‘That’s All There Is To It’: Famed Biologist Confirms ‘There Are Two Sexes,’ Defends J.K. Rowling | The Daily Wire

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[–]jacques1102[S] 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'm not an atheist but it makes a lot of sense that dawkins would speak out against this.Gender bender ideology demands a kind of dualism of body and soul. Dawkins being a materialist denies the latter. After years of arguing for materialism it’d be bizarre for him to now suddenly affirm some nonphysical soul realm that identifies independently of the body.

[–]Datachost 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Dawkins has been pretty consistent in his views, you have to give him that at least. Doesn't care who he pisses off, he's criticised Islam for the same things he's criticised Christianity for. He's been in the news the last couple of years for criticising New Zealand's plans to put Maori "ways of knowing" (basically their creation myths) alongside evolution in biology lessons.

[–]ClassroomPast6178 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Interestingly, during the interview with Morgan he stopped short of saying anything about Islam (in a very pointed manner when when directly asked by Morgan for his opinions on Rushdie etc). I think the attack on Salman Rushdie has caused him to censor himself on this one matter, and I suspect it’s because he’s quite frail, as is his wife these days, and it wouldn’t take much of an assault to do serious harm to him. He used to be hell for leather in criticism of Islam. That stroke has really taken its toll on him.

His commentary on gender identity theory is exactly where you would expect the author of The God Delusion to be, utter disbelief and a desire to hear the evidence supporting it but knowing there is none.