Richard Dawkins explains the context of his infamous tweet.

[edhopper]

"Are There Emotional No-Go Areas Where Logic Dare Not Show Its Face?"

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/richard-dawkins/richard-dawkins-rape-tweets_b_5633885.html


As I said in the other thread, twitter is not a good fit for what he has to say.
But this essay shows, whether you agree or disagree, his writing is still worthwhile.

Please discuss this all you want, I am not here to defend him, since I believe he was more than capable of that himself.
I am posting this because it gives context to the thread about his tweet for those who wish for more of the story.

[Warren Stupidity]

1. Of course there was context and of course in context the whole todo is fucking stupid.

[skepticscott]

3. That's what the internet fosters

and what the idiots who inhabit it do. Look for things and people to rant about. Ever hour of every day. Troll the net looking for reasons to be offended, even if they have to gin them up out of nothing.

[skepticscott]

2. The answer to his question is clearly yes

And unfortunately, this site is rife with folk who put certain topics off limits, out of sheer, knee-jerk, visceral reaction, not for any rational reason they can enunciate. It's just wrong, cuz they says so, and they're not interested in logic or dispassionate discussion.

[hrmjustin]

4. He is his own worst enemy.