1. The infinite wisdom of Richard Dawkins

Comment #52980 by simplicity on June 28, 2007 at 10:36 pm

'Since the vast majority of China is Buddhist, I usually assume that Chinese immigrants here are Buddhist as well. But I often meet Chinese Christians and always wonder how Christ's imperialists got to them too.'

There have been Christians in China for hundreds of years. Traders and missionaries brought it up the Silk Road. It's not an hermetically sealed world.

2. How dare you call me a fundamentalist

Comment #48164 by simplicity on June 6, 2007 at 11:07 pm

There are many atheist writers out there. Perhaps Richard should reflect upon why he is specifically critiqued by many people as being shrill and intemperate in his language. It may be that it is ideological dislike of him. It may be, however, that there is a quality to his writing that warrants those critcisms. Engaging in self-justification is not entering into a 'rational' mindset. It makes us uncharitable and fogs our reasoning. Self-critique is far more helpful.