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→Quote relating to the new atheist Richard Dawkins and machismo
In ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' article Dr. [[Daniel Came]], a member of the Faculty of [[Philosophy]] at [[Oxford University]] was quoted as writing to fellow atheist Richard Dawkins concerning his refusal to debate Dr. [[William Lane Craig]], "The absence of a debate with the foremost [[Christian apologetics|apologist]] for [[Christianity|Christian]] [[theism]] is a glaring omission on your [[Curriculum vitae|CV]] and is of course apt to be interpreted as cowardice on your part."<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8511931/Richard-Dawkins-accused-of-cowardice-for-refusing-to-debate-existence-of-God.html Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', May 14, 2011</ref>
In ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' article Dr. [[Daniel Came]], a member of the Faculty of [[Philosophy]] at [[Oxford University]] was quoted as writing to fellow atheist Richard Dawkins concerning his refusal to debate Dr. [[William Lane Craig]], "The absence of a debate with the foremost [[Christian apologetics|apologist]] for [[Christianity|Christian]] [[theism]] is a glaring omission on your [[Curriculum vitae|CV]] and is of course apt to be interpreted as cowardice on your part."<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8511931/Richard-Dawkins-accused-of-cowardice-for-refusing-to-debate-existence-of-God.html Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', May 14, 2011</ref>
After the [[Elevatorgate]] controversy, the new atheist [[Richard Dawkins]] chose to complain about being bullied by [[feminism|feminists]] rather than being stoic about the situation and the ''Washington Post'' reported on November 18, 2014:
{{cquote|“I don’t take back anything that I’ve said,” Dawkins said from a shady spot in the leafy backyard of one of his Bay Area supporters. “I would not say it again, however, because I am now accustomed to being misunderstood and so I will . “
He trailed off momentarily, gazing at his hands resting on a patio table.
“I feel muzzled, and a lot of other people do as well,” he continued. “There is a climate of bullying, a climate of intransigent thought police which is highly influential in the sense that it suppresses people like me.”
Recent criticism of Dawkins has come from women, many of them within the [[atheist movement]], which has long drawn more men to its ranks. His online remarks, some women say, contribute to a climate they see as unwelcoming to female atheists.
Writing for ''Salon'' last month, atheist activist Amanda Marcotte said: “People like Dawkins . are the public face of atheism. And that public face is one that is defensively and irrationally sexist..."
Some atheist men, too, are unhappy with Dawkins’ most recent remarks<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/richard-dawkins-stands-by-remarks-on-sexism-pedophilia-down-syndrome/2014/11/18/a2915cd8-6f64-11e4-a2c2-478179fd0489_story.html Richard Dawkins stands by remarks on sexism, pedophilia, Down syndrome], by Kimberly Winston | Religion News Service November 18, 2014 and syndicated to the ''Washington Post''</ref>}}
An excerpt from Richarddawkins.net that was is also quoted from a column at Independent.ie:
{{cquote|So Mary Kenny thinks that there are more [[atheism|atheist]] men than women, and that this is the result of some sort of attempt at overt manliness on their part. She really must try to pay attention - to Richard Dawkins, for example whom one could hardly describe as being the epitome of [[machismo]]."<ref>[http://www.independent.ie/opinion/letters/atheist-men-and-women-925610.html Atheist men and women], Op-ed, ALAN BOURKE, CHARLESLAND COURT, GREYSTONES, CO WICKLOW, Independent.ie website</ref><ref>Taken from a forum post at Richard Dawkins' ex-forum</ref>}}
=== Richard Dawkins and his stress related stroke ===
''See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins' health]]
As a result of the controversy relating to a Dawkins Twitter post about [[feminism]]/[[Islam]], Dawkins was disinvited to speak at the 2016 Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NCSS) (See: [[Richard Dawkins and women#Feminists cause Richard Dawkins to be disinvited to skeptic conference|Feminists cause Richard Dawkins to be disinvited to skeptic conference]]).<ref name="richarddawkins.net">[https://richarddawkins.net/2016/02/an-update-on-richards-condition-in-his-own-words/ An update on Richard Dawkins condition in his own words]</ref> Stephanie Zvan is an atheist blogger at [[Freethought Blogs]]. She wrote an open letter to the [[Center for Inquiry]] (CFI) about the events surrounding the Dawkins' Twitter post about feminism/Islam that "CFI now has a harassment denialist on its board, a harassment denialist who has tied his denialism to his work at your organization."<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/almostdiamonds/2016/01/29/dawkins-goes-denialist-an-open-letter-to-the-cfi-board/ Dawkins Goes Denialist: An Open Letter to the CFI Board] by Stephanie Zvan at [[Freethought Blogs]]</ref>
Dawkins said he was very upset about being disinvited to the conference.<ref name="richarddawkins.net"/> After his disinvitation, Dawkins gave some news about his health condition after suffering a minor stroke and he mentioned that his doctors advised avoiding controversies due to his chronic high blood pressure.<ref>
*[https://richarddawkins.net/2016/02/an-update-on-richards-condition-in-his-own-words/ An update on Richard’s condition in his own words], Richarddawkins.net
*[http://www.christianpost.com/news/richard-dawkins-stress-over-twitter-tweet-feminism-controversey-caused-stroke-157840/ Richard Dawkins Said He Was Stressed by Controversy Over Tweet Before Stroke], ''Christian Post'', February, 2016
*[http://www.religionnews.com/2016/02/15/richard-dawkins-stroke-due-to-stress/ Richard Dawkins says stroke caused by stress over controversy], Religion New Service</ref> In recent times Dawkins has been embroiled in a number of controversies involving the topics of [[feminism]]/[[Islam]] and he has faced a significant amount of criticism from his fellow [[Philosophical skepticism|skeptics]]/liberals (see: [[Richard Dawkins and women]] and [[Richard Dawkins and Islamophobia accusations]]).
[[File:Hemant Mehta at Skepticon 7.jpg|thumbnail|left|190px|[[Hemant Mehta]] ]]
Atheist [[Hemant Mehta]] reported about Dawkins' stroke and Dawkins' report that he had been once again invited to the conference:
{{cquote|It was the result of stress-related higher blood pressure, which he says he may have had as a result of recent controversy, including being booted from the NECSS conference. He added, however, that on February 5, he received a letter from conference organizers apologizing for disinviting him and asking him back to the conference.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/02/14/richard-dawkins-gives-update-on-his-health-in-audio-message/ Richard Dawkins Gives Update on His Health in Audio Message]</ref>}}
In December 2016, Dawkins appears to have started to Tweet again despite his doctors warnings to avoid controversy (For example, he tweeted that Britain had become a "nasty little backwater" after the [[Brexit]] vote and his Tweet drew fierce criticism).<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/richard-dawkins-england-becoming-nasty-little-backwater-brexit/ Richard Dawkins: England becoming a 'nasty little backwater' after Brexit vote], ''The Telegraph'', March 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/748479/Richard-Dawkins-pretending-war-on-christmas-christians SHOCK RANT: Richard Dawkins mocks Christians for 'pretending' there's WAR on Christianity], ''Express'', December of 2016</ref><ref>[https://swarajyamag.com/insta/what-british-scientist-dawkins-thinks-of-islam What British Scientist Dawkins Thinks Of Islam], ''Swaraya'', June 7, 2017</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==