Edge.org brought my attention to responses in the letters column of the New York Times (quoted below the cut), by the three atheists most prominently cited in the resurgence of outspoken atheism-- Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett. They plead for the simplicity and gentleness of their positions, against the reputations they are
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I will say that I have yet to decide if the position they hold is about 5% too extreme for my taste, but that's another discussion altogether.
I think thoroughness, intensity, and extreme polarity of viewpoint have been mistaken for malice. Those who hold strong opinions and argue for them well are often seen this way, however.
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Then again, perhaps it is just the comic relief quality atheists that like them.
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Odd that that name didn't make it into The Propaganda Game. I can't remember what Allen, Green and Moulds actually called that particular fallacy, but it wasn't "No True Scotsman"; I couldn't've forgotten that phrase.
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I definitely love that phrase though.
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