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Dawkin's own comment - "I would have been happier if the slogan said there is DEFINITELY no god, any more than there is a tooth fairy" - was also typically tongue-in-cheek...

Why do you consider Dawkin's comment "tongue-in-cheek"? Do you think that he really believes in God or just isn't really sure?

I would hate to live in any country that still takes superstition of any sort seriously, which is why I have no plans to move away from Britain for the time being.

That's funny. You attribute Christianity as superstition but I would bet a leprechaun's pot of gold against a druid's mistletoe that you swallow so much superstition that has been foisted upon ignorant humanity as science fact. What country doesn't believe in the superstitious myth of evolution and flying dinosaurs that were once chickens or that man was once ignorant 'cavemen' (like depicted in the Geico commercials) resembling lesser primates, in fact even going so far as saying that Homo sapiens descended from other Homos. That's too funny.

It never happened...pure superstition.

Of course, if you are equating Christianity with Catholicism then I agree with the superstitious part...but they are NOT the same and, in fact, are worlds apart.

Does one truly KNOW that god(s) exist? People often mix up knowledge and faith, or make them one in the same thing. If one has FAITH in something, that person does not need irrefutable proof that it exists. If one has KNOWLEDGE of something, that person has irrefutable proof that it exists. ( Without getting into the philosophical aspect of it all ) In this way, technically, everyone is an Agnostic.

Given the specifics of human life and the world in general, knowledge is unattainable and remains completely subjective. We may seem to be more sure about some things than others (what I ate for dinner as opposed to the distance to the sun) but knowledge is still only relative. My dad never took a DNA test to prove his paternity so I have had to rely on faith that my mother knew who my dad was and told me accordingly. This kind of faith is not blind nor is it unreasonable. Nevertheless, I really don't know who my dad is.

Blind faith has NOTHING to do with religion and/or God. If it did, there would be no atheists or agnostics. People who believe in God are no different than those who doubt His existence. For the most part, they have weighed the evidence and came to logical conclusions. For as many as have blindly followed religion, just as many have blindly rejected religion. Perception is ALL that we have and because brains soak up a variety of data, some false and some true, none of us agree on everything. Who is right and who is wrong is very much debatable...and here we are!

Your post shows how FAITH and KNOWLEDGE are mixed up, and joined together.

My faith is based on knowledge or, at least, my perception of what is true. I'm not a follower and can rightly be called a skeptic. At times, I can be downright cynical. I'm also quite adept at logic and reasoning and I have concluded, with little doubt, that the theory of common descent is one of the most ignorant myths ever foisted upon humanity. It never ceases to amaze me how so many people can blindly follow such foolishness without a hint of knowledge (evidence).

People are indeed blind.

I agree with you that people of faith need no proof.

I disagree. I believe that people without faith need no proof.

I mean, if there is a god, he's certainly above worrying about petty things like whether you eat meat on Fridays or wear a little round hat on your head. Follow divinity, not rules.

It's true, the RCC has attempted to single-handedly destroy Christianity with myth and superstition. The RCC does NOT represent Christianity, no matter what they do or say.

Actually, the constant obsession with hell and punishment shows that they are plenty worried about their god and whether they are going to be "saved."

They're not Christians except by name only. You might call yourself good but that doesn't make it so.

You don't see the illogic in that? You think that atheists are worried about something that doesn't exist? How odd.

People wrap themselves up in a blanket of lies, only fooling themselves with their transparent disguise (from loser's poem, "Images").

Nothing odd about it at all. In psychotherapy, it's called Being In Denial.