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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | [[category:people]][[Richard Dawkins]] is a prominent English [[scientist]] and [[atheist]]. He is the originator of the term [[meme]].{{seed}} | + | [[category:people]][[Richard Dawkins]] is a prominent English [[scientist]] and [[atheist]]. He holds the position of Charles Simonyi Professor in the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford. He is the originator of the term [[meme]].{{seed}} |
| + | ==Related Pages== | ||
| + | * Richard Dawkins participated in the [[2007-03-27 IQ2 religion debate]] | ||
| + | ===Books By=== | ||
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| + | * [[The Selfish Gene]]. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1976. ISBN 0-19-286092-5. | ||
| + | * [[The Extended Phenotype]]. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1982. ISBN 0-19-288051-9. | ||
| + | * [[The Blind Watchmaker]]. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. 1986. ISBN 0-393-31570-3. | ||
| + | * [[River out of Eden]]. New York: Basic Books. 1995. ISBN 0-465-06990-8. | ||
| + | * [[Climbing Mount Improbable]]. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. 1996. ISBN 0-393-31682-3. | ||
| + | * [[Unweaving the Rainbow]]. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1998. ISBN 0-618-05673-4. | ||
| + | * [[A Devil's Chaplain]]. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2003. ISBN 0-618-33540-4. | ||
| + | * [[The Ancestor's Tale]]. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2004. ISBN 0-618-00583-8. | ||
| + | * [[The God Delusion]]. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2006. ISBN 0-618-68000-4. | ||
| + | * [[The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution]]. Free Press (United States), Transworld (United Kingdom and Commonwealth). 2009. ISBN 0-593-06173-X. | ||
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| + | ===Books About=== | ||
| + | * ''[[Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life]]'' ({{wikipedia|Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life}}) by [[Alister McGrath]] | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===Reference=== | ===Reference=== | ||
| − | * {{wikipedia | + | * {{wikipedia}} |
| − | + | * {{conservapedia}} | |
| − | * | + | * <s>{{dkosopedia}}</s>[[category:!dkosopedia]]: no equivalent page (as of 2008-08-30) |
| − | == | + | * <s>{{sourcewatch}}</s>[[category:!sourcewatch]]: no equivalent page (as of 2008-08-30) |
| − | * '''2004''': [http://www.bmc.uu.se/~danl/Gerin%20Oil.html Gerin Oil] (with translation into Swedish) | + | * [http://richarddawkins.net official web site] |
| − | + | ===Filed Links=== | |
| − | ==Interviews== | + | {{links.tagged}} |
| + | ===Writings of=== | ||
| + | * '''2004''': [http://www.bmc.uu.se/~danl/Gerin%20Oil.html Gerin Oil] (with translation into Swedish): [[religion]] as an addiction | ||
| + | * [http://www.fortunecity.com/emachines/e11/86/dawkins2.html Good And Bad Reasons For Believing] | ||
| + | ===Interviews=== | ||
* '''2006-10-13''' [http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/10/13/dawkins/ The flying spaghetti monster]: "In a heated interview, the famous biologist insists that [[religion is evil]] and God might as well be a children's fantasy." | * '''2006-10-13''' [http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/10/13/dawkins/ The flying spaghetti monster]: "In a heated interview, the famous biologist insists that [[religion is evil]] and God might as well be a children's fantasy." | ||
* '''2005-04-30''' [http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/04/30/dawkins/ The atheist]: "Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explains why God is a delusion, religion is a virus, and America has slipped back into the Dark Ages." | * '''2005-04-30''' [http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/04/30/dawkins/ The atheist]: "Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explains why God is a delusion, religion is a virus, and America has slipped back into the Dark Ages." | ||
| − | ==Videos== | + | ===Videos=== |
| − | * ''"Root of All Evil?"'' (title listed as ''The God Delusion'', but that's probably just to get more hits; it actually predates ''TGD''): | + | * ''"Root of All Evil?"'' (title listed as ''The God Delusion'', but that's probably just to get more hits; it actually predates ''TGD''): UK Channel 4 documentary, filmed in Colorado Springs and Israel, showing the innate destructiveness of religion and contrasting with science |
