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Richard Dawkins, Not Entirely Sure
Feb 25^th, 2012 at 8:41am

A controversial Oxford University professor billed by many as the world's "most famous atheist" now says he is not 100 percent sure that God doesn't exist...

...In a 100-minute debate with Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Richard Dawkins surprised his online and theater audiences by conceding a personal chink of doubt about his conviction that there is no such thing as a creator.

But, to the amusement of the archbishop and others, the evolutionary biologist swiftly added that he was "6.9 out of seven" certain of his long-standing atheist beliefs.

Replying to moderator Anthony Kenny, a noted English philosopher, Dawkins said, "I think the probability of a supernatural creator existing (is) very, very low."

Dawkins, author of "The God Delusion" and other best-sellers, is a leader of the "New Atheist" movement that aggressively challenges belief in God and criticizes harm done in the name of religion...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/richard-dawkins-famous-atheist-god_n_1299752.html

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barnaby joe Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1992 euchareena	Re: Richard Dawkins, Not Entirely Sure Reply #1 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 9:01am so?
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Reply #2 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 9:48am

falah wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 8:41am:

A controversial Oxford University professor billed by many as the world's "most famous atheist" now says he is not 100 percent sure that God doesn't exist...

...In a 100-minute debate with Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Richard Dawkins surprised his online and theater audiences by conceding a personal chink of doubt about his conviction that there is no such thing as a creator.

But, to the amusement of the archbishop and others, the evolutionary biologist swiftly added that he was "6.9 out of seven" certain of his long-standing atheist beliefs.

Replying to moderator Anthony Kenny, a noted English philosopher, Dawkins said, "I think the probability of a supernatural creator existing (is) very, very low."

Dawkins, author of "The God Delusion" and other best-sellers, is a leader of the "New Atheist" movement that aggressively challenges belief in God and criticizes harm done in the name of religion...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/richard-dawkins-famous-atheist-god_n_1299752.html

Dawkins concedes he is a scientist. No surprises there Dawkins has always conceded he is a scientist and therefore uncertain in principle. Dawkins has rated himself a 6.9 / 7 atheist for many many years.

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bobbythefap1 Gold Member Offline Posts: 7026 Listen now to the rain	Re: Richard Dawkins, Not Entirely Sure Reply #3 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 9:58am So he is agnostic? ETA: As Grey said, this basically makes him a scientist haha. Just because he knows the idea of a creator is plausible, doesn’t make it in any way logical to believe in a specific god.
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Reply #4 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 10:26am

falah wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 8:41am:

A controversial Oxford University professor billed by many as the world's "most famous atheist" now says he is not 100 percent sure that God doesn't exist...

...In a 100-minute debate with Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Richard Dawkins surprised his online and theater audiences by conceding a personal chink of doubt about his conviction that there is no such thing as a creator.

But, to the amusement of the archbishop and others, the evolutionary biologist swiftly added that he was "6.9 out of seven" certain of his long-standing atheist beliefs.

Replying to moderator Anthony Kenny, a noted English philosopher, Dawkins said, "I think the probability of a supernatural creator existing (is) very, very low."

Dawkins, author of "The God Delusion" and other best-sellers, is a leader of the "New Atheist" movement that aggressively challenges belief in God and criticizes harm done in the name of religion...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/richard-dawkins-famous-atheist-god_n_1299752.html

You can't be a 100% certain that ALlah exists, so what's the extremis that you imagine you are exposing?

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falah Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3162	Re: Richard Dawkins, Not Entirely Sure Reply #5 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 2:24pm Soren wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 10:26am: what's the extremis that you imagine you are exposing? Exposed is the hypocrisy of this zealot who advocates something that he is not certain of.
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barnaby joe Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1992 euchareena	Re: Richard Dawkins, Not Entirely Sure Reply #6 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 3:31pm my god you are thick
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darkhall67 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1935	Re: Richard Dawkins, Not Entirely Sure Reply #7 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 3:37pm falah wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 2:24pm: Soren wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 10:26am: what's the extremis that you imagine you are exposing? Exposed is the hypocrisy of this zealot who advocates something that he is not certain of. Ridiculous statement.
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darkhall67 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1935	Re: Richard Dawkins, Not Entirely Sure Reply #8 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 3:38pm
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bobbythefap1 Gold Member Offline Posts: 7026 Listen now to the rain	Re: Richard Dawkins, Not Entirely Sure Reply #9 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 4:53pm darkhall67 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 3:38pm: http://i.imgur.com/UEzkd.jpg Agnostic is a belief system. It means you neither believe that there is a god or isn’t, but want to wait for evidence before making a decision to the origins of life.
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Reply #10 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 4:57pm

bobbythefap1 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 4:53pm:

darkhall67 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 3:38pm:

http://i.imgur.com/UEzkd.jpg

Agnostic is a belief system.
It means you neither believe that there is a god or isn’t, but want to wait for evidence before making a decision to the origins of life.

So you are saying that NOT believing something is a belief system?

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Reply #11 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 4:59pm

darkhall67 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 4:57pm:

bobbythefap1 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 4:53pm:

darkhall67 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 3:38pm:

http://i.imgur.com/UEzkd.jpg

Agnostic is a belief system.
It means you neither believe that there is a god or isn’t, but want to wait for evidence before making a decision to the origins of life.

So you are saying that NOT believing something is a belief system?

The belief system is not in the not believing in god.

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falah Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3162	Re: Richard Dawkins, Not Entirely Sure Reply #12 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 6:38pm The fact is that Dawkins encourages people to believe that there is no God, but meanwhile admits that he is not certain that there is no God. Hypocrite!
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Life_goes_on Gold Member Offline Posts: 4772 400kms south of Yobsville, Qld Gender:	Re: Richard Dawkins, Not Entirely Sure Reply #13 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 6:55pm Not believing in something is not a belief. It's an absence of belief. Not having a drug addiction is not a form of drug addiction. It's an absence of drug addiction. Not driving is not a form of driving..... etc etc etc etc
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Reply #14 - Feb 25^th, 2012 at 8:01pm

falah wrote on Feb 25^th, 2012 at 6:38pm:

The fact is that Dawkins encourages people to believe that there is no God, but meanwhile admits that he is not certain that there is no God.

Hypocrite!

You encourage your kids to cross the road when the lights are green, yet you cannot be certain that they will never be hit by a car, ever, when doing so.

What the bugger is wrong with you? Are you a moron as a basic attitude towards existence or is this some sort of Muslim moron compulsion to argue about EVERYTHING with non-Muslims? Fair smacking dinkum!

You guys are brilliant at running down Islam: you are thick and belligerent for Allah and Mohammed.

Carry on.

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