Well, part of having good debating skills is having your facts straight, which you do, and so don't feel insulted that I concede to you on that point.
OK, I slurred Dawkins. I'm not Catholic and he's not the Pope, if you know what I mean.
I object to the irritating way he slurs billions of people by inferring that they are stupid for being religious.*
If you feel personally slighted by my opinion, which by association of your atheism I get the sense you do, well, that's your problem.
I respect you highly, Merrick, you're a man of great intelligence and conviction. Perhaps we should just close this up with my apologizing for any unfair disparagement I have cast on Mr. Dawkins. My utterances certainly are not infallible.
*And maybe I'm off base here too, but that would be a matter for Dawkin's public relations machine to ponder, as it has become a widespread perception.
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