Atheist Richard Dawkins warns Harry Potter could have 'negative effect on children'

Is this another way that Dawkins is trying to evangelise atheism, by moving to a target group that he has himself claimed is more vulnerable? What do you think of this attack on fairy tales as an attempt to undermine religion?


Note: evangelism here refers to its secondary meaning, ie militant zeal for a cause, and not the primary meaning , ie zealous preaching and dissemination of the gospel, as through missionary work, although in my personal opinion, Dawkins qualifies for both

 

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I think a lot of theists actually agree with him. Haven't you heard ?

 

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I see no "evangelism" ocurring since Dawkins is not religious and not seeking to increase a religious membership, which what evangelism is.

Moreover, the quote you provided states that he's writing a book for children that looks at "the effects of bringing children up to believe in spells and wizards."

Not a single Harry Potter fan I've ever known (and I've two families full of them) actually believes in spells and wizards.

Clearly this is trolling for an atheist/theist flame war. Thread closed.

 

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