I was wondering if my forthcoming, more-or-less randomly timed foray into The Atheism would be pointless without some newsworthy action on the part of The Atheists.
Fortunately, Richard Dawkins has helped me out by picking this week to announce that he will be devoting his attention henceforth to warning children “against believing in ‘anti-scientific’ fairytales.” Yes, he's going to investigate Harry Potter.
(See Alan Jacobs on the American Scene for fuller reflections.)
(EDIT: Read the American Scene comment by Christopher M. for the best possible interpretation of Dawkins's new project. If Dawkins himself can make his case in those terms, he'll have a book on religion worth reading.)
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