The God Delusion
On Saturday I managed to get hold of a copy of The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. I'm only a couple of chapters in at the moment and so far it's a good read.
Because of the release of the book he was interviewed by Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight last Friday. I managed to miss it but, as usual, YouTube comes to the rescue:
Note that the interview is also currently available on the BBC website — I've been unable to watch it there today because the stream is very choppy.
I get the impression that Richard Dawkins is as talented a writer as he is a scientist and thinker. What also struck me is his high level of compassion, even for those who attempt various forms of character assination. It's a pity this form of 'Christian' tolerance is not practiced by many self-proclaimed pious types one hears on television these days.
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