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Given Dawkins’ undeniable similarities to Hitler, what  do you think he would do to religious people if he, like Hitler, had dictatorial powers?  

 

Power of persuasion:  Hitler was a very persuasive man. He convinced millions of Germans that Jews were evil and a danger to civilization. Dawkins  is a very persuasive man. He is also succeeding in convincing many that religion is a great evil and that it is a danger to human survival.

Anger: Hitler was a very angry man. He not only hated Jews but Communists, blacks, Jehovah's Witnesses, Slavs, Etc. Dawkins is very angry. Anger in fact oozes from his written works and from his speeches. He detest  people who take Religion seriously and openly expresses contempt for creationists.

Determination: Hitler believed that with determination he would have succeeded in his plan to gain total power and destroy his enemies. He put this belief into practice and almost succeeded in his aims. Dawkins has shown great determination for decades in his obsessive aim to propagate atheism and defeat Religion. He writes and speaks profusely against Religion and travels near and far to propagate his views.

Fear mongering: Hitler used rational-sounding reason to convince the masses that destroying the Jews was a human necessity and that not doing so would have had grave consequences for civilization. Dawkins uses rational-sounding reasons to convince the masses that defeating religion is of utmost necessity for human survival.

Charisma: Hitler was well-liked; he had magnetism. Dawkins is also very charismatic. His strong and magnetic personality attracts and retains the loyalty and affection of a great many worldwide.

Inspirational powers: Hitler stirred a whole nation to action. Millions were willing to follow orders and fulfilled the leader’s dreams. When one reads comments about Dawkins written by his followers one can see a blind attachment to the man and a soldier-like fighting attitude in fighting opponents of their leader.

Rigid thinking: Hitler had a very rigid personality. His mind was totally closed to alternative viewpoints. Dawkins is also very rigid and he has no space in his mind for contrasting viewpoints.

Intolerance: Hitler did not tolerate opponents. Disagreement even on a minor scale could provoke his wrath. Dawkins not only has no tolerance for contrasting views, he is also intolerant of agnostics, atheism's nearest relatives.

The God Delusion or Mein Kempf:   Hitler expounded his views and goals in his Mein Kempf. Dawkins’ The God Delusion is "his" Mein Kempf. Hitler’s work oozed with venom against Jews;  Dawkin’s work oozes with venom against Religion—and Christianity in particular. One can feel the same frenetic fanaticism in both works.

Obsessed with abolishing the enemy:  Hitler wanted the Jewish curse brought to an end. Dawkins  too rationalizes that religion is dangerous for humanity and should be terminated. Hitler was very serious in his conclusion that Jews were a danger to humanity. Dawkins feels the same way about Religion and is dedicating his whole life to help bring Religion to an end. 


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I don't think that's a valid argument. A lot of those qualities are describing a lot of leaders AND you also just describe almost anybody in a position of power in most religions, their way is right, everything else it wrong, and want everyone to share their views, but they remember to have compassion for humans, something Hitler didn't have, you know, since he was bat s***, but something Dawkins does. You could take a number of people, those you agree with, those you don't, good people, bad people and throw them into that list.

the only fool would be one who sees a Totalitarian dictator equal to a scientist tinged with philosophy.

 

Dawkins is doing the human race a huge favor in insisting that evidence be the basis for knowledge.

 

That's all.  That's all he wants.

 

How do you know that cement and aggregate form concrete?  You can make it yourself.  You can see it made every day.  It is about that simple.

 

So why doesn't everyone come on board the Reality Train?  Superstition.  It has its powers on not only all the stupid, but an embarrassing amount of the intelligent.  How many people, for example, who are capable of driving themselves, check their horoscopes every day?

 

Show me Dawkins' armies.  Show me his navies.  Show me one person he's beat up, killed, or otherwise physically inconvenienced to further his idea.

 

There are none.

 

My friends, it's not enough to ignore buffalo/DeepDotFat.  The rejection of his wicked, evil, and hateful mind should be the minimal default of even the least liberal of Christians, much less we freethinkers.  I can live with the attempted insult to my name, he is beneath insulting me.  But the Hellish drippings of his philosophy surely must offend even the sane religious among you.  As we all know, we are afflicted with the insanely religious, and that is the price we pay for participating in a public forum.  Bill and buffalo are evidence of that price.

