tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post2394935895751845218..comments2024-02-06T18:46:04.220+10:00Comments on Real World Libertarian: Richard Dawkins hits the PC barrierJim Fryarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15780237902858889143noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post-85431532565945029852013-09-10T01:12:43.267+10:002013-09-10T01:12:43.267+10:00Thanks Brian; I meant to get back to this one but ...Thanks Brian; I meant to get back to this one but was too busy, and it seemed too incoherent to be bothered with anyway.<br /><br />To me it doesn't matter a toss whether people follow a religion or not, they are welcome to any belief system they like, be it Christian, Jewish, Muslim, some of the more exotic Asian ones, Norse ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine, or even the Great Green Arkleseizure, just as long as they leave me out of it.<br /><br />The fact that religion is an unquestioning belief system, while disturbing, is not a problem. But when the adherents of such a belief system start insisting that their beliefs need to be applied to others against their own rational judgement is.<br /><br />Dawkins, with his confrontational style causes howls of outrage from all religions though most accept his right to criticise even if they don't like it. There is no rational reason why Muslims should be excluded from his right to speak as he sees fit unless he is advocating coercion against them, which he is not.<br /><br />The fact that they will get upset and kill some people if they are criticised is not a valid reason to block rational debate, and is a strike against them. The imagined word of an illusionary sky fairy is not a valid reason for the abrogation of our rights.Jim Fryarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780237902858889143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post-34098358773786521262013-09-09T18:07:21.584+10:002013-09-09T18:07:21.584+10:00Immune to evidence and reason?
Who are you trying...Immune to evidence and reason? <br><br />Who are you trying to kid, us or yourself?<br><br />It is religious people who are immune to evidence and reason. Religion is politics dressed up in metaphysical bullshit so as to claim it is the correct way of life, because it's not just someone's theory: it's the law as handed down by God, so we'd all better obey it.<br><br />Muslims should be criticised on this basis, in particular as most of them do not come from societies with secular ideals (even Turkey is turning away from secularism).<br><br />As soon as anyone does criticise Muslims for their absolutist political agenda, the left start bleating "Racist!", because most Muslims aren't white.<br><br />Of course, any criticism of their politics / religion must be thinly veiled racism.<br><br />Yes, you're right ... I wouldn't criticise Islam if its adherents were mostly white.Brian Fingertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12878113701179200240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post-87465198312574754732013-08-10T10:03:58.727+10:002013-08-10T10:03:58.727+10:00What little childish rant. Richard Dawkins followe...What little childish rant. Richard Dawkins followers are notoriously obtuse and yes, immune to both evidence and reason. Keep crying political correctness forever; it doesn't conceal the fact that it's really your kind that is the heir of PC victimist culture.Rafshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746094202823415912noreply@blogger.com