OdiousOutlaw wrote
Reply to comment by comrade_pikachu in Anybody who has something sensible or worthwhile to say should be able to say it calmly and soberly, relying on the words themselves to convey his meaning, without resorting to yelling --Richard Dawkins by comrade_pikachu
I know he's not and I don't. What "revolution of the mind"? He hasn't said anything that hasn't been said before.
comrade_pikachu OP wrote
Dawkins demonstrated that religion is socially dangerous, even harder to eradicate than the smallpox virus and that's something every communist should listen to.
"The enlightenment is under threat. So is reason. So is truth. So is science... We have to devote a significant proportion of our time and resources to defending it from deliberate attack from organized ignorance..."
OdiousOutlaw wrote
And Dawkins' "revolution of the mind" has changed things for the better? In what way? If you can't provide some form of proof of this claim, I'm inclined to believe that the world would be the same without him; what's "revolution" without some form of change?
comrade_pikachu OP wrote
In what way have you changed the world?
OdiousOutlaw wrote
I haven't, nor have I claimed to. You're the one who quoted Dawkins and stated that he created a "revolution of the mind". You've responded to my question about him with a question about me. Can you not provide proof of this alleged "revolution"?
comrade_pikachu OP wrote
Read his books.
OdiousOutlaw wrote
So you can't. Okay. I'm not inclined to believe you, in that case.
comrade_pikachu OP wrote
It's not a reasonable expectation for me to read his books to you
OdiousOutlaw wrote
I didn't ask you to do that. I asked you to provide proof of a "revolution". To which you responded with "read his books". Which isn't proof.
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