[parrai]

Originally Posted by Dades

Hmmm, indeed.

But please realise this about "atheism+", it's someone else's group with associated agendas, not a representative of basic lack of belief.

100%. Totally, what is witty today, is going to sting tomorrow.

[McSheez]

It's all that Dawkins prick's fault...

[fitz0]

Oh, you know him personally?

Surely you wouldn't make such a judgement on somebody's character without at least knowing them in passing. Surely not.

[ShooterSF]

Originally Posted by Greaney

Maybe this is not the right place to put this link, but Melvyn Bragg, a man who claims to be a non-believer, has an interesting view...

I'd love to ask Mr Bragg if he respects the beliefs of the Westboro Baptist Church or even the KKK. Or is he purposely mixing up the fair notion of respecting people's right to hold a belief with the ludicrous notion that all beliefs deserve respect.

[Gbear]

Originally Posted by ShooterSF

I'd love to ask Mr Bragg if he respects the beliefs of the Westboro Baptist Church or even the KKK. Or is he purposely mixing up the fair notion of respecting people's right to hold a belief with the ludicrous notion that all beliefs deserve respect.

It's just your run of the mill woolly thinking.
He says something that sounds exceedingly clever, progressive and conscientious but if examined in any detail it's just vacuous horse****.