Dawkins on Newsnight - BBC2

Fanny Cradock

A serenely smiling Dawkins was introduced on the preamble to tonight's instalment of Newsnight. I gather from the very short introduction he will be on towards the end of the programme talking about how science can capture the affections inspired by religious belief. I expect it's more of the usual science vs religion tilting at windmills. But I don't suppose folks here would agree with that analysis.

liamw

amacachi

(Book.)

amacachi

If I were a gay I wouldn't be able to choose between Hitchens and Paxman. :pac:

strobe

Ye have to love Paxman, no pussy footing around. "Do you really care that there are a lot of stupid people around?"

amacachi

strobe wrote: »

Ye have to love Paxman, no pussy footing around. "Do you really care that there are a lot of stupid people around?"

He's just brilliant in general. Thought he was great interviewing The Hitch as well.

robindch

Fanny Cradock wrote: »

I expect it's more of the usual science vs religion [...] I don't suppose folks here would agree with that analysis.

Having, I assume, watched it, what's yours?

condra

Anyone have a clip?

Delirium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-TFIxW1d10

Seems he is releasing a book explaining various scientific concepts to 12 years old, evolution being one of them.

Looks like I've Christmas presents sorted for a pair of posters on this forum :pac:

Galvasean

Thanks Koth.

for the present, not the video

IamtheWalrus

I am going to a 'show' of his new book. He'll be demonstrating it. You get a copy of the book included in the ticket. Should be fun.


http://www.seetickets.com/Event/RICHARD-DAWKINS/Royal-Albert-Hall/570552

fitz0

IamtheWalrus wrote: »

I am going to a 'show' of his new book. He'll be demonstrating it. You get a copy of the book included in the ticket. Should be fun.


http://www.seetickets.com/Event/RICHARD-DAWKINS/Royal-Albert-Hall/570552

He's hardly going to have the organ and choir going, is he? Singing a few hymns to evolution :pac:

magicbastarder

he comes across as lacking a sense of humour in that interview, or the bit i watched of it anyway.

MagicMarker

koth wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-TFIxW1d10

Seems he is releasing a book explaining various scientific concepts to 12 years old, evolution being one of them.

Looks like I've Christmas presents sorted for a pair of posters on this forum :pac:

I'm sorry this couldn't possibly be Richard Dawkins, that's a perfectly personable and pleasant man speaking. You must be mistaken.

Zillah

liamw wrote: »

comic

The last frame should have been a dead-pan Religion asserting "Yes, well, they're invisible dragons".

The Mad Hatter

koth wrote: »

Seems he is releasing a book explaining various scientific concepts to 12 years old, evolution being one of them.

Oh, I remember hearing about this! It's illustrated by Dave McKean - I'll definitely be getting a copy.

Fanny Cradock

I'm only getting around to watching this now. To paraphrase Eamon Dunphy - that's the second time you'll see sex between 2 men live on the BBC. (First time was Garth Crooks and Sven Goran Eriksson apparently.) Still, even though I disagree with Dawkins on many things, he came across as a gentleman when discussing religion, which I think is saying something.

Dave!

It was surprisingly masturbatory from the BBC / Paxman

Duke Leonal Felmet

Zillah wrote: »

The last frame should have been a dead-pan Religion asserting "Yes, well, they're invisible dragons".

IamtheWalrus

Fanny Cradock wrote: »

I'm only getting around to watching this now. To paraphrase Eamon Dunphy - that's the second time you'll see sex between 2 men live on the BBC. (First time was Garth Crooks and Sven Goran Eriksson apparently.) Still, even though I disagree with Dawkins on many things, he came across as a gentleman when discussing religion, which I think is saying something.

What did you expect? Dawkins has written a science book for children. Paxman can hardly grill him on that. 'Who gives you the right to attempt to get children interested in science and not mythology!".

Turtwig

Newscientist's family review of Dawkin's new book. Gotta say the book actually sounds quite good.

take everything

liamw wrote: »

Made me laugh.
Now another panel with the two of them humbly wondering what's outside the room would have been nice :pac:

IamtheWalrus

take everything wrote: »

Made me laugh.
Now another panel with the two of them humbly wondering what's outside the room would have been nice :pac:

If you make one more you have to make 4.

So get on it!