possibly noteworthy wrote:

Dawkins treats Islam as just another deplorable religion, but there is a difference. The difference lies in the extent to which religious certitude lingers in the Islamic world, and in the harm it does. Richard Dawkins’s even-handedness is well-intentioned, but it is misplaced. I share his lack of respect for all religions, but in our times it is folly to disrespect them all equally.

I am not a fan of the latest Dawkins book. This is an interesting take on things.

To me, as a pagan, hearing Dawkins speak is rather laughable. Nature this, nature that, not god but nature, ad nauseum. He's replacing (to me) one word for another - nature for God (Goddess, ect.) He isn't an athiest, he's a pagan. Nature is his god, his supreme power, but he hasn't realized that yet.

RE: A deadly certitude