Ever Heard of Richard Dawkins?
Offline Richard Dawkins is professor of the public understanding of science at Oxford University and a regular columnist for Free Inquiry magazine. The recipient of a number of awards for his writing on science, including the Royal Society of Literature Award and the LA Times Literary Prize, he has also been awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Award for the furtherance of the public understanding of science. In a recent poll in the United Kingdom, he was named Britain's leading public intellectual. He is the author of a number of critically acclaimed books, such as The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, Unweaving the Rainbow, The Devil's Chaplain, and The Ancestor's Tale.
In his new 2-part documentary series, "The Root of All Evil?", Dawkins exposes religion as what it really is: Disgusting and wicked.
PART 1:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6690702357039658996&q=The+Root+of+all+Evil
PART 2:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6370534978087426825&q=The+Root+of+all+Evil
Watch and learn!
yes, everyone should watch those videos. in fact, send those links to everyone you know to be theists. those are powerful, powerful videos. they send chills down my back... and when he confronts the evangelical head-man the head guy called him arrogant and says 'as you age you'll find out you'll be right about some things, and wrong about some things'. and dawkins is clearly more educated and older than that sod. it's pretty telling about how ignorant that guy is of even who dawkins is...
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nontheist
I post this as bullitens on Myspace many times. If you have a Myspace, I suggest you do the same. Spread rationality!
www.myspace.com/nickpoling
Yeah, I'm a big fan of Dawkins, I've read most of his books, and seen the documentary, so true and terrifying... That idiot speaking about arrogance! truly ironic...
What books has he written?
Yeah, I'd like to read the books too. Which are his best?
I'm currently about to start The End Of Faith by Sam Harris too.
"To build my own religion. No Gods. No Laws"-Otep
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He's written alot of good stuff:
The Selfish Gene
River Out of Eden
Unweaving the Rainbow
The Blind Watchmaker
And coming out September 25th: THE GOD DELUSION.
Can't WAIT for that one. :)
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My fav books recently are Blind Watchmaker and Selfish Gene, by Dawkins, as well as End of Faith by Sam Harris, and Atheism: The Case Against God by George H. Smith
For something 2-sided, 'philosophy gym', by Stephen Law, is interesting
-There is no sin save faith
I never thought that they would get around like that on myspace, Thanks Nick for spreading those videos on myspace and on this site. Richard Dawkins view on religion is solid as gold!
The book that AgnosticAtheist mentioned by George Smith is my favorite book about atheism. That really cemented my beliefs because it gave reason to them and taught me how to argue them.
yes yes, case against god is probably one of the best and well written books for freethinkers cuz it's written at a very easy to understand level.
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nontheist
I'd suggest this order:
# The Blind Watchmaker
# The Selfish Gene
# Unweaving the Rainbow
# A Devil's Chaplain
They're all great, top science that flows like literature.
There's a new site going online soon...
[url=http://www.richarddawkins.net]The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science[/url]
Thanks! I can't wait for that site.
I've seen a preview... it's great!
Preview? Where??
I know the webmaster actually, I'd give you the pass but it's kind of confidential... sorry.
Here's an interview with dawkins to distract you:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/realmedia/videonation/bb/dawkins_4x3_bb.ram
Ooooo, interview...
*Becomes distracted*
An even greater distraction:
Der Digitale Planet (lecture) featuring Douglas Adams, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Jared Diamond and Steven Pinker. (Introduction is in german, first minutes only)
rtsp://195.24.99.9:554/SPIEGEL/Wfv_Isdn.smil
(open with real player)