** [[googlevideo:-6169720917221820689|Part 1]] | ** [[googlevideo:-6169720917221820689|Part 1]] | ||
** [[googlevideo:-7620568248827002361|Part 2]]: discusses religion as a virus infecting the young | ** [[googlevideo:-7620568248827002361|Part 2]]: discusses religion as a virus infecting the young | ||
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From the start, I didn't like the title. [[Religion]] is not the root of ''all'' [[evil]], for no one thing is the root of all anything. But I was delighted with the advertisement that Channel Four put in the national newspapers. It was a picture of the Manhattan skyline with the caption "[[Imagine (song)|Imagine]] a world without religion." What was the connection? The twin towers of the [[World Trade Center]] were conspicuously present. | From the start, I didn't like the title. [[Religion]] is not the root of ''all'' [[evil]], for no one thing is the root of all anything. But I was delighted with the advertisement that Channel Four put in the national newspapers. It was a picture of the Manhattan skyline with the caption "[[Imagine (song)|Imagine]] a world without religion." What was the connection? The twin towers of the [[World Trade Center]] were conspicuously present. | ||
{{-excerpt|from "[[The God Delusion]]", page 1}} | {{-excerpt|from "[[The God Delusion]]", page 1}} | ||
| + | * '''2002-04''' [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/113 An atheist's call to arms] (TEDTalk): Dawkins concludes by saying "Here's how [[9/11]] changed me: let's all stop being so damned respectful [of [[religion]]]." | ||
Latest revision as of 14:41, 29 March 2010
Overview
Richard Dawkins is a prominent English scientist and atheist. He holds the position of Charles Simonyi Professor in the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford. He is the originator of the term meme.
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Related Pages
- Richard Dawkins participated in the 2007-03-27 IQ2 religion debate
Books By
- The Selfish Gene. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1976. ISBN 0-19-286092-5.
- The Extended Phenotype. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1982. ISBN 0-19-288051-9.
- The Blind Watchmaker. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. 1986. ISBN 0-393-31570-3.
- River out of Eden. New York: Basic Books. 1995. ISBN 0-465-06990-8.
- Climbing Mount Improbable. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. 1996. ISBN 0-393-31682-3.
- Unweaving the Rainbow. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1998. ISBN 0-618-05673-4.
- A Devil's Chaplain. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2003. ISBN 0-618-33540-4.
- The Ancestor's Tale. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2004. ISBN 0-618-00583-8.
- The God Delusion. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2006. ISBN 0-618-68000-4.
- The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. Free Press (United States), Transworld (United Kingdom and Commonwealth). 2009. ISBN 0-593-06173-X.
Books About
Links
Reference
- Wikipedia
- Conservapedia
dKosopedia: no equivalent page (as of 2008-08-30)SourceWatch: no equivalent page (as of 2008-08-30)- official web site
Filed Links
- redirect template:links/smw
Writings of
- 2004: Gerin Oil (with translation into Swedish): religion as an addiction
- Good And Bad Reasons For Believing
Interviews
- 2006-10-13 The flying spaghetti monster: "In a heated interview, the famous biologist insists that religion is evil and God might as well be a children's fantasy."
- 2005-04-30 The atheist: "Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explains why God is a delusion, religion is a virus, and America has slipped back into the Dark Ages."
Videos
- "Root of All Evil?" (title listed as The God Delusion, but that's probably just to get more hits; it actually predates TGD): UK Channel 4 documentary, filmed in Colorado Springs and Israel, showing the innate destructiveness of religion and contrasting with science
| Dawkins said, of the title "Root of All Evil?": |
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From the start, I didn't like the title. Religion is not the root of all evil, for no one thing is the root of all anything. But I was delighted with the advertisement that Channel Four put in the national newspapers. It was a picture of the Manhattan skyline with the caption "Imagine a world without religion." What was the connection? The twin towers of the World Trade Center were conspicuously present. |
| from "The God Delusion", page 1 |
- 2002-04 An atheist's call to arms (TEDTalk): Dawkins concludes by saying "Here's how 9/11 changed me: let's all stop being so damned respectful [of religion]."