r/neoliberal • u/ghhewh Anne Applebaum • Aug 11 '24

Richard Dawkins lied about the Algerian boxer, then lied about Facebook censoring him Opinion article (non-US)

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/richard-dawkins-lied-about-the-algerian

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '24

The guy who made a generation of middle schoolers insufferable.

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u/tippytoppy93 Aug 11 '24

kinda sad bc i’m sure 90% of the Gen-Z people in this sub probably watched his stuff years ago, only now realizing that he’s sort of insufferable

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u/Patjay Aug 11 '24

He’s funny sometimes but he’s always been insufferable. Major case of someone who is very smart at one thing and assuming they’re a genius at everything else as well.

Politics aside, his understanding of religion was pretty pathetic even compared to other major brash Atheists of the time

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u/Mickenfox European Union Aug 12 '24

Nah, fuck this "insufferable atheist" meme and anyone who spreads it. People find him insufferable because he argues against what most people believe in and makes them feel bad about it.

You know who else is insufferable? Liberals. Any time you try to defend your beliefs something someone will say "ugh here is the annoying liberal being SMUG and ANNOYING again". Do people not see the parallels?

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u/Patjay Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24

I am an atheist, and pretty staunch about it. I'm saying Dawkins specifically is annoying even compared to the others aggressive ones.

Smug and annoying liberals exist too lmao. There are insufferable people in every group.