"stringsinger-of course dawkins would not seem combative from your perspective,though i understand some other evolutionists do find him OTT.Ican only speak from what i have heard him say[not just soundbites]"

A lot depends upon how you hear what someone is saying.

I think any kind of evangelism is destructive and Dawkins is not an evangelist. I think he would allow people to make up their own minds about their beliefs.