, Hinduism, Druidism, just about anything over Islam.

I have no issue with this except I wish he had not brought Islam into it. I think there's a good argument for cultural Christianity based on history alone.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know how people can separate Christianity from the source of Christianity. Liking something and admitting you benefit from something but disregarding the source seems like you want the fruits but not the labor. We see a lot of the same thought in our culture and society now, about many different aspects of life. All the good with none of the work or commitment. So it goes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Richard Dawkin is white. This has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with cultural preference and being with his people primarily in his own racial group; which is understandable.

Christianity is not a white or European religion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an atheist who LOVES Christmas.

And like Richard Dawkins, I'm a cultural Christian, having grown up Catholic and still celebrate Christmas and Easter. Not the religious aspect of it, but the together-with-family aspect. And the commercial secular version as well, with Santa and the Easter Bunny having visited my kids.

It's a bit similar to secular Jews who don't practice the religious aspects of Judaism, but have a Jewish identity.

And yeah, if I had to choose to actively practice a religion, I'd choose Christianity over Islam any day. I'd choose Judaism, Hinduism, Druidism, just about anything over Islam.

I have no issue with this except I wish he had not brought Islam into it. I think there's a good argument for cultural Christianity based on history alone.

NP. Why? I’m an atheist who would never willingly choose to live in an Islamic-majority country because I am a woman. I’m not going to believe in God any time soon. But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the many positive aspects of Christianity that exist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dawkins is being read to filth in the online atheist communities I frequent. Apparently he’s only a good scientist and thinker when he says things people agree with.

Many of them already hate him because Dawkins is a biology realist. The irony of many online atheist communities now is that they have adopted a new religion themselves but don’t recognize that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know how people can separate Christianity from the source of Christianity. Liking something and admitting you benefit from something but disregarding the source seems like you want the fruits but not the labor. We see a lot of the same thought in our culture and society now, about many different aspects of life. All the good with none of the work or commitment. So it goes.

The argument is that a lot of our legal and social relationships are based on Christian teachings and not on, say, Islamic or greco-roman law.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dawkins is being read to filth in the online atheist communities I frequent. Apparently he’s only a good scientist and thinker when he says things people agree with.

Many of them already hate him because Dawkins is a biology realist. The irony of many online atheist communities now is that they have adopted a new religion themselves but don’t recognize that.

DP with a sincere question. What is biology realism? It sounds like eugenics when you put it like that, but probably I'm wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dawkins is being read to filth in the online atheist communities I frequent. Apparently he’s only a good scientist and thinker when he says things people agree with.

Many of them already hate him because Dawkins is a biology realist. The irony of many online atheist communities now is that they have adopted a new religion themselves but don’t recognize that.

DP with a sincere question. What is biology realism? It sounds like eugenics when you put it like that, but probably I'm wrong.

He believes sex is a binary. See below:

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dawkins is being read to filth in the online atheist communities I frequent. Apparently he’s only a good scientist and thinker when he says things people agree with.

Many of them already hate him because Dawkins is a biology realist. The irony of many online atheist communities now is that they have adopted a new religion themselves but don’t recognize that.

DP with a sincere question. What is biology realism? It sounds like eugenics when you put it like that, but probably I'm wrong.

He believes sex is a binary. See below:

Thanks. And boo.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dawkins is being read to filth in the online atheist communities I frequent. Apparently he’s only a good scientist and thinker when he says things people agree with.

Many of them already hate him because Dawkins is a biology realist. The irony of many online atheist communities now is that they have adopted a new religion themselves but don’t recognize that.

DP with a sincere question. What is biology realism? It sounds like eugenics when you put it like that, but probably I'm wrong.

He believes sex is a binary. See below:

Thanks. And boo.

Dawkins had a PHD and is an evolutionary biologist. But I’m sure you know more about biology.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dawkins is being read to filth in the online atheist communities I frequent. Apparently he’s only a good scientist and thinker when he says things people agree with.

Many of them already hate him because Dawkins is a biology realist. The irony of many online atheist communities now is that they have adopted a new religion themselves but don’t recognize that.

No wonder Dawkins enjoys Christian ethos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an atheist who LOVES Christmas.

And like Richard Dawkins, I'm a cultural Christian, having grown up Catholic and still celebrate Christmas and Easter. Not the religious aspect of it, but the together-with-family aspect. And the commercial secular version as well, with Santa and the Easter Bunny having visited my kids.

It's a bit similar to secular Jews who don't practice the religious aspects of Judaism, but have a Jewish identity.

And yeah, if I had to choose to actively practice a religion, I'd choose Christianity over Islam any day. I'd choose Judaism, Hinduism, Druidism, just about anything over Islam.

I have no issue with this except I wish he had not brought Islam into it. I think there's a good argument for cultural Christianity based on history alone.

NP. Why? I’m an atheist who would never willingly choose to live in an Islamic-majority country because I am a woman. I’m not going to believe in God any time soon. But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the many positive aspects of Christianity that exist.

Pro:
It’s oppresses women less than other religions.