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Jun 22 2009 07:28pm

Quote (Jazz_Thing @ Mon, 22 Jun 2009, 18:19)

What does this have to do with the fact that he is a much more versed individual than you, and me?

In many things, yes. In the existence of God? Not a whit.

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Jun 22 2009 08:29pm

Religion is dangerous and he is trying to make people who are on the fence into non-believers.

He has the best book out there about it. I like him much more then Christopher Hitchens, now thats a smug guy.

Richard just seems like a nice guy imo.

I also watch some of the youtube videoes of his where he explains science etc. its all very interesting, he interviews people such as Steven Weinberg too.

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Jun 22 2009 08:41pm

Quote (BOLLE @ Mon, Jun 22 2009, 10:29pm)

Religion is dangerous and he is trying to make people who are on the fence into non-believers.

He has the best book out there about it. I like him much more then Christopher Hitchens, now thats a smug guy.

Richard just seems like a nice guy imo.

I also watch some of the youtube videoes of his where he explains science etc. its all very interesting, he interviews people such as Steven Weinberg too.

I lol'd hard.

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Jun 22 2009 09:07pm

Hmm, how does he NOT seem like a nice guy? I don`t see it, would be interesting to have a conversation with him imo.

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#15

Jun 23 2009 03:49pm

No idea on that book, but "the selfish gene" was good enough I see it used in many college level eco & evolution classes as a supplementary textbook.

He didn't come across as smug in that one, just a well delivered arguement using mostly analogies so even non-bio majors could understand it.

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