Without him and other popular scientists, most theories and scientific research would be virtually unknown to almost everyone.
He's one of the few people that bothers to bridge the gap between research/science and the common people who are generally too stupid to grasp concepts beyond keeping track of main characters in popular TV shows.
Lol I'm prefer a feynman, sagan, hawkings, degrasse-tyson, or a nye any day of the weak.
They achieve a mild level of professionalism, whereas dawkings has made a career out antagonising those who couldn't be bothered to do high school math.
But of course he allows for a narcissitic gnots, feel like they are intellgient by ignoring the difference between logic and rhetoric.