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Thought to myself, "so begins the loss of the horsemen" and then remembered we had already lost hitch...
Anyone following Dawkins on Twitter knows we also lost him a long time ago
WHAT??? We lost Dawkins? How do you figure that?
EDIT:
OK looking it up, I found that Richard Dawkins has made a tweet that can be considered transphobic, if you choose to misunderstand it. But in the end, Richard Dawkins respect the gender identity of trans people, which he has clearly stated. So calling him transphobic because he wants to be able to have a scholarly debate is exactly the zero tolerance attitude he was hoping to relax a bit, to make room for a more open scholarly debate, that at the moment is near impossible. Which was shown by the response to his tweet.
His mistake was maybe that he tried to use an analogy, that some disproportionately distorted to mean something I bet he never meant to imply.
Dennett taught me how to find common ground with very different people in discussions which might otherwise be heated arguments. I was lucky enough to see one of his talks some years ago, and his work and methods are something I frequently think about even today. His writing style was playful and accessible, but it paled in comparison to his presentation which really demonstrated his abundant charisma. His passing is truly a huge loss in a world that increasingly needs his teachings. My condolences to his family and the communities he fostered.
Vale, Daniel C. Dennett. I hope I can continue to do even a shred of justice to your contributions.
Edit with link: Dennett (somewhat accidentally) created a community for interdenominational Christian clergy who are also secret atheists. It started with a research paper with interviews and some analysis of their similar/different experiences. Ignore the abstract if academic language isn't your thing, the rest of the paper is a much easier and interesting read:
Dennett, D. C., & LaScola, L. (2010). Preachers Who are Not Believers. Evolutionary Psychology, 8(1), 122-150
Somehow I always avoided reading him or watching any videos despite him being recommended to me multiple times. At least now I have an excuse to do so.
RIP.
Consciousness Explained really opened my mind in ways I will always appreciate.
Fuck. I thought I might have more time to see him one day. Waited too long
"turgid prose". Way to keep a similar tone.
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