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People are pissed off on the Richard Dawkins forums at RichardDawkins.net

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No wonder people are losing their minds. I think Richard Dawkins is making a huge mistake. Those people are his fans and to toss his fans writing in the garbage can is disrespectful and just plain wrong and mean. I get it. Some people were saying some pretty rotten things and those people should be ashamed of themselves. But to punish thousands of people  ...Read More...

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