Richard Dawkins Stripped Of Top Humanist Award For Using Science To ‘Demean Marginalized Groups’

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its top “Humanist of the Year” honor from British biologist and noted atheist Richard Dawkins for the academic’s history of demeaning marginalized groups under “the guise of scientific discourse,” the group announced Monday, pointing to a recent statement that questions the validity of transgender people and suggests Black identity can be “assumed when convenient.

Dawkins received the award in 1996 in recognition of his work as a science communicator, something the group said is an “important aspect of advancing the cause of humanism.”Dawkins, a respected evolutionary biologist, Oxford academic and best-selling author, is no stranger to controversy, having become one of the most

 

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A woke, but not woke enough.

Yeah I suppose you can’t roll with the “inspect children’s genitals” side of the debate and call yourself a “humanist.”

owned

Pretty good!

THIS IS BULLSHIT

I see that the religion of the woke is just as blasphemy orientated as the old religions.

What absolute spineless cowards. He’s just telling basic truths without regard for irrational, regressive people’s sensitivities. You loved it when he was riling up conservative Christians, but not so much the far more dangerous woke cult, huh

It is respect and help for marginalized groups to give the children of the poor and the children of the elite the same excellent education.

RichardDawkins Ridiculing old myths & religion while preaching about a shazam miracle cell we all evolved from. Probably believes in time dilation & dark matter too. So knowledgeable about SCIENCE, really knows nothing about this 'Higgs Field' Universe..

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