Today the American Humanist Association Board voted to withdraw, effective immediately, the 1996 Humanist of the Year award it bestowed on Richard Dawkins. Tap the preview below to read the board's statement explaining why.https://americanhumanist.org/news/american-humanist-association-board-statement-withdrawing-honor-from-richard-dawkins/ …
This'll teach you not to give awards to independent-minded people in the future. You never know what heresies they'll utter afterward.
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Independent mindedness is not an effective fig leaf for oppression
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Pseudo-intellectual whining is not an effective fig leaf for dishonest, unscientific, authoritarian dogma.
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Paul, you are the absolute master at threading the needle. Well done, I love it.
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not sure if attempted sarcasm or cringe sincerity
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nothing “independent-minded” about upholding archaic gender norms and ideas supported by the people with power across the globe.
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So independent thinking means that _awards_ are guaranteed for life even if people now disagree with you? How are they censoring Dawkins free speech? Btw I still like Dawkins and might agree with him, too. But accurate thinking is important.
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How is it even legal to take back an award given? Aren’t my awards my property?
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I think the Rowling quote sums it up best: “No award or honour means so much to me that I would forfeit the right to follow the dictates of my own conscience.”
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