I stopped believing in Him as a child, and since then, I guess I’ve hated him. Makes perfect sense.

Perhaps superficially similar, but very different people with very different motivations.

From what I have read and seen, Dawkins’ rejection of god is not philosophical so that would be a fair reason for not wanting to get in a debate with a religious philosopher about it. Arguments based upon a question of certainty can easily be challenged – but philosophical counter arguments much less so. Like sword vs cloud. Entertaining for some – but not really telling us anything.

Galloway on the other hand is a politician who has taken up Islam. He’s mimicking Ahmadinejad when he rejects the existence of Israel. He’s not exactly anti-Jewish (he says), but against the idea of a Jewish nation. Anti-zionist perhaps.

Kinda silly when you consider that Islamists want exactly the same thing for their religion: Islamist states. Islamic Republic of Iran anyone?

Galloway’s view is most likely motivated by his religion. He has taken sides in a religious-political conflict. Refusing to argue based on nationality just shows he is a twat. Both him and his opponent would have been a reasonable match.

It focuses on atheism for its perceived similarities to religion, as well as arrogance and intolerance. The programme includes interviews with a number of prominent scientists, including atheists Richard Dawkins and Peter Atkins and Anglican priest John Polkinghorne. It also includes an interview with Ellen Johnson, the president of American Atheists. REALLY GOOD WATCH.

Here’s Part 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i20vLIgBt4M

I think Mr Dawkins has been very clear in what he has said. He is specifically talking about the God of the old Testament.He is not talking about “all concepts of God”. He is specifically talking about the God of the old Testament. He hates that God as a misogynist, malevolent bully.

I think his opinions are abundantly clear my dear old thing. He hates God while he also denies his existence. I appreciate that seems a little mixed up, but that is where Mr Dawkins is at right now.

One can only hope that one day he actually gets to know God. Hopefully he might change his mind?

But the whole “He just hates god” is ridiculous

Yes but he, at various times, as said the same for other concepts of God (not just Christianity) and the God of the Old Testament was like Dawkins says.

Secondly you are making an error based on your own beliefs. Because you believe in the Christian God as the one true god you are placing YOUR beliefs onto Dawkins in that because he wrote a book about the concept of God being a delusion he must mean your concept of God. That is a mistake – he is talking about ALL concepts of god, not just the Christian god. Therefore you cannot say he hates god because he doesn’t believe in any god. He hates all gods and no gods because he doesn’t belief it/them or they to exist.

So if that is not hating God, I don’t know what is?

We both agree that he was abused as a child by a teacher. The reports I read stated that the abuser was also a priest. It being a church school.

Following the debate with Christopher Hitchens in 2009, the website, Common Sense Atheism commented: “Craig was flawless and unstoppable. Hitchens was rambling and incoherent. Frankly, Craig spanked Hitchens like a foolish child.”

Clearly, it’s because he’s a creationist.

http://www.bethinking.org/what-is-apologetics/dawkins-refuses-god-debate-with-william-lane-craig.htm

Instead, here’s Galloway at his best, slicing and dicing the US Senate.

Ah yes, his senate committee testimony. Where he loudly proclaimed that he’d never received a single barrel of oil. Of course, that’s not what he was accused of but hey, he said it loudly so he’s awesome.

His Latest book was The Grand Design not the God Delusion.

He wasn’t molested by a priest/teacher. It was a Latin teacher – there was no priest. You are saying that because it makes your argument sound better. So it has nothing to do with anything.

Dawkin’s talks about how horrible religion is, not specifically God. He dislikes RELIGION and disbelieves in God. Again you conflating too singular things to make your argument sound better.

Instead, here’s Galloway at his best, slicing and dicing the US Senate. My fav bit occurs at the 40min 55s point, “Senator Coleman thinks that’s funny” remarks Galloway in a devastating put down of the Senator. Poor Norm, he got totally ‘pwned’ by Galloway. You can tell Norm is squirming inside by his unconvincing attempt to feign indifference during his public evisceration, but the smirk on the face gives him away. Norm later tried to get Galloways’s statements excised from the record, not sure if he succeeded with that.