Burn in hell David Attenborough.

[DcTurner]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/27/david-attenborough-science

Legendary UK television documentary David Attenborough reveals some of the hate mail he has received from Creationist nut-jobs, all because he failed to credit god in his programs.

I personally adore the kind of maniac that can send threatening letters to a respected old television presenter. It makes normal people sit up and say "wow, these guys are freaking crazy".

 

[TrueSceptic]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/27/david-attenborough-science

Legendary UK television documentary David Attenborough reveals some of the hate mail he has received from Creationist nut-jobs, all because he failed to credit god in his programs.

I personally adore the kind of maniac that can send threatening letters to a respected old television presenter. It makes normal people sit up and say "wow, these guys are freaking crazy".

Ever notice how Creationists seem so, well, unevolved?

 

[MG1962]

Gee I think it takes a special kind of person to hate Attenborough. I would love to know how many young enquirying minds he's inspired with his simply stunning documentaries

 

[grunion]

David Attenborough is a great man. Not only are his documentaries brilliant, and his brother a great actor and director, but he is wonderfully witty in person.

I recently read that his parents adopted and raised two Jewish refugees in the Kindertransport program during WWII and that he grew up with them. One wonders of the impact of that experience on the brothers' world view.

 

[Nero]

See here too:

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134148

Thanks

 

[P.J. Denyer]

Gee I think it takes a special kind of person to hate Attenborough. I would love to know how many young enquirying minds he's inspired with his simply stunning documentaries

Isn't that the point? The'r minds should be busy absorbing the bible and being suitable god fearing not being enquiring or inspired!!

 

[Aitch]

I remember, as a child, first coming across the man by reading the Zoo Quest books of his. They were great reads, Unfortunately out of print now. Probably won't be re-issued as zoos are a bit non-PC these days.

 

[CapelDodger]

Ever notice how Creationists seem so, well, unevolved?

I think you should credit Bill Hicks for that .

Reading what Sir David has to say about religion and school is kinda spooky - those could be my own exact words. Including the classicist headmaster (whose true religion, I'm sure, was Rugby Union).

 

[TrueSceptic]

I think you should credit Bill Hicks for that .

Hey, I didn't claim it was original, and Bill is one of my heroes.

Reading what Sir David has to say about religion and school is kinda spooky - those could be my own exact words. Including the classicist headmaster (whose true religion, I'm sure, was Rugby Union).

I'll have to have a look.

 

[CapelDodger]

Hey, I didn't claim it was original, and Bill is one of my heroes.

Truly, he was a Great American, and a Great Human Being. One Bill Hicks makes up for a lot of self-absorbed dickheads.

I'll have to have a look.

Sir David is on BBC1, 9 o'clock Sunday, "Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life" (centrepiece of the BBC Darwin Season). Clip available here http://www.bbc.co.uk/darwin/.

I predict an absolute avalanche of hate-mail.

 

[Bell]

David Attenborough is a great man. Not only are his documentaries brilliant, and his brother a great actor and director, but he is wonderfully witty in person.

I allways get them mixed up.

I like Richard. But I fear he'll burn in hell too for his part in Jurassic Park.

 

[arthwollipot]

I remember, as a child, first coming across the man by reading the Zoo Quest books of his. They were great reads, Unfortunately out of print now. Probably won't be re-issued as zoos are a bit non-PC these days.

Not really. The good zoos are extremely active in animal preservation and conservation. For example, the Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo has a highly successful breeding programme for critically endangered species such as cheetahs and black rhinos.

Not saying that there aren't still bad zoos in the world, but zoos in general aren't as non-PC as you might think.

 

[CapelDodger]

See here too:

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134148

Thanks

Thanks for the link; there's a natural overlap with the R&P Forum .

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Death threats, seems so Christian of them.

 

[TrueSceptic]

Truly, he was a Great American, and a Great Human Being. One Bill Hicks makes up for a lot of self-absorbed dickheads.



Sir David is on BBC1, 9 o'clock Sunday, "Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life" (centrepiece of the BBC Darwin Season). Clip available here http://www.bbc.co.uk/darwin/.

I predict an absolute avalanche of hate-mail.

Did you catch Melvyn's 'In Our Time' Darwin specials on R4 the other week? Excellent stuff.

 

[fagin]

I remember, as a child, first coming across the man by reading the Zoo Quest books of his. They were great reads, Unfortunately out of print now. Probably won't be re-issued as zoos are a bit non-PC these days.

I still have the books. Hunt around second hand book shops - they pop up now and again.
Apart from the animal bits, and the humour, one of the things I always enjoyed about his books was the interaction with the locals. Living in remote villages, eating the food, observing rituals, always handled with utmost respect. Rare for the time (50's).
All round decent guy.

 

[Ashles]

Ironically I think of David Attenborough as a god.

 

[bronson]

In primary school we would watch a doco of David’s once a week. Inevitably there wouldn't be a dry eye in the classroom when the lion got its prey (I, of course was completely stoic). I owe a debt to David for making me feel connected to the natural world and how I relate to something much greater than myself. Poor bugger.

 

[Aitch]

I still have the books. Hunt around second hand book shops - they pop up now and again.

I'll have a trawl through amazon UK.

Apart from the animal bits, and the humour, one of the things I always enjoyed about his books was the interaction with the locals. Living in remote villages, eating the food, observing rituals, always handled with utmost respect. Rare for the time (50's).

Funnily enough, one thing that has always stuck in my mind from the books is a story he told of meeting some African tribesmen who were going to act as guides. They handed over a load of various foodstuffs as part of the payment. The natives immediately went for the margarine. Which they used as hair-mousse!

Better than eating it, I suppose.

ETA: Oh, and I think I read somewhere that the BBC are going to put his ZooQuest programmes on the net.

 

[Mongrel]

I still have the books. Hunt around second hand book shops - they pop up now and again.
Apart from the animal bits, and the humour, one of the things I always enjoyed about his books was the interaction with the locals. Living in remote villages, eating the food, observing rituals, always handled with utmost respect. Rare for the time (50's).
All round decent guy.

Amazon seems to have a fair few second hand copies through the marketplace as well