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35. His words suggest Dawkins is, if not condoning, tolerating the perpetrators.

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Tue Sep 10, 2013, 09:39 PM

Sep 2013

In a mild manner of course.

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Saw this one earlier. longship Sep 2013 #1

Yeah, PZ really laid into him over this. rug Sep 2013 #2

The title makes it seem like Dawkins did it instead of forgiving those that do coldmountain Sep 2013 #4

Just to clarify further, he seems to be dismissing it as not a real problem, cbayer Sep 2013 #5

Exactly. And he has a history of doing that. Crunchy Frog Sep 2013 #49

Link to PZ Myers piece on this: cbayer Sep 2013 #6

Is he purposefully flaming out or does he thrive on creating outrage. cbayer Sep 2013 #3

Interestingly, it's not pedophilia alone he minimizes, but the scandals themselves. rug Sep 2013 #7

This is what he wrote in The God Delusion cbayer Sep 2013 #13

Hmm, I'll have to think on that one. rug Sep 2013 #15

He is saying what is true for him. ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #8

Or putting the hand down the pants in the first place is sort of ok. rug Sep 2013 #9

He was talking about past standards versus modern standard. ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #11

He's 72. The standards he tolerates are at best only 60 years old. rug Sep 2013 #12

Yes, that is why he used the term "decades." nt ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #16

In the same sentence ha said 18th century. rug Sep 2013 #17

Yes, he started with a commonly accepted premise, ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #18

All to express a mild disapproval. rug Sep 2013 #20

Yes. nt ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #23

Well, gee. okasha Sep 2013 #26

If you care to accept arguments from authority, feel free skepticscott Sep 2013 #58

As far as I know, sexual fondling of children by adults has never been acceptable Crunchy Frog Sep 2013 #50

Where has Dawkins said skepticscott Sep 2013 #60

Incorrect. He says he knows this particular person did it to others and he doesn't cbayer Sep 2013 #10

He stated it as an opinion about people he personally knows. ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #14

I think you are defending the indefensible here, ZH. cbayer Sep 2013 #22

I was molested too... Silent3 Sep 2013 #45

There are lots of people who have been molested and suffer no irreparable harm. cbayer Sep 2013 #46

Minimizing and denying the consequences chervilant Sep 2013 #51

You see, that's just what I mean Silent3 Sep 2013 #53

Now see, that's just what I DIDN'T do... chervilant Sep 2013 #59

You're telling me I'm implicitly blaming others... Silent3 Sep 2013 #61

Nope, wrong again. chervilant Sep 2013 #62

So you're blaming and attacking the victim here? skepticscott Sep 2013 #24

Yes. Yes he is. 2ndAmForComputers Sep 2013 #33

She skepticscott Sep 2013 #34

His words suggest Dawkins is, if not condoning, tolerating the perpetrators. rug Sep 2013 #35

Yes, rather like all of those people raped by priests skepticscott Sep 2013 #36

You're late with that canard. rug Sep 2013 #37

The question is skepticscott Sep 2013 #39

No, the question is, do you defend the term "mild pedophilia"? rug Sep 2013 #40

So you're going to keep attacking him skepticscott Sep 2013 #41

So you're going to keep defending his view of "mild pedophilia"? rug Sep 2013 #42

I doubt you can even give a coherent explanation skepticscott Sep 2013 #63

Defend it. Go on. rug Sep 2013 #64

Where have I defended anything? skepticscott Sep 2013 #65

Oh, you don't defend the statement? Good. Now reject it. rug Sep 2013 #66

As expected skepticscott Sep 2013 #67

I'm not playing your games. Those are his words and they're patent. rug Sep 2013 #68

Elton John libodem Sep 2013 #19

I'm not going to minimize it. rug Sep 2013 #21

It is a very tough subject to discuss rationally libodem Sep 2013 #25

I do agree that it's a sensitive subject. rug Sep 2013 #28

If it's not a problem Politicalboi Sep 2013 #27

What a guy shenmue Sep 2013 #29

Oh dear Dicky, Dicky, Dicky! Looks like you came a real cropper this time. Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #30

Why is he speaking for others? "any of us"? NT Trillo Sep 2013 #31

the same reason hundreds of shitheads converged around not-Ground Zero in 2010 MisterP Sep 2013 #56

What is mild pedophilia? Sounds creepy. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #32

It is beyond creepy. He has also made excuses for the heinous crimes of the RCC. cbayer Sep 2013 #38

And again, it helps to take these kinds of remarks in context. backscatter712 Sep 2013 #43

The interview, and a short excerpt from the autobiography: muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #44

I am not going to excuse his comments LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #47

Richard Dawkins has been losing it for awhile. Crunchy Frog Sep 2013 #48

what he's steadily losing is his reputation, current and posthumous carolinayellowdog Sep 2013 #52

If you want to know about some of the issues with their conferences Crunchy Frog Sep 2013 #54

The money line: okasha Sep 2013 #57

+1 cbayer Sep 2013 #55