[LeatherTrumpet]

Richard Dawkins sparks outrage during Twitter debate

He went on to write: ‘Mild date rape is bad. Violent date rape is worse. Is it really so hard to understand that that doesn’t constitute endorsement of either?’


How do you see these statements?




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[Shaun]

he's such a pointless twat.

[Niamh.]

Obviously posted to cause some sort of a reaction? Seems a bit unnecessary

[Ramsay]

like what is the actual point of tweeting this? like niamh said, it's obviously to try to get a reaction. i usually like him but ****ing hell

[mooo]

He knew this would happen why would you write that on twitter??...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by mooo

He knew this would happen why would you write that on twitter??...

I think you answered your own question there

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Obviously posted to cause some sort of a reaction? Seems a bit unnecessary

yes get him on question time in Sept

[Livia]

I agree... mild is always better than violent, no matter what you're talking about.

However, he was making this point simply to imply he's deeper thinking and more intelligent than anyone else. Which makes him a dick.

[arista]

I hope he goes live on Ch4HD News tonight
he has been on there many times

[mooo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I think you answered your own question there

But why would you want so much backlash?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by mooo

But why would you want so much backlash?

He seems to thrive on that

[Nedusa]

Rape is rape is rape, adding the word mild is inane in the extreme. I'm surprised such a supposed learned man could tweet such rubbish.

Trying to be intellectual and ending up looking like a twat.




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[MTVN]

I actually sorta agree with him, I don't know why its accepted that there are different degrees when it comes to killing someone but everyone gets outraged when its said about rape Dawkins is a bit of a tit in general though

[LeatherTrumpet]

he was trying to demonstrate that accepting degrees does not constitute endorsement

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Livia

However, he was making this point simply to imply he's deeper thinking and more intelligent than anyone else. Which makes him a dick.

Is basically my problem with it, I mean I guess he has a point if you want to go into the semantics of two different, hypothetical rapes. If that's the sort of person he is, woo, dispel those god-lovers Dawkins!!!

[coffee]

I know sooooo many people who don't believe date rape is real and it makes me very upset :'(

[lostalex]

reminds me of George Galloway when defending julian assange saying "it's not rape to have sex with a sleeping women, it's just bad sexual etiquette". so having sex with an unconscious woman isn't rape according to the far left lol. that's so ****ed up.

[the truth]

Originally Posted by lostalex

reminds me of George Galloway when defending julian assange saying "it's not rape to have sex with a sleeping women, it's just bad sexual etiquette". so having sex with an unconscious woman isn't rape according to the far left lol. that's so ****ed up.

there are varying degrees of criminality for different types and stages of rape, so your black and white viewpoint is not only wrong but dangerously wrong. if sex is consensual and goes on 5 seconds longer than 1 perosn wanted? wheres the line? is that the same as smashing a person with a crow bar , dragging them to the woods, raping them and leaving them for dead? erm no. now try and find some balance to your statements instead of false outrage

[Marsh.]

He's stating the obvious IMO, but doing it in an effort to wind people up and appear intelligent. Twat as always.

[the truth]

dawkins is a 24 carrot attention seeking dangerous twat of the lowest order. hes a mocker a taunter a cynic and a failed bitter scientist hell bent on taking a shortcut to celebdom

[armand.kay]

What the actual ****

[Toy Soldier]

I have literally no idea why he bothers, if he hasn't figured out in 73 years that the vast majority of people are terminally and incurably stupid, then he isn't as clever as he thinks he is.

He also clearly hasn't been on Twitter for very long, or paying very much attention:

"What I have learned today is that there are people on Twitter who think in absolutist terms, to an extent I wouldn’t have believed possible."


...really? Really, though? Wouldn't have believed possible? It basically describes the entirety of Twitter quite succinctly. A massive ****-filled nest of squawking *******.

[Kizzy]

God forbid (lol) anyone should actually make anyone think for themselves.....

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Nedusa

Rape is rape is rape, adding the word mild is inane in the extreme. I'm surprised such a supposed learned man could tweet such rubbish.

Trying to be intellectual and ending up looking like a twat.




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its all different....there are a vast number of different situations and levels of criminality, so youre wrong

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I have literally no idea why he bothers, if he hasn't figured out in 73 years that the vast majority of people are terminally and incurably stupid, then he isn't as clever as he thinks he is.

He also clearly hasn't been on Twitter for very long, or paying very much attention:

"What I have learned today is that there are people on Twitter who think in absolutist terms, to an extent I wouldn’t have believed possible."


...really? Really, though? Wouldn't have believed possible? It basically describes the entirety of Twitter quite succinctly. A massive ****-filled nest of squawking *******.

absolutist terms, i like that and may recycle old chap.....absolutist terms is one way to describe many modern problems....since new labour destroyed our country, conversation is pretty much illegal and discussing controversial subjects in a public place is a no go. if you did youd soon be physically attacked by an absolutionist