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Richard Dawkins' Follow-Up to God Delusion Sold to Free Press for $3.5 Million.


Richard looks thrilled in the photo. Not sure who the old guy on the right is.

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Whatever people might say about the emptiness of his ideology, you certainly can't say the same for his bank account :D
 
He seems to have used a huge fountain pen to sign the contract! :eek: Or else he's only a few inches tall in real life? Is there any evidence that he actually exists at all?
 
Reminds me of the story of the agnostic dyslexic insomniac who lay awake all night wondering if there really was a dog.:rolleyes:
 
Anyone see the South Park episode where he and Mrs Garrison conquer the world?
 
Remix said:
Whatever people might say about the emptiness of his ideology, you certainly can't say the same for his bank account :D
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And of course whether he was a rich man or a pauper it would still not take away from the validity of his ideas ;)



csirl said:
Anyone see the South Park episode where he and Mrs Garrison conquer the world?
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Mr Garrison or Mrs Garrison ? :D
 
stir crazy said:
And of course whether he was a rich man or a pauper it would still not take away from the validity of his ideas ;)
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validity or lack thereof ? ;)


"Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology"
-Terry Eagleton
 
So does one need to be an expert on the history and culture of Goblins and Fairies to decide whether or not they exist ?

As for Theology ...

If all the achievements of scientists were wiped out tomorrow, there would be no doctors but witch doctors, no transport faster than horses, no computers, no printed books, no agriculture beyond subsistence peasant farming. If all the achievements of theologians were wiped out tomorrow, would anyone notice the smallest difference? Even the bad achievements of scientists, the bombs, and sonar-guided whaling vessels work! The achievements of theologians don't do anything, don't affect anything, don't mean anything. What makes anyone think that "theology" is a subject at all?
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My goodness, he get's an advance of $3.5m for more thoughts such as these ?

The man's a bloody genius ! :D
 
Theology is just the study of 'my imaginary best friend is better than your imaginary best friend' - now can I have a 3.5 million advance please?
 
Remix said:
My goodness, he get's an advance of $3.5m for more thoughts such as these ?

The man's a bloody genius ! :D
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Yeah, brilliant isn't it !! To be able to make such money by stating the bleedin' obvious. Wish I could do it !
 
redstar said:
Yeah, brilliant isn't it !! To be able to make such money by stating the bleedin' obvious. Wish I could do it !
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There are some original gems
Remember the song, "I've danced with a man, who's danced with a girl, who's danced with the Prince of Wales"?

We can't (quite) interbreed with modern chimpanzees, but we'd need only a handful of intermediate types to be able to sing: "I've bred with a man, who's bred with a girl, who's bred with a chimpanzee."

It is sheer luck that this handful of intermediates no longer exists. ("Luck" from some points of view: for myself, I should love to meet them.)
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-Dawkins

It's not obvious to me what goes through his mind when he looks at a chimpanzee - although to be honest I think I'd prefer not to know.

But perhaps he sees an opportunity for a new kind of dating service?
 
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