I read about this story and it added to my ongoing concern for the divide between secularists and theists. I am currently reading the book "Saving Darwin" to try to understand the middle ground between the volatile atheists like Richard Dawkins, and the staunch creationists that line the fundamentalist ranks.
Part of our calling is to reconcile with people, I think we need to consider the implications of that, and at least be willing to find a way to reach into these lives that have become so separated from us.
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With respect, I would not say that Dawkins is "volatile". I checked the dictionary, and this is what it said:
1: readily vaporizable at a relatively low temperature
2: flying or having the power to fly
3 a: lighthearted, lively b: easily aroused (volatile suspicions) c: tending to erupt into violence : explosive (a volatile temper)
4 a: unable to hold the attention fixed because of an inherent lightness or fickleness of disposition b: characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change (a volatile market)
5: difficult to capture or hold permanently : evanescent, transitory
None of these seem to apply to Richard Dawkins. Passionate, outspoken and gentlemanly would be the words I would think of when describing him.
Of course, I am a fan of Richard Dawkins.
Now regarding the topic of the post - I think it would be a wonderful thing if one were able to get a certificate of de-baptisation from the same source that baptised you in the first place. I think a world in which such things happened might be a much better world.
I apologize, you are correct to point out the weakness of my adjective.
I think "assertive" would have better expressed my point.
Im a fan of Dawkins' work as well. My thought (poorly communicated in my post) was directed at the middle-ground between hard-line fundamentalist creationism and convinced evolutionary atheism. I was wondering if a person could confidently be a religious evolutionist, or some other phrase that better describes that line of thought.
Thank you for your comment, you were quite right in correcting me.
Dear Penitent, may I say how very refreshing it is (and this might be because I've been spending too much time on certain websites where bananas are seen as serious theological arguments) to have someone who responds politely and thoughtfully?
Seriously - I really feel moved to have someone who responds like this.
Best wishes.
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