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Old 08-24-2013, 11:21 AM
 
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Richard Dawkins has made a lot of money by selling his books to atheists that hate God. He was recently interviewed regarding his view of God, and the Bible. I wonder why the coward didn't have the guts to say what he thought of Allah.



"In a recent Al-Jazeerah interview, Richard Dawkins was asked his views on God. He argued that the god of “the Old Testament” is “hideous” and “a monster”, and reiterated his claim from The God Delusion that the God of the Torah is the most unpleasant character “in fiction”.

As you can see, Dawkins has no trouble attacking the Hebrew God in a most direct and uncompromising manner. No atheist wallflower he.

Asked if he thought the same of the God of the Koran, Dawkins ducked the question, saying: “Well, um, the God of the Koran I don’t know so much about.”"



Brave atheist ducks the question on Islam | Public Secrets

 
Old 08-24-2013, 11:24 AM
 
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And ?
 
Old 08-24-2013, 11:25 AM
 
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I know I'm going to be sorry I asked, but what is cowardly about admitting not having an opinion of something/someone with whom one is not acquainted?
 
Old 08-24-2013, 11:33 AM
 
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I have also read the Hebrew Bible but not the Koran. I could not say if the God of the Koran is as bizarre as the God of the Hebrew Bible.

So, my response would be the same as Richard Dawkins'.
 
Old 08-24-2013, 11:43 AM
 
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I know I'm going to be sorry I asked, but what is cowardly about admitting not having an opinion of something/someone with whom one is not acquainted?
He's afraid to comment. He ducked the question. I don't believe for a second that he doesn't know anything about the koran. But it's funny how he can rant about Christianity.
 
Old 08-24-2013, 11:44 AM
 
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Playing the persecution card



Oh wait, themz be gays persecuted by xians no less.

Oh BTW, you never insult Allah,or Mohammed, they are real...
 
Old 08-24-2013, 11:46 AM
 
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I know I'm going to be sorry I asked, but what is cowardly about admitting not having an opinion of something/someone with whom one is not acquainted?
I was thinking the same thing. To me it is a rather honorable reply. It would have been totally wrong to have given an opinion on something he is not studied.
 
Old 08-24-2013, 11:47 AM
 
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I was thinking the same thing. To me it is a rather honorable reply. It would have been totally wrong to have given an opinion on something he is not studied.
Anyone with any amount of knowledge will quite readily see that he hasn't really studied Christianity simply by reading his book.
 
Old 08-24-2013, 11:50 AM
 
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He's afraid to comment. He ducked the question. I don't believe for a second that he doesn't know anything about the koran. But it's funny how he can rant about Christianity.
So YOU DECIDED that he lied so that you could berate him??
 
Old 08-24-2013, 11:55 AM
 
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Anyone with any amount of knowledge will quite readily see that he hasn't really studied Christianity simply by reading his book.
Well I have not read his book, but what he is quoted saying about god of the old testiment sound like he knows something about the stories in the bible. And I would agree with his perception.
Which has nothing to do with his knowledge of Christianity.
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