Richard Dawkins TVOntario.
May 16, 2008
Part one of an excellent interview with Richard Dawkins.
I haven’t done this for a while, because I’m not all that sure that video content goes down too well with my regular readers, but this is a good one. Take a moment. You might like it. 
(The parting in his hair does worry me, though.)
May 17, 2008 at 9:50 pm
I like how Dawkins addresses the question about morality. Nailed it!
And, you know… the hair troubles me a bit too.
May 18, 2008 at 8:50 am
He did indeed nail it. It’s by far the best morality response I’ve heard — and so easy to remember!
I think he’s going for the H. L. Mencken look with the hair. Doesn’t quite work.
Lower that parting a little, Richard!
May 20, 2008 at 1:09 am
There is God….. it is Richard Dawkins
May 20, 2008 at 10:02 am
Only one problem with that, Miro — Dawkins would then, by definition, not believe in himself
Know what you mean, though. A truly amazing guy.
May 20, 2008 at 5:56 pm
I really detest the throwing around of the word “delusion” as Mental illness manager.
We have “delusions” and rituals every day, in daily life. on a smaller scale.
so everything has delusions, if you want to remove the intrusive nature as part of the definition.
Dawkins fails to nail down what faith does for people, most of the world. But then, I fail to also
May 21, 2008 at 8:44 am
Yes, I can certainly understand that, Chris. It makes me a little uneasy, too. I do, however, feel that Dawkins has a point. Whether religious belief is delusional in the clinical sense, I’d argue that except in the case of extremists, it isn’t. As for the rest of them… yup, they’re quite possibly as delusional as you or I
What faith does for people? A complex subject for another day, perhaps (I’ve just woken up lol.)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.