6 QUOTES WITH «DAWKINS»
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Dawkins.
I didn't study science beyond high school level, but I'd been reading a lot of science books by people like Richard Dawkins, Matt Ridley and Daniel Dennett. I also spent a year working on a fellowship in a research centre - the Allan Wilson Centre - where I got a hands-on look at their work sequencing DNA.
Dawkins considers that all faith is blind faith, and that Christian and Muslim children are brought up to believe unquestioningly. Not even the dim-witted clerics who knocked me about at grammar school thought that.
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.
As for memes, the word 'meme' is a cliche, which is to say it's already a meme. We all hear it all the time, and maybe we even have started to use it in ordinary speech. The man who invented it was Richard Dawkins, who was, not coincidentally, an evolutionary biologist. And he invented it as an analog for the gene.
I'm an atheist, but I'm very relaxed about it. I don't preach my atheism, but I have a huge amount of respect for people like Richard Dawkins who do.
Much as I like and admire Richard Dawkins, I do think that to call a book 'The God Delusion' is very worrying because the title implies that if you don't believe in what I believe then you are 'deluded.' That, I think, is a dangerous concept and one that is unlikely to win hearts and minds.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAWKINS»
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The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
This is a page-turning detective story that not only mines all the sciences for its clues but primes the reader to think like a scientist as well.
He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry, and abuses children, buttressing his points with historical and contemporary evidence. The God Delusion makes a compelling case that belief in God is not just wrong but potentially deadly.
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An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist
It was also in this book that Dawkins coined the term meme, a unit of cultural evolution, which has itself become a mainstay in contemporary culture.
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The Selfish Gene : 30th Anniversary edition: 30th ...
This 30th anniversary edition includes a new introduction from the author as well as the original prefaces and foreword, and extracts from early reviews.
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River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View
How did the replication bomb we call OCOlifeOCO begin and where in the world, or rather, in the universe, is it heading? Writing with characteristic wit and an ability to clarify complex phenomena (the Ne"
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
A renowned biologist provides a sweeping chronicle of more than four billion years of life on Earth, shedding new light on evolutionary theory and history, sexual selection, speciation, extinction, and genetics.
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
Lays out evidence in defense of the theory of evolution and provides a summary of evolutionary biology, with detailed explanations of scientific concepts.
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals ...
Clarifies the seemingly implausible aspects of Darwin's theory, drawing on the famous watch comparison argued by William Paley, the eighteenth-century theologian
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A Devil's Chaplain: Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science, and Love
Presents a collection of essays that explore such topics as religion, mysticism, moden educational methods, pseudoscience, Africa, and late colleagues Douglas Adams and Stephen Jay Gould.
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Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite ...
This is the book Richard Dawkins was meant to write: a brilliant assessment of what science is (and isn't), a tribute to science not because it is useful but because it is uplifting.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAWKINS»
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Derby County: Simon Dawkins reckons Rams squad has Premier …
The Rams are preparing for another tilt at promotion having had hopes dashed in the past two seasons. They have added six new signings this ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
Eddie Dawkins shatters Sir Chris Hoy's track record during Grand …
Having lit up the boards in qualifying, Dawkins followed through to take out the individual sprint title in Pruszkow, winning the final in two ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
Derby County: Heartbreaking loss for Simon Dawkins in a difficult year
SIMON Dawkins' "very difficult year" on and off the pitch puts Derby County's disappointment last season in perspective. The club's faltering ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
Dawkins Jnr's formula for success
Today, the Jamaica Observer launches a 10-part series on 'Generation Next' of Jamaican music producers. The first is Tad Dawkins Jnr. «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
Reza Aslan Hits Back at Atheists Richard Dawkins and Bill Maher …
Controversial Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth author, Reza Aslan, has hit back against atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»
CNN's Reza Aslan slams Richard Dawkins and Bill Maher on roots …
Reza Aslan, star of upcoming CNN series on religious rituals, takes on Richard Dawkins and Bill Maher on Islamic fundamentalist terrorism. «The Vancouver Observer, Jun 15»
Dawkins aims to build Trojans back up
“It's going pretty good,” Dawkins said of his transition to Brooks after six years as an assistant coach for the Albany Tech women's basketball ... «Valdosta Daily Times, Jun 15»
Christian Pastors Are Being Prosecuted for Preaching the Gospel …
"Professor Richard Dawkins made a horrendous remark about children with Down's syndrome and the Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle is ... «Christian Post, Jun 15»
The Richard Dawkins Delusion
Richard Dawkins' book the God Delusion is an understandably influential work. It pits science against traditional, literal interpretations of ... «The News Hub, Jun 15»
Dawkins tabbed to lead Brooks Co. boys' basketball team
But if Brandon Dawkins has his way, the area will become known for their basketball. Dawkins has been hired as the Trojans' boys basketball ... «WALB-TV, Jun 15»
