[MD] Dawkins a Materialist (is watching?)

[Case]

[IG] But Case, you explained this perfectly already when you said
"Johnson's exposition is filled with anthropomorphic metaphors that
make his meanings clear when understood as such. When taken literally
they become gibberish. Understanding what he says requires the ability
to translate his metaphorical language."

I couldn't have said it better. It's about explanation and
understanding, not literal meaning. If we choose to misunderstand, all
language can be made to look like gibberish. Even mine ;-)

[Case]
Oddly enough the problem works both ways. I originally read Chapter 11 of
Lila in this light. It was only after being called on it a couple of times
and on rereading it twice that I finally got the message that he was not
speaking metaphorically he really was saying nonsense.

I would be especially happy to be proven wrong on this one.