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Dawkins on faith

I [...] think that basing your beliefs upon blind faith rather than upon evidence is potentially very dangerous, because you can’t argue against it.

- Richard Dawkins (in an interview)

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6 Responses to “Dawkins on faith”

  1. Ross says:
    December 26, 2007 at 00:24

    I don’t mean to be and ass but…it’s “Dawkins” and “Dawkings”.

    Of course I agree with the quote.

  2. Pedro Timóteo says:
    December 26, 2007 at 12:42

    Oops. Fixed. Thanks. :)

  3. Ross says:
    December 28, 2007 at 22:14

    I can’t believe how many typos I made there trying to correct yours -_-

  4. No Way says:
    January 16, 2008 at 02:10

    The full quote may be helpful.

    That said. I agree.
    Unfortunately, we are back at what evidence is. In the God Delusion mr. Dawkins is ready to accept evidence that supports his conclusion but, if another (or even millions of others over time) have had experiential evidence over centuries he dismisses it out of hand. That is the height of arrogance and ignorance.

    Curious though, the chapter title “Why there is almost certainly not a god” sure seems agnostic to me.

  5. Shaun Connell says:
    February 1, 2008 at 01:44

    I completely agree. Blind faith leads men to do almost random things. Sometimes I wonder if those who espouse it to be true have ever discussed their faith with someone of /another/ faith. Probably not. ;-)

  6. John B says:
    February 6, 2008 at 23:16

    “Experiential evidence” is not very scientific. Eyewitness testimony is one of the worst types of evidence in a criminal case. And that’s for things that we can perceive with our EYES not just with our MINDS. Our eyes may not accurately perceive reality, but our minds are to be trusted FAR less. He makes this point in the book, as well.