Dawkins and Other Atheists Bitten by Wokeness Bug

As noted elsewhere, the so-called New Atheism is fading and its celebrities are losing impact. Clinton Richard Dawkins does stick to his guns on some subjects that do not fit with the leftist "wokeness" of the secular science industry. I disagreed with Berkeley "deplatforming" him because of free speech.

Some "woke" tinhorns think that Māori myths should be taught in schools along with the Big Bang and evolution. There are those who use such a worldview to say that indigenous peoples have wisdom on those things.  Hypocritically, creation science is treated like mythology, but not given respect.

Wooden pencil box representing Rangi and Papa, WikiComm / Pierre André Leclercq (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Myths of indigenous peoples can be an interesting area of study, but are inconsistent and conflicting. (Even the Rangi and Papa creation myth of the Māori has several variations.) Dr. Dawkins and other misotheists have expressed their disdain for the idea of teaching the myths in science classes and were bitten by the wokeness bug. Leftists in the secular science industry are among the many who are unimpressed by The Mighty Atheist™.

Atlantic staff writer Ross Andersen checked Dawkins out recently for objecting to the idea that Māori myths should be taught in science class alongside the Big Bang and evolution. He thinks — and this is a classic Woke position — that Dawkins should lighten up:

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To understand the Woke approach to education, it is helpful to see that facts — and truth in general — play little or no role in the question of what should be taught. The deciding question is whether a given statement advances an approved agenda.

When you follow the link to continue reading, note the discussion on "truth" and remember that some folks only say truth exists when they want to advance an agenda. To see it, visit "After Dawkins Is Canceled, What Comes Next?" Also of interest is a somewhat lengthy article with two more links: "Wokeness and Canceling Science."

The short video that follows is one of the Māori creation myth variations. Notice that the creation account in Genesis reads like the history that it is, and not the fantastical stuff of myths: