Dawkins expressed the same sentiment as: we are all basically atheists, some just go one god further.
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Man, too bad Dawkins and a lot of his ilk turned out to be kinda shitty
There are no perfect people. Wisdom should still be gleaned from wherever it shows itself. The desire people have to place other people on pedestals has never made a bit of sense to me.
Imagine a world with perfect people, for instance, "Oh Dawkins? He's perfect! A man of no faults I say! I mean, yes this is all we ever can say about him, but hey, it's perfection we are talking about! He's on the top 1000 perfect people list, and really doesn't stand out a bit! What a dream!"
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I had to stop listening to Dawkins, he is antitrans and anti Muslim now, and was praising Christianity if we had to choose a religion
So, like most people, he just has a soft spot for the religion he was exposed to most in childhood.
I stopped listening to him because he was super arrogant and condescending and self important, didn't know about the other stuff
Not denying Dawkins is plenty smart about some things but man, I miss Carl Sagan
But enough about Sam Harris
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Fuck Ricky Gervais
people could try actually watching things instead of being fake outraged by them, ricky explains comedy for people like this in the opening 3m of that special.
Most of social media would be a relative desert if fake outrage could just cease to exist.
Sounds like the dream to me.
He has always been an obnoxious bully that punches down
A hateful man
he didn't punch down with his jokes, literally explained the joke multiple times about how he's making fun of the people who have a problem with trans people
honestly that's the most annoying part of Ricky's character...which is what (most) comedians are doing...they're doing bits/playing characters always, explaining the jokes/doing audiance reaction callouts gets old fast
He's always been a hateful bully, he's about as funny as trump.
I hope they both die soon.
Bullshit. Ricky is mocking trans people for years now. You're just too blind to see it.
Oh shit, this is news to me. Wtf Ricky?
If you watch it you may see its not like that article makes it out to be.
His joke about Caitlyn Jenner that people were upset about wasn't anti-trans, it was about how stupid stereotypes are.
Basically the joke is after Bruce became Caitlyn and had that car crash, Ricky says "pbbt women drivers!". Showing that as a society we woukd attach a stereotype to her gender instantly. Regardless of driving experience.
Eh, it's just idiot journalists not actually getting his jokes. Watch the special, it's brilliant.
That guy's a major weiner/stinker.
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Now go do a sold out show about cancel culture.
That's why I'm an omnist.
I'm playing all sides so I always come out on top
Wouldn't be surprised if Hinduism has at least 3000 on its own.
They have the best understanding. The Supreme being is so omnipotent it manifests in many forms depending on the situation
I mean, monotheism wasn't really a thing (as far as well can tell) prior to 4302 years after humans first began to form civilizations.
For more than 4000 years, we started forming governments, systems of currency, art and culture, all believing that there was no way just 1 being could be to blame for all observable phenomena.
I feel like It could only be the rise of empires and Kings handed down from the heavens that lead to us to being so susceptible to monotheistic beliefs.
This is funnier to me reading it as Harry Du Bois' internal monologue instead of as Ricky Gervais.
Which one?
Successful check, you believe your own words.
Thanks, in my heart I always knew Ricky Gervais was real
Is this a real quote from him? That'd be too perfectly smug.
I haven't confirmed that it's the exact words, but it's at least very close to something he said in one of his comedy specials.
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