Richard Dawkins Compares Creationism to Holocaust Denial

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

Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins uses denial of the Holocaust as an analogy for the battle against the theory of evolution being waged in public schools by creationists.

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Evolutionary biologist and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins talks about his book, The Greatest Show on Earth: Evidence for Evolution. This program was recorded in collaboration with Berkeley Arts and Letters, on October 7, 2009.

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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[Capt777harris]

"And, I'm an asshole...." sayeth the mormon who uses atheistic clips to spin their agenda.

[1984serpiente]

The "controversy" , Rational against The Irrational, there is no Controversy really, Irrational, an equvalent to anti-reality, most suitable for those who want to keep power over a population that they consider should remain stupid and obedient to their irrational and savage proposals, like for example..stoning women in public or praying to statues, to hate people from another country and bow to well dressed white old people with white hair, or to keep asking god for houses, cars and ipads

[br00k39]

@SinnFein4ever so do many people on the american christian right for that matter

[DeathBringer769]

@SinnFein4ever You're American aren't you..

[SinnFein4ever]

As always, Richard Dawkins hit the nail on the head.

It's simply mind-boggling, that the majority of self-proclaimed "Liberals", seem to think that we should not only tolerate, but welcome with open arms, a culture whose very existance revolves around attempting to destroy Liberal values.

Democracy, Separation of Religion and State, women's rights to control their own bodies, Freedom of Speech, the pursuit of scienctific knowlege...these are all values that Muslims want to annihilate.

[SupremeAmerican]

@TheMostOffensiveName But when you read the bible in it's original context, such as direct ancient hebrew form of old testament, and the direct aramaic translation for new, you quickly find that the bible is very anti-religion in every single respect. Apparently God does not like religion. Who'd have thought?

[SupremeAmerican]

@TheMostOffensiveName Zero biased on the yamsa, excellent i highly reccomend it. Strengthened my faith immensely

[SupremeAmerican]

@TheMostOffensiveName Also the Yamsa translation, written by an atheist actually. He takes the direct Aramaic translation for the new testament. And it is an amazing read. It's still a work in progress but it's open to the public.

[SupremeAmerican]

@TheMostOffensiveName Well the same way Jews do it. They know that the old testament was written in native hebrew, unlike the modern televangelist cult style of teaching the bible, i like to look at it in the original way it was written. Adam literally means "Man kind out of the earth". The 7 day creation literally means 7 complete phases and the term for a 24 hour day was not used till the end of genesis. It's a very suprising find to read it in original context.

[Jamster9000]

Im 1 of 5 white people in my British class, and in History there are always MUSLIMS saying that the Jews own everything..