Why Richard Dawkins Doesn't Debate Creationists

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/07/Richard_Daw...

Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explains that he no longer debates creationists because his presence only validates their status. He compares the situation to a reproductive scientist agreeing to debate an advocate of the "stork theory."

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Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion created a storm of controversy over the question of God's existence. Now, in The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins presents a stunning counterattack against advocates of "Intelligent Design" that explains the evidence for evolution while keeping an eye trained on the absurdities of the creationist argument.

More than an argument of his own, it's a thrilling tour into our distant past and into the interstices of life on earth. Taking us through the case for evolution step-by-step, Dawkins looks at DNA, selective breeding, anatomical similarities, molecular family trees, geography, time, fossils, vestiges and imperfections, human evolution, and the formula for a strong scientific theory.

Dawkins' trademark wit and ferocity is joined by an infectious passion for the beauty and strangeness of the natural world, proving along the way that the mechanisms of the natural world are more miraculous -- a "greater show" -- than any creation story generated by any religion on earth. - Berkeley Arts and Letters

Richard Dawkins is a world-renowned evolutionary biologist and author. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and, until recently, held the Charles Simonyi Chair of Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. His first book, The Selfish Gene, was an instant international bestseller, and has become an established classic work of modern evolutionary biology.

He is also the author of The Blind Watchmaker, River Out of Eden, Climbing Mount Improbable, Unweaving the Rainbow, A Devil's Chaplain, The Ancestor's Tale The God Delusion, and most recently, The Greatsest Show on Earth.

Professor Dawkins's awards have included the Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London (1989), the Royal Society's Michael Faraday Award (1990), the Nakayama Prize for Achievement in Human Science (1990), The International Cosmos Prize (1997) and the Kistler Prize (2001).

He has Honorary Doctorates in both literature and science, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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[Bruce Lee]

You look like an ugly old pedo, no one cares about your opinions.

[mrtadreamer]

yep. right in the stones.

[thechainsmokingpoet]

there's nothing like an eloquent response.

[mrtadreamer]

Why doesn't Dawkins shoot himself to death in the mouth, instead of just in the foot?

[mrtadreamer]

The one thing I enjoy about YouTube is watching the atheist's arguments tank.

[mrtadreamer]

seriously

[Stevenbfg]

Dare explain?

[illwah]

Something from nothing only means we haven't discovered what that "nothing" is composed of yet. Nothingness just may be the most fertile aspect of the universe. The Buddhist have been saying this for centuries. Where does all this come from...obviously from nothing. Understanding consciousness is the "Holy Grail" that will answer many questions. Peace.

[newbslice]

So you are a moron, and you clearly don't know what you are talking about.

[O12zac45678]

I literally have a hard time believing some of these comments are real and not just trolls. How fucking stupid can you be?