Category Archives: Richard Dawkins

Articles and short works by the author, primarily on science, religion and moral issues.

Radio station cancels Richard Dawkins appearance over Islam tweets

The BIG no-no; criticizing Islam. What a bunch of hypocrites these liberals are! On second thought, maybe they’re just f*cking stupid! I mean after all, no other group of people have done as much harm throughout the world as Muslims, … Continue reading

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Richard Dawkins: Interview

We need more people such as Richard Dawkins in this world. TGO Video: YouTube

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Richard Dawkins: ‘I don’t think I am strident or aggressive’

Richard Dawkins is one of the true intellectuals of our day. Then you have the religious freaks; backward, superstitious and ignorant… Amazingly, Dawkins is in the minority. This goes to show you the overwhelming ignorance of our species. TGO Refer … Continue reading

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Richard Dawkins: If I meet God when I die…

Richard Dawkins, like most brilliant men, dispels the thought of a being (God) designing our universe and life in general. One has to be indoctrinated by religion to believe these silly thoughts. TGO Video: YouTube

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Richard Dawkins: If I meet God when I die.

More common sense from Richard Dawkins, a world-renowned biologist. TGO Video: YouTube

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Thoughts on Religion from Richard Dawkins

The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many others are running for their … Continue reading

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Richard Dawkins: “The Future Looks Bright”

I once read a science-fiction story in which astronauts voyaging to a distant star were growing homesick: “Just to think that it’s springtime back on Earth!” You may not immediately see what’s wrong with that, so ingrained is our unconscious … Continue reading

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Richard Dawkins: “Good and Bad Reasons for Believing”

Dear Juliet, Now that you are ten, I want to write to you about something that is important to me. Have you ever wondered how we know the things that we know? How do we know, for instance, that the … Continue reading

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Richard Dawkins: “Inheriting Religion”

As a Darwinian, something strikes me when I look at religion. Religion shows a pattern of heredity which I think is similar to genetic heredity. The vast majority of people have an allegiance to one particular religion. there are hundreds … Continue reading

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Richard Dawkins: “The Likelihood of God”

I suspect that most people have a residue of feeling that Darwinian evolution isn’t quite big enough to explain everything about life. All I can say as a biologist is that the feeling disappears progressively the more you read about … Continue reading

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Richard Dawkins: “The Emptiness of Theology”

Free Inquiry magazine, Volume 18, Number 2. A dismally unctuous editorial in the British newspaper the Independent recently asked for a reconciliation between science and “theology.” It remarked that “People want to know as much as possible about their origins.” … Continue reading

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