Title: Dawkins Tries to Reason with a Muslim
Post by: Godless on October 12, 2008, 08:31:18 PM
Post by: Godless on October 12, 2008, 08:31:18 PM
lol this made me laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvi7rfCX ... re=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvi7rfCXH5c&feature=related)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvi7rfCX ... re=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvi7rfCXH5c&feature=related)
Title: Re: Dawkins Tries to Reason with a Muslim
Post by: curiosityandthecat on October 12, 2008, 09:04:41 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on October 12, 2008, 09:04:41 PM
I have this entire series. Awesome stuff. It's the same documentary in which he gawks at Ted Haggart and gets thrown out of the compound. Brilliant.
:hail:
(Why is it that a British accent makes everyone sound so much more intelligent?
)
:hail:
(Why is it that a British accent makes everyone sound so much more intelligent?
)
Title: Re: Dawkins Tries to Reason with a Muslim
Post by: rlrose328 on October 13, 2008, 12:26:37 AM
Post by: rlrose328 on October 13, 2008, 12:26:37 AM
I'd love to say it made me laugh, but it didn't. It made me a little sick to my stomach. Muslims constantly want to say that they are peaceful and just want to live their lives... and then we see this guy, a former US citizen, who is advocating terrorism in the name of his adopted religion.
Seriously... like men in this country could control how the women dress? THAT did give me a chuckle.
But the rest... nope. Just made me go cold all over.
Seriously... like men in this country could control how the women dress? THAT did give me a chuckle.
But the rest... nope. Just made me go cold all over.
Title: Re: Dawkins Tries to Reason with a Muslim
Post by: MariaEvri on October 13, 2008, 01:05:27 PM
Post by: MariaEvri on October 13, 2008, 01:05:27 PM
agreed. I watched it and it made me so angry and sick, especially the women part.
Title: Re: Dawkins Tries to Reason with a Muslim
Post by: Tanker on October 15, 2008, 09:25:28 AM
Post by: Tanker on October 15, 2008, 09:25:28 AM
It seemed clear that Yusef had thoght out his retoric well ahead of time and didden't listen to a word that Dawkins said or even try to comprehend his questions. He seemed primed to spout his garbage without ever seeking to have an open dialogue. Sad but it seems all fundamentalist have this flaw. The really sad part is the shizim between Shite and Sunni Muslims is just as great as any other religion so even in the hypothetical event Islam did rule the world we would still be stuck with religious war.
Title: Re: Dawkins Tries to Reason with a Muslim
Post by: wazzz on October 19, 2008, 04:32:04 PM
Post by: wazzz on October 19, 2008, 04:32:04 PM
yea Funny Stuff
Sniff And snuff Stuff
like these words :hail: :hail:
Sniff And snuff Stuff
like these words :hail: :hail:
Title: Re: Dawkins Tries to Reason with a Muslim
Post by: Chimera on October 23, 2008, 12:56:18 AM
Post by: Chimera on October 23, 2008, 12:56:18 AM
I remember seeing this. I watched the whole documentary on YouTube awhile back. That part made me feel pretty sick too. People like that make me wonder why I have any faith in humanity at all.
Title: Re: Dawkins Tries to Reason with a Muslim
Post by: gwyn428 on January 11, 2009, 06:48:23 AM
Post by: gwyn428 on January 11, 2009, 06:48:23 AM
Yusuf made a video where he claimed that Dawkins actually edited the footage to make him sound like an extremist. Typical.
Title: Re: Dawkins Tries to Reason with a Muslim
Post by: DennisK on January 15, 2009, 05:33:06 PM
Post by: DennisK on January 15, 2009, 05:33:06 PM
The video wasn't working, but I had probably already watched it. I'm a huge fan of RD. I think we should be cautious about stereotyping muslims from radical perspectives. I assume most muslims are peaceful as I assume most christians, hindus and buddhists are peaceful. We don't want to hear from normal worshippers. Give us the fundies! They are way more entertaining, however, also way more detrimental as "representatives".
Title: Re: Dawkins Tries to Reason with a Muslim
Post by: gwyn428 on January 16, 2009, 12:31:34 AM
Post by: gwyn428 on January 16, 2009, 12:31:34 AM
Quote from: "DennisK"The video wasn't working, but I had probably already watched it. I'm a huge fan of RD. I think we should be cautious about stereotyping muslims from radical perspectives. I assume most muslims are peaceful as I assume most christians, hindus and buddhists are peaceful. We don't want to hear from normal worshippers. Give us the fundies! They are way more entertaining, however, also way more detrimental as "representatives".
I've met Muslims nearby who apparently have a liking for Christians. They were peaceful, tolerant, etc... but one of them told me that Hindus think Muslims are lost and don't have the truth. And then I learned that no matter how peaceful and tolerant a monotheist may seem, they are still bad in some way. Besides, it is safe to assume this about most if not all theists who are Abrahamic. I know a very liberal Christian who hates "the religion of Atheism."
Title: Re: Dawkins Tries to Reason with a Muslim
Post by: Ninteen45 on January 16, 2009, 05:44:49 PM
Post by: Ninteen45 on January 16, 2009, 05:44:49 PM
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AxdxZ47JouU (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AxdxZ47JouU)
What's it with all christians wanting Dawkins to die slowly?
What's it with all christians wanting Dawkins to die slowly?
Title: Re: Dawkins Tries to Reason with a Muslim
Post by: Ihateyoumike on January 16, 2009, 06:44:26 PM
Post by: Ihateyoumike on January 16, 2009, 06:44:26 PM
Quote from: "DennisK"The video wasn't working, but I had probably already watched it. I'm a huge fan of RD. I think we should be cautious about stereotyping muslims from radical perspectives. I assume most muslims are peaceful as I assume most christians, hindus and buddhists are peaceful. We don't want to hear from normal worshippers. Give us the fundies! They are way more entertaining, however, also way more detrimental as "representatives".
Video was taken down to to copyright infringement. What documentary was this video taken from? I would like to hunt it down on the 'net and watch it. Was it by any chance from "The Root of All Evil" (I believe it's called) the BBC 2 part documentary?
Also, as for stereotyping muslims as radicals, just do the math here to figure out why that's not a good idea. It's estimated that 1 billion (1,000,000,000) muslims reside on Earth. For argument's sake, and ease of math, let's say only 1% of those are extremists. That would be 10 Million (10,000,000) extremists with violent tendencies. Enough to make it look to the rest of the world (since extremists get the press) like ALL muslims are extremists. My opinion, definitely not to be taken as fact, is that there are probably even less "fundies" from that religion than that.