How can Dawkins redeem himself?

[tyr_13]

You are right. Thanks.

Damn pedants!

I've been informed that it's the only thing my degree is good for.

Being a damn pedant that is.

 

[bookitty]

I was talking about this sort of thing early but couldn't quite get the point across. Lucky for me, this fellow has done an excellent job. AND he's much funnier than I am.

The Skeptical Movement as a Dysfunctional Corporation with a Nightmare HR Problem
http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2...epage&utm_medium=link&utm_content=channellink

"Is there anything else, Mr. Smith, that we should know about your accomplishments?"

"Yes, madam speaker, I'm a Skeptic and a member in good standing of the JREF, and the CFI, have been awarded a Medal of Skeptosity by the Richard Dawkins Foundation and I have had my photograph taken next to The Amazing Randi and Penn and Teller on several occasions."

I seriously want to offer to buy him a coffee. (After, of course, introducing myself, expressing my appreciation for this article, and determining that it wouldn't be an imposition.)

 

[RandFan]

I've been informed that it's the only thing my degree is good for.

Being a damn pedant that is.

You caught it. Good.

 

[Xero]

I find myself shaking my head at this whole silly, over-inflated beat-up.

I could have swore there were more important issues in the world today, most of them having nothing to do with someone else's over-inflated sense of ego.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

You caught it. Good.

Pssst. It's not quite invisible.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

I was talking about this sort of thing early but couldn't quite get the point across. Lucky for me, this fellow has done an excellent job. AND he's much funnier than I am.

The Skeptical Movement as a Dysfunctional Corporation with a Nightmare HR Problem
http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2...epage&utm_medium=link&utm_content=channellink


I seriously want to offer to buy him a coffee. (After, of course, introducing myself, expressing my appreciation for this article, and determining that it wouldn't be an imposition.)

There are more than a few comments on his blog that don't speak very well as RW's supporters.

 

[bookitty]

There are more than a few comments on his blog that don't speak very well as RW's supporters.

And? There are comments that make both/either/all sides look bad on every single article written about this. Which is not unrelated to the point of the article itself.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

And? There are comments that make both/either/all sides look bad on every single article written about this. Which is not unrelated to the point of the article itself.

I am tempted to start a thread on all the unskeptical replies to elevatorgate/Rebeccapocalypse on both sides.

 

[RandFan]

Pssst. It's not quite invisible.

Psst, I know. Otherwise I wouldn't have bothered.

 

[bookitty]

I am tempted to start a thread on all the unskeptical replies to elevatorgate/Rebeccapocalypse on both sides.

Please do.

 

[FluffyPersian]

The freethought movement is dominated by men and will be for some time--skepchicks notwithstanding. I don't see this hurting Dawkins in any serious way.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Please do.

Why are you interested? Your posts are among the most unskeptical and I don't expect you to recognize that fact.

 

[Jono]

The opposite of skeptical is unskeptical? Well why not.

 

[Frying Dutchmen]

I wonder when the skepchicks are going to go after Penn & Teller? I have watched ******** and they "objectified" women more then Brian Dunning and Richard Dawkins combined.

Also I don't think RD won't be able to redeem himself because he said something then explained it then explained it again and yet still gets the heat from it.

 

[Dani]

I wonder when the skepchicks are going to go after Penn & Teller? I have watched ******** and they "objectified" women more then Brian Dunning and Richard Dawkins combined.

That would be a battle of bullies, and Penn & Teller are clearly the bigger bullies.