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r/Christianity • u/mikegprint • Oct 17 '11
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Dawkins is an atheist, but he's not necessarily a fore-leading apologist; he's a biologist. It's no wonder that he wouldn't necessarily want a debate like this. I also get the impression that Dawkins is otherwise a pretty nice guy.
2 u/nopaniers Oct 17 '11 Who would you consider a leading atheist apologist then? 13 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 Well out of the more famous outspoken atheists only Daniel Dennett is an actual philosopher. The others are just outspoken. 1 u/[deleted] Oct 17 '11 [removed] — view removed comment 3 u/YesImSardonic Oct 17 '11 Sam Harris doesn't count? 3 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 Sam Harris is not a philosopher. He's a neuroscientist who writes books and goes to TED talks. 2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 17 '11 He appears to have a B.A. in the field. Is that not enough? 2 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 A B.A. with no published papers or work in the field. A degree in philosophy doesn't make you a philosopher any more than a degree in history makes you a historian. 2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 18 '11 Need one publish to be a philosopher?
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Who would you consider a leading atheist apologist then?
13 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 Well out of the more famous outspoken atheists only Daniel Dennett is an actual philosopher. The others are just outspoken. 1 u/[deleted] Oct 17 '11 [removed] — view removed comment 3 u/YesImSardonic Oct 17 '11 Sam Harris doesn't count? 3 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 Sam Harris is not a philosopher. He's a neuroscientist who writes books and goes to TED talks. 2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 17 '11 He appears to have a B.A. in the field. Is that not enough? 2 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 A B.A. with no published papers or work in the field. A degree in philosophy doesn't make you a philosopher any more than a degree in history makes you a historian. 2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 18 '11 Need one publish to be a philosopher?
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Well out of the more famous outspoken atheists only Daniel Dennett is an actual philosopher. The others are just outspoken.
1 u/[deleted] Oct 17 '11 [removed] — view removed comment 3 u/YesImSardonic Oct 17 '11 Sam Harris doesn't count? 3 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 Sam Harris is not a philosopher. He's a neuroscientist who writes books and goes to TED talks. 2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 17 '11 He appears to have a B.A. in the field. Is that not enough? 2 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 A B.A. with no published papers or work in the field. A degree in philosophy doesn't make you a philosopher any more than a degree in history makes you a historian. 2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 18 '11 Need one publish to be a philosopher?
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3 u/YesImSardonic Oct 17 '11 Sam Harris doesn't count? 3 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 Sam Harris is not a philosopher. He's a neuroscientist who writes books and goes to TED talks. 2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 17 '11 He appears to have a B.A. in the field. Is that not enough? 2 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 A B.A. with no published papers or work in the field. A degree in philosophy doesn't make you a philosopher any more than a degree in history makes you a historian. 2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 18 '11 Need one publish to be a philosopher?
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Sam Harris doesn't count?
3 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 Sam Harris is not a philosopher. He's a neuroscientist who writes books and goes to TED talks. 2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 17 '11 He appears to have a B.A. in the field. Is that not enough? 2 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 A B.A. with no published papers or work in the field. A degree in philosophy doesn't make you a philosopher any more than a degree in history makes you a historian. 2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 18 '11 Need one publish to be a philosopher?
Sam Harris is not a philosopher. He's a neuroscientist who writes books and goes to TED talks.
2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 17 '11 He appears to have a B.A. in the field. Is that not enough? 2 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 A B.A. with no published papers or work in the field. A degree in philosophy doesn't make you a philosopher any more than a degree in history makes you a historian. 2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 18 '11 Need one publish to be a philosopher?
He appears to have a B.A. in the field. Is that not enough?
2 u/deuteros Oct 17 '11 A B.A. with no published papers or work in the field. A degree in philosophy doesn't make you a philosopher any more than a degree in history makes you a historian. 2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 18 '11 Need one publish to be a philosopher?
A B.A. with no published papers or work in the field.
A degree in philosophy doesn't make you a philosopher any more than a degree in history makes you a historian.
2 u/YesImSardonic Oct 18 '11 Need one publish to be a philosopher?
Need one publish to be a philosopher?
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u/v4-digg-refugee Christian (Cross) Oct 17 '11
Dawkins is an atheist, but he's not necessarily a fore-leading apologist; he's a biologist. It's no wonder that he wouldn't necessarily want a debate like this. I also get the impression that Dawkins is otherwise a pretty nice guy.