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27. I've been waiting for an answer to that question

Reply to Goblinmonger (Reply #25)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 07:23 AM

Feb 2014

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from multiple people. To my eternal unsurprise, all I've heard are crickets.

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Teaching religion: my students are trying to run my course [View all] cbayer Feb 2014 OP

So, what...did you post this only because skepticscott Feb 2014 #1

The author documents his own experiences with teaching a college course on religion in the UK KurtNYC Feb 2014 #2

The author seems determined to say, in effect skepticscott Feb 2014 #4

Well, I was about to post it because it shows evangelicals bullying others muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #3

Which, as noted, is nothing new or original skepticscott Feb 2014 #5

No, it is new muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #6

No, everything is not about Dawkins...not remotely. skepticscott Feb 2014 #7

I think this is somewhat new for Britain Dorian Gray Feb 2014 #21

And ironically, that's the very kind of thing that Dawkins dislikes so much about religion. trotsky Feb 2014 #32

That's ridiculous hyperbole muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #34

Why of course it is. trotsky Feb 2014 #40

All you took away from this article is that the author criticizes Dawkins? Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2014 #24

Which leads us back to the question: Goblinmonger Feb 2014 #25

I've been waiting for an answer to that question skepticscott Feb 2014 #27

To point out that it's worth atheists studying religion in more detail muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #29

A rather silly and unnecessary "point" skepticscott Feb 2014 #38

I don't think he's attacking anything to do with Dawkins muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #39

So this skepticscott Feb 2014 #42

It's pointing out that an undergraduate course needs to go a lot further than Dawkins muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #44

Again…silly straw man skepticscott Feb 2014 #45

This statement is then either incorrect or a slam... LanternWaste Feb 2014 #46

When you understand why skepticscott Feb 2014 #47

OK. But statistics clearly show that atheists do have religious knowledge Goblinmonger Feb 2014 #41

As noted (again) skepticscott Feb 2014 #28

How do you boost your stature in an anonymous article? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #30

Um, you boost status in your own mind skepticscott Feb 2014 #31

In their own mind? You are "attributing false feelings and motivations" muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #33

Any obsession here is not mine skepticscott Feb 2014 #35

"nothing more than a "I'm not saying this because I'm a Dawkins supporter" disclaimer" *AGAIN* muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #37

No, you haven't answered why he needed to disassociate himself from Dawkins skepticscott Feb 2014 #43

This is what concerns me about the new "students rights" laws in some of the southern states. Jim__ Feb 2014 #8

I wasn't aware of those. cbayer Feb 2014 #9

The laws were largely opposed as being pro-creationist laws. Jim__ Feb 2014 #10

I can see how it might be disruptive, but it seems like a good teacher cbayer Feb 2014 #11

A smart and capable teacher skepticscott Feb 2014 #12

True. Igel Feb 2014 #15

Yes, it's sadly true that a lot of biology teachers skepticscott Feb 2014 #17

Intent. Igel Feb 2014 #13

creationists can present their views in their churches. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #14

Great in-depth explanation and much appreciated. cbayer Feb 2014 #16

Implimintation Lordquinton Feb 2014 #19

This is worrying - especially the treatment of the female lecturer LeftishBrit Feb 2014 #18

There was the Bristol University Christian Union incident a couple of years ago muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #20

Great information. cbayer Feb 2014 #22

This *is* what the Christian religion does in societies. gtar100 Feb 2014 #23

Hopefully the questions go out into the real world. xfundy Feb 2014 #26

What questions? I am really missing your point here. cbayer Feb 2014 #36