This is a great folly I see commonly used to build argumentative foundations in many places and I'm not sure how you guys are arriving here. History is extremely fond of Socrates and all Plato wrote about him is highly regarded as some of the most sage wisdom modern man has recorded. The funny thing is, Socrates fucked boys. No, I'm not saying he was gay. I'm saying he had sex with boys. Socrates wasn't just a faggot, he was a pedo. Yet History regards him as one of the most intelligent people that it's familiar with.
Now, does this mean I hate everything Socrates stands for? Of course not. But Michael Jordan isn't touted as one of, if not the, best Basketball player that ever lived because of that one time he was an asshole to someone's aunt. He's regarded as one of the best Basketball players ever because of how good he was at Basketball.
Richard's piety or lack thereof doesn't diminish what he says in that book, which you definitely need to read. It's practically a refutation of Altruism, which was my mine takeaway and the reason I tend to reference it. What FellowPoaler said may very well be off base, but explaining away Dawkins' authority on the subject of Evolution by claiming his spiritual beliefs disqualify him being an authority on the subject is asinine.
Dawkins' authority on [a false, hollow worldview]
Humans get a lot of things wrong about most science, but it doesn't mean all of someone's contributions are null because so many people are stupid. I agree in general that "Evolution" is retarded, but he does still explain parts of what we're calling "Evolution" accurately. Again, I really like his refutation of Altruism.
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