Why is atheist Richard Dawkins so anti-God ?

Question

Most atheists are generally smug - Dawkins is seemingly always in a rampaging mood, as if God has done him some terrible wrong, and Dawkins wants to make Him pay.

I'm in UK, he's on TV tonight Channel 4 at 8pm.
He is apparently very dynamic in person.

I have atheist friends; they aren't harmful, but tend to have a high regard for their intelligence; I suppose that can lead to appearing smug.

Answer 1

He's not anti-god. He's anti-stupidity.

"Christ will be still hear' in another 2000 yrs time,"

So much for being in the end times, eh? 8-\

Answer 2

I wonder if you have actually given him a fair reading or hearing. What I get out of your question is that you are a little bit afraid he might be right and that you hate him for that.

Dawkins states clearly that he does not believe in God. Fine, that is simple.
Dawkins attack is on religion and religious thinking and if you actually understood the history of the attacks religion has been making on sciences you might understand what he is trying to defend.
The rise of Creationism and anti-science in America and the Middle East has been quite dramatic.
So let me ask you back.
Why are all religious leaders so strongly Anti-Science?
What exactly do you all find so frightening about free enquiry into the nature of the world?

I certainly do not view Dawkins as bent on revenge and it seems to be a pretty cheap shot to accuse him of it.

As to your claim that atheists are smug, I will decline comment upon it.

Answer 3

A pity you do not say whether you have read anything by R. Dawkins.
R. Dawkins is not anti-god. (Why do you write god with a G?). He simply does not accept that religious people who offer no proof at all, try to dominate science. He does not mind people believe. He minds that they think that their unfunded beliefs entitles them to social, political or scientific power.
Please do believe whatever you want. There are even some people, I hear, who still believe bankd take good care of their money. That is no problem. But why do believers always go to extreme efforts to make others join? Do they feel uncertain?
Have a nice day.

Answer 4

If he wants to make God pay, then God must exist and his pro-evolution arguements can be thrown out.

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Richard Dawkins is correct about the problems religion causes but he seems to make the mistake that all religions are the same, as do many atheists. This is not the case. Not all religions go to war, meddle in politics or are anti-science.

Jesus even indicated that there would be false religion, but there would also be true religion. To say that all religions are the same is simply the result of a lack of study on the matter.

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In his book, The Selfish Gene, he speculates that in the beginning, Earth had an atmosphere composed of carbon dioxide, methane, ammonia and water. Through energy supplied by sunlight, and perhaps by lightning and exploding volcanoes, these simple compounds were broken apart and then they re-formed into amino acids. A variety of these gradually accumulated in the sea and combined into proteinlike compounds. Ultimately, he says, the ocean became an “organic soup,” but still lifeless.

Then, according to Dawkins’ description, “a particularly remarkable molecule was formed by accident”—a molecule that had the ability to reproduce itself. Though admitting that such an accident was exceedingly improbable, he maintains that it must nevertheless have happened. Similar molecules clustered together, and then, again by an exceedingly improbable accident, they wrapped a protective barrier of other protein molecules around themselves as a membrane. Thus, it is claimed, the first living cell generated itself.

At this point a reader may begin to understand Dawkins’ comment in the preface to his book: "This book should be read almost as though it were science fiction."

He is hardly accepting the facts that science presents.

Answer 5

Woops! Richard Dawkins is an admitted agnostic. Just because he opposes the complete foolishness of many religious assertions, you can not jump the gun to anti-theist. Your impression of him may be anti-theist, and I admit he has made some anti-theist remarks. But he identifies himself as agnostic and atheist. Corner him on the issue of whether or not a God exists and he will respond, "We don't know." Agnostic!

Answer 6

Dawkins should spend less time worrying about other peoples beliefs and get back to the lab and work on isolating the smug gene.

Answer 7

Have you read his book? He explains in very clear terms why he sees exposing the fraud of religion as an important mission.
The complete answer is there. For a brief overview: Religion is currently behind the bulk of the wars underway on the planet, institutionalized misogyny, prevention of vital medical research, a movement to remove fundamental science from the classrooms, and a host of other problems. In sub-saharan Africa, Catholic missionaries still preach against condom use where the AIDS rate is nearly 50%!

Answer 8

It's not God who does it, according to Dawkins, it's the social meme of belief and certainty that drives people to kill and destroy one another. Dawkins has said numerous times that God concepts such as Einsteins are in no way harmful, but when one makes an organized religion, when one says "this is us, and that is them," and bases it on something they believe to be completely and unquestionably True, this creates conflict and hardship.

Answer 9

In the God Delusion Dawkins says the reason he has for his anti-religion stance is that he believes it subverts science, fosters fanaticism, encourages bigotry towards gays and influences society in negative ways.

Answer 10

Stop with the anti-god thing. No atheist is anti-god. It's a total nonsense to say so. Whatever anyone who is anti-god might be called, it's not Atheist.

To be anti-god assumes the existence of god, in the first place. Atheists assume the non-existence of god. It is impossible for an atheist to be anti-god.

Answer 11

If atheist Richard Dawkins did believe in God then he wouldn't be an atheist. If he was thinks he can make God pay then he must believe then therefore he can't be an atheist.

Its not a question why does Richard Dawkins not believe in God. Its, 'Why doesn't anyone believe in Him'?

I don't know why they don't believe but I do know that they are all fools...