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[[File:Richard Dawkins photo.jpg|alt=Richard Dawkins|thumbnail|250px200px|right|[[Richard Dawkins]] ]]The [[New Atheism|new atheist]] Due to his chronic high blood pressure, [[Richard Dawkins]] has a reputation for being been repeatedly warned by his doctors to avoid controversies.<ref>[https://richarddawkins.net/2016/02/an angry-update-on-richards-condition-in-his-own-words/ An update on Richard’s condition in his own words], aggressive and abrasive man (see: [Richarddawkins.net</ref><ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/richard-dawkins-stress-over-twitter-tweet-feminism-controversey-caused-stroke-157840/ Richard Dawkins and angerSaid He Was Stressed by Controversy Over Tweet Before Stroke]] and , ''Christian Post'', February, 2016</ref><ref>[[Abrasiveness of http://www.religionnews.com/2016/02/15/richard-dawkins-stroke-due-to-stress/ Richard Dawkinssays stroke caused by stress over controversy]]). , Religion New Service</ref>

According to Glenn GandelmanThe [[New Atheism|new atheist]] Richard Dawkins has a reputation for being an angry, MD, "A recent study indicates that angry men have higher blood pressure aggressive and increased risk of heart disease.<ref>abrasive man (see: [[http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/88/15332/high/ Anger, Stress Richard Dawkins and High Blood Pressureanger]], Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH</ref> PubMed has numerous studies relating to anger and high blood pressure.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=anger+and+hypertension PubMed - Anger and hypertension[Abrasiveness of Richard Dawkins]</ref><ref>[http://www]).ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=anger+and+%22high+blood+pressure%22 PubMed: Anger and high blood pressure]</ref>

Due According to his chronic high Glenn Gandelman, MD, "A recent study indicates that angry men have higher blood pressure, Dawkins has been repeatedly warned by his doctors to avoid controversiesand increased risk of heart disease.<ref>[http://www.religionnewshealthcentral.com/2016high-blood-pressure/02c/1588/richard-dawkins-stroke-due-15332/high/ Anger, Stress and High Blood Pressure], Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH</ref> PubMed has numerous studies relating toanger and high blood pressure.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=anger+and+hypertension PubMed -stressAnger and hypertension]</ Richard Dawkins says stroke caused by stress over controversyref><ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=anger+and+%22high+blood+pressure%22 PubMed: Anger and high blood pressure], Religion New Service</ref>

*[httphttps://www.salon.com/2016/01/27/richard_dawkins_delete_your_account_the_prominent_atheist_unleashes_new_islamophobic_assault_partner/ Richard Dawkins, delete your account: The prominent atheist implodes on Twitter (again)], Salon*[httphttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/15-of-richard-dawkins-most-controversial-tweets_us_56004360e4b00310edf7eaf6 15 Of Richard Dawkins' Most Controversial Tweets], ''Huffington Post''</ref> As of February 20, 2016,  Dawkins has accumulated over 30,400 000 Twitter tweets.<ref>[https://twitter.com/RichardDawkins?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author Richard Dawkins Twitter]</ref> ''The Independent'' reported, "Dawkins also admitted he wasn't very good at managing Twitter and the strong reactions his posts tend to provoke. “Twitter 'Twitter is very difficult medium to handle,” ' he said.'I’m not much of a diplomat.'"<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/richard-dawkins-defends-ahmed-mohamed-comments-and-dismisses-islamophobia-as-a-non-word-10515389.html Richard Dawkins defends Ahmed Mohamed comments and dismisses Islamophobia as a 'non-word']</ref> However, after his stroke, in May 2016, Dawkins gave up posting on Twitter for a while and the tweets that appeared in his name were done by his staff.<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/affinity/2016/05/26/dawkins-ive-given-up-twitter/ Dawkins: I’ve Given Up Twitter.]</ref> See: [[Richard Dawkins and Twitter]] In short2013, Martin Robbins wrote in the ''New Statesman'' concerning the public persona of Dawkins repeatedly ignored : "Increasingly though, his public output resembles that of a man desperately grasping for attention and relevance..."<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2013/08/atheism-maturing-and-it-will-leave-richard-dawkins-behind Atheism is maturing, and it will leave Richard Dawkins behind]</ref>  [[File:Hemant Mehta.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|[[Hemant Mehta]] ]]Atheist [[Hemant Mehta]] reported about Dawkins' stroke and Dawkins' report that he had been once again invited to the conference:{{cquote|It was the result of stress-related higher blood pressure, which he says he may have had as a result of recent controversy, including being booted from the NECSS conference. He added, however, that on February 5, he received a letter from conference organizers apologizing for disinviting him and asking him back to the conference.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/02/14/richard-dawkins-gives-update-on-his-health-in-audio-message/ Richard Dawkins Gives Update on His Health in Audio Message]</ref>}} In December 2016, Dawkins appears to have started to Tweet again despite his doctors warnings to avoid controversy (For example, he tweeted that Britain had become a "nasty little backwater" after the [[Brexit]] vote and his Tweet drew fierce criticism).<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/richard-dawkins-england-becoming-nasty-little-backwater-brexit/ Richard Dawkins: England becoming a 'nasty little backwater' after Brexit vote], ''The Telegraph'', March 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/748479/Richard-Dawkins-pretending-war-on-christmas-christians SHOCK RANT: Richard Dawkins mocks Christians for 'pretending' there's WAR on Christianity], ''Express'', December of 2016</ref><ref>[https://swarajyamag.com/insta/what-british-scientist-dawkins-thinks-of-islam What British Scientist Dawkins Thinks Of Islam], ''Swaraya'', June 7, 2017</ref> Dawkins recognizes the value of medical science and said, "If you base medicine on science, you cure people."<ref>[http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/884804-science-works-planes-fly-cars-drive-computers-compute-if-you Richard Dawkins - Quote]</ref> Yet, he willfully and persistently goes against the medical advice of his doctorsdespite their extensive medical training.  For additional information, please see: [[Richard Dawkins' health]] == Richard Dawkins on veganism == *[[Richard Dawkins on veganism]]

*[httphttps://creation.com/images/pdfs/tj/j15_3/j15_3_79-84.pdf Back problems: how Darwinism misled researchers] by Jerry Bergman

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