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Skeptic@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

A third one leaves the fold: Richard Dawkins resigns from the Freedom from Religion Foundation

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A third one leaves the fold: Richard Dawkins resigns from the Freedom from Religion Foundation

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Skeptic@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

Well, that makes three of us. Steve Pinker, I, and now Richard Dawkins, have all decided independently to resign from the Honorary Board of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). The organiz…

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Yeah, Dawkins is refusing to accept scientific knowledge because it contradicts his personal opinions.

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