 

 

 

C'est la vie.

 

DF

Originally Posted by Not Shallow Not Slim:

the only fool would be one who sees a Totalitarian dictator equal to a scientist tinged with philosophy.

 

Dawkins is doing the human race a huge favor in insisting that evidence be the basis for knowledge.

 

That's all.  That's all he wants.

 

How do you know that cement and aggregate form concrete?  You can make it yourself.  You can see it made every day.  It is about that simple.

 

So why doesn't everyone come on board the Reality Train?  Superstition.  It has its powers on not only all the stupid, but an embarrassing amount of the intelligent.  How many people, for example, who are capable of driving themselves, check their horoscopes every day?

 

Show me Dawkins' armies.  Show me his navies.  Show me one person he's beat up, killed, or otherwise physically inconvenienced to further his idea.

 

There are none.

 

My friends, it's not enough to ignore buffalo/DeepDotFat.  The rejection of his wicked, evil, and hateful mind should be the minimal default of even the least liberal of Christians, much less we freethinkers.  I can live with the attempted insult to my name, he is beneath insulting me.  But the Hellish drippings of his philosophy surely must offend even the sane religious among you.  As we all know, we are afflicted with the insanely religious, and that is the price we pay for participating in a public forum.  Bill and buffalo are evidence of that price.

 

 

 

C'est la vie.

 

DF

DeepFat,

Your own free license years ago to belittle Christians on this forum has its consequences.

You have in fact become emotional to the point of disease.

Rather than withdraw you seem hell bent on complete annihilation of all who disagree with you.

Your best course is to somehow affect this disposition to not be long-lasting.

Your non-membership in Christianity does not justify your misanthropy against believers.

I have never insisted before but it would not break your jaw to refer to me as “Mister”.

 

Originally Posted by Deep.Fat:
Originally Posted by Not Shallow Not Slim:

the only fool would be one who sees a Totalitarian dictator equal to a scientist tinged with philosophy.

 

Dawkins is doing the human race a huge favor in insisting that evidence be the basis for knowledge.

 

That's all.  That's all he wants.

 

How do you know that cement and aggregate form concrete?  You can make it yourself.  You can see it made every day.  It is about that simple.

 

So why doesn't everyone come on board the Reality Train?  Superstition.  It has its powers on not only all the stupid, but an embarrassing amount of the intelligent.  How many people, for example, who are capable of driving themselves, check their horoscopes every day?

 

Show me Dawkins' armies.  Show me his navies.  Show me one person he's beat up, killed, or otherwise physically inconvenienced to further his idea.

 

There are none.

 

My friends, it's not enough to ignore buffalo/DeepDotFat.  The rejection of his wicked, evil, and hateful mind should be the minimal default of even the least liberal of Christians, much less we freethinkers.  I can live with the attempted insult to my name, he is beneath insulting me.  But the Hellish drippings of his philosophy surely must offend even the sane religious among you.  As we all know, we are afflicted with the insanely religious, and that is the price we pay for participating in a public forum.  Bill and buffalo are evidence of that price.

 

 

 

C'est la vie.

 

DF

DeepFat,

Your own free license years ago to belittle Christians on this forum has its consequences.

You have in fact become emotional to the point of disease.

Rather than withdraw you seem hell bent on complete annihilation of all who disagree with you.

Your best course is to somehow affect this disposition to not be long-lasting.

Your non-membership in Christianity does not justify your misanthropy against believers.

I have never insisted before but it would not break your jaw to refer to me as “Mister”.

 

Hitler was a Catholic. Dawkins is an atheist.

Originally Posted by The Nagel:

IS DAWKINS A MODERN-DAY HITLER?

 

 

 

I doubt it.

Nagle’

You are wrong. Dawkins is the exact same mentality as hitler. Dawkins would like to ‘rid’ the world of Christians by any means. Atheism is the mechanism by which he thinks will recruit sympathetic goons.

To carry out a plot such as this he sees Christians as other than a human species and it doesn’t count if you kill them.

Exactly the hitler mentality.

