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→Richard Dawkins calls himself an agnostic in no uncertain terms
Richard Dawkins calls himself an agnostic in no uncertain terms. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9102740/Richard-Dawkins-I-cant-be-sure-God-does-not-exist.html] Elaborate on this point and incorporate it in the [[Richard Dawkins]] article and in the [[Richard Dawkins' worldview]] article. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 05:00, 2 March 2012 (EST)
Richard Dawkins calls himself an agnostic in no uncertain terms. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9102740/Richard-Dawkins-I-cant-be-sure-God-does-not-exist.html] Elaborate on this point and incorporate it in the [[Richard Dawkins]] article and in the [[Richard Dawkins' worldview]] article. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 05:00, 2 March 2012 (EST)
It is Conservapedia and the media in general that consistently refers to RD as atheist, not himself. Trustworthy? The article applies particular beliefs and positions to people who have openly stated that they do not hold. This is actually a good example.
However, this is a little out of context, too. He says that he is _technically_ an agnostic as he cannot disprove Gods existence, merely interpret the available evidence. He does give an approximate percentage of 99.999....% atheist. As a scientist he cannot fairly state god does not exist without an ability to prove it. This is more than likely to be impossible - therefore he is forced to be technically agnostic. The vast majority of atheists will take a similar position - given the very notion of God is outside measurement and observation. There's a fine line between openly having bias (which is fine as it is declared), and quoting entirely out of context to suit a specific agenda. That is the impression I get from the above post. [[User:LucoDaw|LucoDaw]] 23:32, 5 July 2012 (EDT)
== Investigate Richard Dawkins view of infanticide in light of this video ==
== Investigate Richard Dawkins view of infanticide in light of this video ==