Dawkins has become consistently less relevant and more thoughtless over the last several years. I have known a number of self-identified atheists who consider him washed-up and out of touch, and I don't blame them...

But like most other loud fools, one of the most effective strategies is to let the bag of wind keep spewing shit like this, and keep pointing it out when he does -- eventually enough people realize he's got nothing but hot air and feces to deliver, and his power and influence fade.

(Of course, that doesn't necessarily matter when another blowhard comes along in the meantime to take his place, I suppose.)