1. The Retirement of Richard Dawkins: Reflections on a Stewardship

Comment #264645 by MilitantAgnostic on October 15, 2008 at 2:33 am

I would like to make the following point. It's true to say that much of the general public are ignorant of science in general and evolution in particular. However, that doesn't mean that Dawkins et al have failed in educating the public. Quite possibly, the public would be significantly more ignorant of science is weren't for the impressive efforts of Dawkins and co in teaching the wonder of science to a wider audience. The fact that ignorance and superstition remains depressingly prevalent should not undermine the heroic endeavours of public educators of science like Professor Dawkins.

2. Ayaan Hirsi Ali versus Timothy Garton Ash

Comment #98085 by MilitantAgnostic on December 13, 2007 at 3:57 am

IPV4 / PJG, actually the punishment for apostasy is NOT in the Koran, only in the Hadith. PJG, the wisdom of the Koran that you cite refers only to unbelievers, not apostates.