Slim and uno are examples of dawkins brainwashed followers.

You nagel can be described as a candidate to hold their cloaks.

You are too wishy-washy and have to be watched thru gimlet eye.

 

Originally Posted by Deep.Fat:
Originally Posted by The Nagel:

IS DAWKINS A MODERN-DAY HITLER?

 

 

 

I doubt it.

Nagle’

You are wrong. Dawkins is the exact same mentality as hitler. Dawkins would like to ‘rid’ the world of Christians by any means. Atheism is the mechanism by which he thinks will recruit sympathetic goons.

To carry out a plot such as this he sees Christians as other than a human species and it doesn’t count if you kill them.

Exactly the hitler mentality.

Slim and uno are examples of dawkins brainwashed followers.

You nagel can be described as a candidate to hold their cloaks.

You are too wishy-washy and have to be watched thru gimlet eye.

 

Now this is a real, inspired, clueless post. You know nothing about Dawkins or what he "would like". Nothing at all. You only sound foolish by speaking about that about which you are totally ignorant.

There is no way Dawkins can be compared to Hitler.  And yes, Godwin's Law applies.  Fail.

 

Dawkins is a humanist.  Under no circumstances could Hitler be described as such.

 

Dawkins reports sound science that is incontrovertible.  Hitler spewed racial and religious hatred.  There is a huge difference between disrespect for all religions and hatred for a specific religion.  Everyone here is capable of this distinction, with the possible exception of one or two religious nuts, Cagey not included in that number.

 

The only mechanism that leads to hatred of a religion is the embrace of another religion.  In the absence of such an embrace, all religions look silly, or respectful, or something else.  Atheism does not have the mechanism to murder a specific religion, or all religions.  We atheists just don't care on that level.  We're a bit more philosophical, you see.

 

Where are Dawkins' armies of brownshirts?  Where is his SS?  His Panzer Corps?  Where is Dawkins' Luftwaffe?  Cagey, your comparison is absurd.  Dawkins writes books, gives lectures, that's all.  He appeals to the mind, not the emotions, not the irrationality and tribalism that pervades the religious.  Do you see now to what he objects?  Are you getting a clue that Dawkins' attempts are stronger than those things?  That he appeals to the higher mind?

 

DF

 

Originally Posted by Not Shallow Not Slim:

There is no way Dawkins can be compared to Hitler.  And yes, Godwin's Law applies.  Fail.

 

Dawkins is a humanist.  Under no circumstances could Hitler be described as such.

 

Dawkins reports sound science that is incontrovertible.  Hitler spewed racial and religious hatred.  There is a huge difference between disrespect for all religions and hatred for a specific religion.  Everyone here is capable of this distinction, with the possible exception of one or two religious nuts, Cagey not included in that number.

 

The only mechanism that leads to hatred of a religion is the embrace of another religion.  In the absence of such an embrace, all religions look silly, or respectful, or something else.  Atheism does not have the mechanism to murder a specific religion, or all religions.  We atheists just don't care on that level.  We're a bit more philosophical, you see.

 

Where are Dawkins' armies of brownshirts?  Where is his SS?  His Panzer Corps?  Where is Dawkins' Luftwaffe?  Cagey, your comparison is absurd.  Dawkins writes books, gives lectures, that's all.  He appeals to the mind, not the emotions, not the irrationality and tribalism that pervades the religious.  Do you see now to what he objects?  Are you getting a clue that Dawkins' attempts are stronger than those things?  That he appeals to the higher mind?

 

DF

 

 

 

Brownshirts?  Are you so far removed, and engrossed in you d a m n ation of all religious that you cannot see in the mirror?

YOU are his brownshirts. Your assault on religion is non violent, but no less as rabid and consuming.

Appeals to the higher mind? Would that be the superior mind?  Superior minds over "sub standard" minds? Knowing what is best for them? For the world? According to you, because you have a "superior" mind?

Doesn't seem the comparison is absurd at all.

God has his "chosen people". Hitler had his "chosen people". God commanded that all that didn't worship him be killed in very grisly ways. Hitler commanded that people be killed in very grisly ways. (Both killed women, men, children, young, old). Who has Dawkins chosen as his people? Who has he commanded be killed?

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