H. Allen Orr and Daniel Dennett are having an absolutely vicious throwdown right now - over how much of a douchebag Richard Dawkins really is. They've been going at each other for well over a decade, and this time it's the New York Review of Books that's hosting the battle. Orr just unloaded on Dawkins last month, extensively mocking the world's least persuasive atheist:

Daniel Dennet - who, again, has been feuding with Orr for years - took exception to the review. Very, very unamused exception. Orr then responded in kind, and the NYRB printed both letters. Much amusement is being had by all, as they go back and forth about who is a more of an unfit scientist, a shoddy intellectual, and an all around bad human being. This is all via 3 Quarks Daily, which has - if you can handle the excitement - even more background on the deep, deep loathing that these two public intellectuals have for each other. Good times.

References:
* A Mission to Convert [NYRB]
* 'THE GOD DELUSION' [NYRB]
* H. Allen Orr and Daniel C. Dennett clash over Richard Dawkins [3 Quarks Daily]

Previously:
* Video: The Dawkins Delusion
* Reminder: "... Religion In General Is The Problem" Is An Excruciatingly Stupid Statement
* Evangelical Support of Israel - Now With Even More Good Will!