[xavoy]

Earnest, educated, rational. Yes, these words might describe Dawkins, but well-meaning?

I agree that indoctrination into a fundamentalist religion probably doesn't give a child the best chance at a happy, well balanced life. I think it is important that science continues to be made available, and people like Dawkins make it not only available, but easily digestible and understandable.

But seriously, running around the world, telling people they are "idiots" and to "f*ck off" if they don't see the world the way he does? Doesn't sound very well-meaning to me.

[icebraining]

>But seriously, running around the world, telling people they are "idiots" and to "fck off" if they don't see the world the way he does?*

Can you please point out when did he called people idiots and told them to fuck off?

[cormullion]

This may be a reference to a televised discussion between Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Richard Dawkins. The internet has managed to lose the full meaning (and the quotation marks) of what Dawkins actually said. He was quoting the editor of New Scientist (I think) who said something like "If you don't think science is interesting, you can fuck off".