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I love the book. I think Dawkins nailed the majority of it. EXCEPT.... Except the part where he was supposed to present an argument regarding what might replace religion.The last bit of the book. Educated people can easily grasp his sections on the Burka Slit, Consolation, and Inspiration...

There was a question up last week about the Richard Dawkins site/forum. They have indeed put up the new effort: http://richarddawkins.net/archive/discussions/latest The new front page has been revamped, and the forum is in a rather difficult "linear" format that I've never liked... We'll see.

Richard Dawkins: I will arrest Pope Benedict XVI The Sunday Times (UK) Lotsa luck. Pinochet was a discredited deposed dictator with no supporters except a few hangers on. And even at that the charges didn't stick. The whole thing is of very doubtful legality as is. Sure I'd love to see the...

Not sure if this has been posted yet - http://richarddawkins.net/articles/5341 As always, Mr. Dawkins hits the nail on the head.

Go and watch the latest (last night) Q&A episode on Australia's National broadcaster. This is a question and answer format with a panel of well known identities grilled by the audience and from email and sms. Richard Dawkins is on this episode. Take note of the bloke on the left of Dawkins, he...

So I'm re-reading "The Blind Watchmaker" when a sentence gets my attention: "Organisms can never be totally unrelated to one another, since it is all but certain that life as we know it originated only once on earth." Now ... I believe this to be true. I believe in evolution 100%. I have no...

I never posted very much there but I'm sad to see it go: "Dear forum members, We wanted you all to know at the earliest opportunity about our new website currently in development. RichardDawkins.net will have a new look and feel, improved security, and much more." "The new discussion area...

This is a revelation that resulted from simply exquisite timing. I've wandered into a pool of truthers over at the911forums. The indignation that arises by saying something as benign as "you're wrong about that" is astonishing. A touch of disagreement (plus a few out-&-out "you really screwed...

This week, the BBC radio programme Great Lives has Richard Dawkins choosing Bill Hamilton. The programme will be on BBC Radio 4 at 6:30pm tonight, and on BBC iplayer in the UK, but will also be available worldwide as podcast for a week after that.

So here's the thrilling Youtube video (part 1 of 4) challenging Richard Dawkins to a debate with William Lane Craig (also Dinesh D'Souza and some intelligent design nut or other): n7ugyTJFvnQ Warning: the music is appallingly bad. The other parts are easy to find, and by the end of part 4...

William Lane Craig gives counter arguments to the reasoning "If God created the universe, then what created God?" xlzKITZ9ct8 . His first argument sounds very much like the "watchmaker argument". About his second argument, what is even a "mind"? I'd like to read your views on it. BTW, how do...

As most of us know, Richard Dawkins is a prominent atheist who can often be seen debating religious folks. In fact, some people even consider him to be the unofficial spokesperson of atheism. But how effective do you think he is at changing the minds of those who might initially disagree with him?

The Perils of Skepticism by Deepak Chopra. Chopra doesn't like skeptics. He really doesn't. And he lets them have it: Well! That certainly puts me in MY place. Before going further, I should mention that I have written about good old Deepak before. Here's a link to Chopra vs. Dawkins, in...

A question about "The Extended Phenotype" and "The Blind Watchmaker" by Dawkins I'm sorry if this is not the right sub-forum for this question: Are the two books "The Extended Phenotype" (TEF) and "The Blind Watchmaker" (TBW) sort of sequels to "The Selfish Gene" (TSG)? Or can all three be...

I just read this sentence in R Dawkins "The Greatest Show on Earth": "A wave of contraction spread sideways from the cell that was provoked, and the ball of cells spontaneously invaginated." Brilliant! I laughed out loud, and not just because of a childish glee at the word invaginated! I...

Following the path of atheists for whom I have a great deal of respect, such as Bertrand Russell and Richard Carrier, I decided to make a brief statement of the principal reasons why I am not a Christian. Myself a three-time contributor to Internet Infidels' Secular Web...

Richard Dawkins' latest book, "The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution," was released last week in the United Kingdom. You can read some excerpts at his website. But here's some reviews: Full: The Sunday Times Full: The Guardian Full: The Times Full: The Economist

Here's a doozy from the great white north. http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/thesearch/archive/2009/08/22/who-s-quot-conformist-quot-now-richards-takes-on-atheists.aspx Quote "So he starts off the book by throwing Josef Stalin (below) in the face of proud atheists. Stalin, the...

Crusader Richard Dawkins Anti-Christ, Anti-God, & Anti Organized Religion Crusader Richard Dawkins is Anti-Christ, Anti-God, & Anti-Organized Religion Richard Dawkins, a professor at Oxford University and perhaps the world’s most famous atheist, is working diligently to spread his message that...

Someone just posted the uncut video of Richard Dawkins interviewing Wendy Wright for his television special The Genius of Charles Darwin. It's an amazing video showing how a creationist thinks and responds to science. Dawkins is amazingly restrained as she launches into personal attacks and...

OK, so I bought the God Delusion, and though I don't know if I'll ever read it cover to cover, I've spent the last days browsing through it, covering large portions, and these are my impressions so far: He raises a lot of good points about a lot of topics, and his book is well worth reading...

I was just re-reading Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion" and reached the section on the "argument from beauty". Although I find most of "The God Delusion" to be well argued, I find the aforementioned section too short and ultimately unsatisfying. Dawkins presents the argument from beauty as a...

Oklahoma legislator Todd Thomsen last week proposed a resolution that would condemn a visit by scientist Richard Dawkins to the University of Oklahoma for presenting "a biased philosophy on the theory of evolution to the exclusion of all other divergent considerations rather than teaching a...

Richard Dawkins wrote: The latest from Comfort: If you haven't see it, Ray Comfort in action: 2z-OLG0KyR4

You can stream the full Dawkins/Lennox debate online at: http://www.dawkinslennoxdebate.com Or if you want just the audio you can download it here and a 2008 follow up here.

Article here,with YouTube videos embedded. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/263416

This is possibly one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. Our Christian friends, what marvellous creatures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxdxZ47JouU&feature=related I laughed my face off. Alex.

I came across an article today that lowered my estimation of Richard Dawkins: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1080525/Atheist-Richard-Dawkins-warns-Harry-Potter-negative-effect-children.html Are the Harry Potter books causing an entire generation to grow up believing in witches and...

Thought that you may want to come to this if you're UK based. Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People 21st December 2008 Hammersmith Apollo So far the confirmed speakers are Stewart Lee, Mark Thomas, Ricky Gervais, Justin Edwards, Chris Addison, Ben Goldacre, Simon Singh, Josie Long, Jo...

God or Delusion? - "The lecture provides solid and scientific grounds for faith..." "...by uprooting misconceptions about God and revealing a more believable, reliable and dependable God, and the practical healing power available to us all." The Christian scientist (and Christian Scientist)...