Richard Dawkins on Twitter: "I'm told theology is outside my field of expertise. But is theology a "field" at all? Is there anything in "theology" to be expert ABOUT?"

His Holiness™ ‏@DubaiFreud 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins Theology is all about 'story-telling' and fairy tales
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Sal Otero ‏@LEESHENLONG10 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins you can make it up as you go, they don't like the fact you actually are educated
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Saul ‏@fardarter 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins It's own history, but really, not much else.
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#WeAreTargets ‏@Grande_Dre 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins No. That's like asking can air be sold on the free market.
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Peggy the Skeleton ‏@Swallowfire 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins Hey, some people are “experts” in homeopathy. You know anything goes when homeopathy gets involved.
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Jorma Jyrkkanen ‏@JormaJyrkkanen 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins Theology is a fictional cyberverse of smoke and mirrors and snake oil salesmen.
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Christian ‏@spooons 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins sure, there are experts in many fields of fiction - cryptozoology, urban legends, etc
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Jinxy ‏@Jinxanna 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins Bullshit. You have to be an expert in bullshit. Being a con-artist probably helps, too.
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Jim Turpen ‏@jlturpen 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins Theology falls into the same field as creative writing.
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Ashok ‏@krishashok 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins if there are "universities", grants and departments, anything can be a field, like homoeopathy in India :)
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Jeremy Mallin ‏@JeremyMallin 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins Creative writing? Anthropology? Comparative sociology? maybe...
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Medic ⚕ ‏@medicblasto 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins Borges said. "Theology is my favourite fiction literature".
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Adam Benton ‏@EvoAnth 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins I imagine it takes a bit of skill to repackage millenia old ideas so it sounds like your actually discovering something new
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nperez ‏@perlyarg 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins I just put theologist in the same category as people who argue what is considered canon in the Star Wars universe.
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Adam ‏@JarOfGypsyTears 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins its like having a degree in mythology, except less interesting and more dangerous
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Jim Washburn ‏@DerMusensohn 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins No deity exists, therefore, theology is the study of nothing.
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Invade This ‏@freedune 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins circular logic, perhaps.
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Ryan J. Davis ‏@RyanNewYork 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins It's like being an expert in medieval literature.
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Jared Smith ‏@SkepticPugilist 16 Apr 2013

@RichardDawkins "Is there anything in "theology" to be expert ABOUT?" - it's like being an expert in Harry Potter lore.
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