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Originally Posted by ASU2003
While it is fine if he is only making these speeches for people who are atheist already, it doesn't help when you are trying to convince people that their faith is wrong.
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Why does he (Dawkins), or anyone else for that matter, feel the inherant need to convince others that they are wrong for what they believe, or don't believe? It's simple, really...keep your faith out of my face, and I'll keep my lack of faith out of yours. Why is that so hard for some people? I'm secure enough, in my thinking, that I do not have this overwhelming drive to attract others to my views, as a form of self-validation. As an atheist, I see no compelling reason to "convert" the righteous, or the self-righteous, over to my way of thinking. In fact, the more God fearing, church going, Christians there are...the better tee times I can get at the golf course on Sunday morning.