Would you agree that Richard Dawkins is a "fundie" atheist?

Question

According to Dictionary.com, fundamentalism is:
strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles
According to Merriam-Webster it means:
a movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles

Believe it or not, atheists, atheism is a belief itself, even though it is the absence of the belief in a "supreme being or beings" as dictionary.com put it.

Richard Dawkins beliefs are very strongly against religion, especially Christianity. he strictly adheres to his belief that there is no god, and seem very inflexible or open to anything that says there might be. This goes for fundie christians and muslims. They strictly adhere to their beliefs and are very inflexible. There are liberal atheists just as there are liberal Christians, who sit on the fence, but lean more towards one side.

Fundamentalism is a breeding ground for hatred and contempt, and the birthplace of bigots.

I personally dont care for Richard Dawkins and im sure its the same for many atheists, but since he is so popular among the atheist community and literally its spokesperson, i just wanted to point this out, because Richard Dawkins, being a fundie atheist, could easily spread lies and propaganda through the atheist community.

Answer 1

==According to Dictionary.com, fundamentalism is:

strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles

According to Merriam-Webster it means:

a movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles==



OK, tell us, what dogma do atheists have that would constitute a rigid and strict set of basic principles?

Answer 2

Fundamentalists believe in scriptures, a literal interpretation. They believe that belief is the most important thing, that it is 'fundamental'. Have you ever seen the bumper sticker "God said it. I believe it. That settles it!"? That's fundamentalism.



Dawkins is a scientist, and the scientific way of thinking is diametrically opposed to the way fundamentalists think. Scientists believe that any facts are tentative to some extent, any theory is based on empirical data, observations and experiments, and is subject to re-examination on the basis of new evidence. You -could- accuse scientists of 'strict adherence to a set of basic principles', but the principles are about HOW we know, not WHAT we know.



Religious people often try to define atheism as just a competing religion. I think they do this deliberately to muddy the waters. Atheism is no more a religion than black is a color. Science is an entirely different epistemological approach than religion.

Answer 3

Actually. Richard Dawkins is very passionate about atheism, but he has always said that should the evidence arise, he would of course, believe in God. But the truth is very important and he will not believe in god without any evidence. In his book 'The God Delusion' he said on a scale on 1-7 he is only a 6, because he believes it would be unwise to claim that he knows 100% for certain that there is no God- the way some religious people claim that they know there is a God with 100% certainty.



He has also said that he would not get rid of religion, because it is a part of our society, culture and history. He would just like it to be taught, and not preached to children.

Answer 4

One of the hallmarks of a fundamentalist is that he feels able to authoritatively pronounce on subjects he knows little or nothing about - Pat Robertson on science, and Richard Dawkins on religion.



You have to give Dawkins some credit for reentering the real world since the God Delusion was published. He sounds like less of a fundamentalist today than he did five or ten years ago.

Answer 5

All atheists are fundamentalists. They all strictly adhere to the belief that there is no evidence for the existence of deities. There is no such thing as a partial or half-atheist. One either believes in deities or one doesn't. It's not any more complicated than that. Your fault is in making the assumption that atheism is a religion. While it's true that atheism is a belief, it is not a *system* of beliefs. It's just a simple answer to a simple yes/no question.

Answer 6

i'm no longer an Atheist or a Christian, yet in terms of formal argument attacking the credibility of one guy and his artwork under no circumstances calls into question the entire of evolutionary organic and organic technological know-how. a similar technique that facilitates DNA for use to illustrate that persons have a easy ancestor can and has been used to coach that species could have a easy ancestor, the Polar bear, Panda, and Asian Honey bear are all descendants of the Asian Brown bear, because of the fact that they're separate species this empirically demonstrates the actuality of macro-evolution and hence proves interior of proper medical parameters that evolution has, for a actuality, got here approximately. the purpose of the fossil record is to no longer teach the evolutionary technique yet to allow for the technique to be traced and dated and to hint the form and nature of lost species. there is likewise photographic info of the possible emergence of a clean species of poultry which will characterize an easily step by utilising step documentation of the evolutionary in technique if it is shown. you are able to attack Dawkin's artwork all you like, as you rightly element out he's a man or woman and human's make errors, yet that doesn't replace the actuality that Creationist's are additionally people and that they'd additionally make errors, some thing they're not extra prepared to admit than are the persons approximately whom the *****.

Answer 7

No



Atheism is the rejection of a belief. It has no doctrine and no principles. An atheist is a person who does not believe in any gods. Atheism is the corresponding philosophical position. This commonly used definition does not assume any positive claim of the nonexistence of a god



The only thing atheists agree upon is that they do not accept the notion that a god exists

Answer 8

Richard Dawkins is not an atheist despite what he or some people claim. I don't think he or some people realizes, but he's an agnostic. He has written something called "Why There Is ALMOST Certainly No God."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-dawkins/why-there-almost-certainl_b_32164.html

In his other writings, he says that it is unlikely that there is a god.

Sounds like hard agnosticism?



P.S: There's no such thing as an agnostic atheist (an oxymoron) just like there's no such thing as an agnostic theist. Either you're a theist, an agnostic, or an atheist. No excuses...

Answer 9

No.



If you actually knew anything about Dawkins, you would know that he does NOT claim to believe that there is no god.



Atheism is NOT a belief in itself, it is a lack of belief in god(s).



Go read "The God Delusion" before you make claims about things you don't understand. It seems you are the one spreading lies and propaganda.

Answer 10

No. A fundie anti-theist probably. Atheism has no fundamentals to adhere to.



He's vocal about his opposition to religion, but I've never known him to deliberately lie about anything to promote his cause. Would you have any examples of the contrary?

Answer 11

Richard Dawkins is a man with very strong opinions...he's the closest thing to a fundamentalist atheist you're ever likely to meet.



personally, i don't like him much. he puts across interesting points in his writing, but his refusal to acknowledge the other side of the story means he never develops a fully rounded argument. also, from what i've seen, he cannot debate face to face, because his intense dislike for anything religious seems to bring the red mist down over his eyes.

Answer 12

Richard Dawkin's is not a fundie. He is against all world-religions, sure. But he has admitted that he wouldn't rob any country of their religious culture. And in that respect, he isn't a fundie.

Answer 13

Richard Dawkins is a jolly good, old chap!



Maybe, you should invite yourself around to his house one fine afternoon, and have tea and crumpets with him and his wife. And then, he might be able to talk some sense into you.

Answer 14

There is no community of atheists.

Atheism is not a religion.

How can you be flexible about not believing in a god?

Why be a liberal when Xmen would take away your rights?

Answer 15

Atheism is a religion as far as I am concerned and Dawkins is their Pope. If an atheist were to list the top 10 things they dislike about religious people, and then the religious people were to make the same list. The lists would be very similar.

Answer 16

Believe it or not, you're conflating two different meanings of the word "belief". And speaking of lies and propaganda...

Answer 17

No,he just has no belief in god,I am sure you do not believe in fairies,are you a fundie then?

Answer 18

Whatever. Could someone poke me in the ribs if I snore?

Answer 19

as is all central figures of all world beliefs stupid

Answer 20

no such thing...fundies DO BELIEVE...DONT LUMP THEM with atheists