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The flying spaghetti monster

Why are we here on earth? To Richard Dawkins, that's a remarkably stupid question. In a heated interview, the famous biologist insists that religion is evil and God might as well be a children's fantasy.
By Steve Paulson

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  • Thursday, October 12, 2006 09:39 PM

    Dear Juniper

    You wrote:

    "If you read carefully into what he is saying, the question 'why are we here?' begs the question. In order to ask that question, you must first assume that humans have been granted a purpose by some intelligent being outside of themselves."

    Um... no you don't. Plenty of philosophers have considered that very question in the complete absence of factoring in any deity. So your statement is false, and therefore so is your defense of Dawkins.

    —cosmique Read cosmique's other letters

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