I was in the shower today and suddenly thought “Hey, I REALLY hate Richard Dawkins”. As you do. But seriously, few people I’ve never met piss me off as much as this guy. 

He has an arrogance level that even Maddox would find a bit excessive. What kind of twat spends years of his life dedicated to preaching about how other people are wrong and he is right? Is he not aware of the phrase “Live and let live”? Apparently not. It’s hard to have principles when your head is so far up your own arse you can see out of your mouth, I suppose.

Which makes it even harder to swallow his crackpot ideals. Eradicating religion altogether? Making everyone have the same beliefs and generally just like you? Hmm, I have the strangest feeling I’ve heard that somewhere else. Why is it that when people like Abu Hamza act all “People different to me suck” he’s (rightly) extradited, but when Dawkins does the same thing in his books, “He’s a genius! Why SHOULD we respect the opinions of these religious morons?” Ummm, because if you don’t then you’re a dick? Way to incite racial hatred, asshole. Or should I say racist.

Sigh. Maybe I’d be able to cut him some slack if he actually got the point every now and then. Case in point: The Dawkins Delusion. In a letter to the The Times, Dawkins said that the book’s author, Alister McGrath, “has now published two books with my name in the title” and wondered whether the professor was building a career by “riding on his back”.

The hell? Did he forget to read the book? Evidently so, or else he would have had a little more to say than this. Want some ideas, Richard? Why don’t you try countering McGrath’s theories, which actually matter, rather than moaning about how he writes books with your name in? You crybaby.

But that’s not all, folks! Ever seen the episode of South Park he was in? Rather than using his beloved science and logic to dismiss his less-than-flattering portrayal, he simply complained about how “they could at least have got an actor that could draw a proper British accent.”

But here’s the clincher. Ever heard any stories of how Catholic priests molest their young church-goers? Nasty stuff. Dawkins had this to say on the matter:

“Odious as the physical abuse of children by priests undoubtedly is, I suspect that it may do them less lasting damage than the mental abuse of bringing them up Catholic in the first place.”

What. A. Dick. This is definately in my top five Stupidest Things I’ve Ever Heard. Was he ever molested as a child? Fuck no. What gives him the right to spout this shit?

Anyway, the aformentioned unfortunate series of events was also the subject of a song by a band called Billy Talent . The song, Devil In a Midnight Mass, was almost never released because of its controversial nature. See? Respect for other faiths, that is. Anyway, the bloke who wrote it, Ben Kowalewicz, said this:

“I’m a big advocate for children’s rights and this song looks at sexual abuse. It’s not against the church or anything, it’s more about that individual betrayal between adult and child. I don’t have the answers but hopefully if I sing about a certain issue it will get people talking about it.”

Whoops! Dawkins, a University-educated scientist, has been outdone by four self-confessed “lame” punk rockers from Canada. Not only do they have the common sense to actually tell which is worse - religion or child abuse - but they also tell their side with both grace and actual RESPECT for people other than themselves, something Dawkins doesn’t seem to know a whole lot about. Maybe I should convert to Billytalentism? 

Sadly, I appear to be in a minority. Seeing as how pretty much all of my friends are atheists its hard to express my disgust for this man without having hos own dogma thrown back at me. Does the word ‘Agnostic’ mean nothing anymore? I DON’T CARE ABOUT BLOODY TEAPOTS. Dawkins can be Jewish for all I care. It doesn’t stop him from being a dick.