{"id":13933,"date":"2011-08-22T14:01:26","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T18:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=13933"},"modified":"2011-08-22T14:01:26","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T18:01:26","slug":"richard-dawkins-william-lane-craig-and-self-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/richard-dawkins-william-lane-craig-and-self-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Dawkins, William Lane Craig and self-promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richard Dawkins has consistently refused to debate Christian philosopher William Lane Craig. The most plausible explanation for Dawkins\u2019 uncharacteristic reticence is that he is afraid he would lose; he is correct.<\/p>\n

Among Dawkins\u2019 excuses is this: “I have no intention of assisting Craig in his relentless drive for self-promotion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dawkins is not known for being a man of self-effacing humility. In fact, he knows a great deal about a \u201crelentless drive for self-promotion\u201d: his website<\/a> sells a bumper sticker with his name on it in large letters:<\/p>\n

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Dawkins’ tendency to indulge in emotion tirades against anyone with whom he disagrees – his “the Pope is a leering old villain in a frock” harangue, for example – stands in stark contrast to Craig’s relentless logic. Unable to defeat Craig on the ground on which he, himself, claims to stand – reason – Dawkins has resorted to his old standby: insults.<\/p>\n

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