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Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth
by KateWild in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as many may be aware.

i don't like the man.

but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.
Laika

I believe Jesus is a real, living person. I don't think this belief automatically makes me deserving of respect, or that it's wrong for anyone to express disagreement with me. I refuse to accept however that this makes me a potentially abusive parent, partially responsible for Westboro Baptist Church homophobia and abortion clinic bombing, or deserving of contempt in public.

When I was in school some people mocked me for being a JW, even though I no longer believe pretty much everything I did back then, I still wouldn't wish that treatment on anyone, not even Dawkins.
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Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth
by KateWild in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as many may be aware.

i don't like the man.

but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.
Laika

Shaming and mocking people in public is bullying. I like to hope that people who constantly lecture others on morality would not buy into this.
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Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth
by KateWild in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as many may be aware.

i don't like the man.

but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.
Laika

Viv, so we can't call out bullying because someone else said something cruel to you? *confusing*
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So I got called on today...
by Thumblina in
1. jw
2. friends
poor sod.

i felt quite sorry for him in the end.. for context, i was brought up as a jw since i was very young.

i left 6 years ago (faded) a little before turning 30. i was on here a lot around that time but under a different profile that's no longer active.. for the past 18 months, i'm back living in the territory of the congregation i grew up in.
Laika

Was he on his own when he called on you? I suspect he would have rushed off if he'd had a partner.

I'd have thought if you were going to narrow down your religious search to two groups they'd be relatively similar, JWs and scientologists might have similar control tactics but the beliefs are wildly different!
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Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth
by KateWild in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as many may be aware.

i don't like the man.

but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.
Laika

Dawkins looks down on people who disagree with him in the same way I used to look down on people who disagreed with me as a JW.

I take this back, even in my most convinced JW days I never would have advocated bullying and shaming people with different religious beliefs to myself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPqqp8KVuQU

Can we all stop pretending Richard is just a misunderstood chap with a passion for science now please?
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Visited Baptist church on Easter
by snakeface in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i live in a rural area; in field service we had to drive from house to house.. i have not had any desire to visit any church for several years now.

saturday i was doing chores in my yard - washing the car, etc.

- and 2 ladies drove in, dressed like witnesses would be dressed.
Laika

Glad you enjoyed it. :) Even if you're not a believer and you never intend to join I think it's a worthwhile experience for finding out that it's nothing like the Society told us it was.
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Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth
by KateWild in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as many may be aware.

i don't like the man.

but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.
Laika

I'm already aware of the context of Dawkins Holocaust remarks, given the kind of people who deny the Holocaust generally are it's needlessly incendiary and I think he knows what he's doing.

Dawkins looks down on people who disagree with him in the same way I used to look down on people who disagreed with me as a JW.
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Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth
by KateWild in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as many may be aware.

i don't like the man.

but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.
Laika

I think fundamentalist is an apt description of Dawkins. He is disparaging of those with religious beliefs and has the same kind of vehemence for the groups he dislikes as do fundamentalists of different persuasions.
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There Was No First Human
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this excellent 4 minute video will help to clear up a few common misunderstandings regarding evolution.. ....
Laika

Life's too short for bad faith arguments.
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Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth
by KateWild in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as many may be aware.

i don't like the man.

but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.
Laika

Agreed that Dawkins is a good science teacher, shame he's an embarrassment on nearly any other subject.

Viviane, what term would you use to describe someone who's atheistic/anti religious views you believed were extreme?