Richard Dawkins: Atheism’s asset or liability? Post 20 has a new story from RNS. [View all]

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Kimberly Winston

(RNS) It may go down as one of the shortest-lived peace accords on record.

Late last month, two heavy-hitters within organized atheism, activist Ophelia Benson and scientist Richard Dawkins, reached a detente of sorts about online debate and posted it on their separate websites.

“Disagreement is inevitable, but bullying and harassment are not,” the statement reads. “ If we want secularism and atheism to gain respect, we have to be able to disagree with each other without trying to destroy each other.”

Before the virtual ink was dry, Dawkins had stepped in it again.

http://www.religionnews.com/2014/08/07/richard-dawkins/


I normally don't post about atheism or atheists here but I think this is a good question and I like to get this groups view on the man.