> I think you are missing the point. Obviously you believe in God, so for you, they are totally different. But IF you were convinced like Dawkins that God is non-existent, then God is on the same exact level as the Easter Bunny (I didn't say Santa because before someone said they believed in a Santa, St. Nick- so I had to go more extreme with the E.B.).<
> So Ted and others- if a prominent scientist, who was outstanding in his field, and also believed in the Easter Bunny and had a website promoting this belief in the E.B., would you object to his NIH appointment? It is a great question.<
It would be necessary to investigate exactly what this "belief in the
Easter Bunny" actually consisted of, something that Dawkins deems
unnecessary. Dawkins is correct that we need not defer to Easter
Bunny advocates on the question of whether it exists, but he is wrong
to assume that this means we need not determine exactly what they do
claim (and pay attention to variation within the EB community) before
making a judgement.
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