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Five Minutes With: Richard Dawkins

Celebrities and news-makers get grilled in exactly five minutes by Matthew Stadlen in a series for the BBC News website. This week, evolutionary biologist, atheist and author Richard Dawkins talks about death, being good and the point of life.

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5/20/2009 8:08:02 AM

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Tajumera : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

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174 days 10 hours ago...

He must get so tired of answering the same dumbass questions over and over again. Especially since he`s explained his position in his book. Questions like "would you pray if you were about to die" are just weak. It`s funny how the questions that Dawkins invents for himself are more involving and stimulating than the ones asked by interviewers and committed theists. The best they can come up with are reiterations of Pascal`s Wager and bastardizations of popular science.

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pro420 : LVL 38: VP 4.6: said:

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173 days 22 hours ago...

Spoken like a true scientist.

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sato : LVL 29: VP 3.8: said:

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173 days 21 hours ago...

^ those were mostly stupid questions, but remember most people are stupid, and will never get any smarter because they are unaware of this shortcoming.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect

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pro420 : LVL 38: VP 4.6: said:

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173 days 5 hours ago...

Stupid questions but still answered like a scientist.

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echo80 : LVL 20: VP 2.9: said:

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171 days 7 hours ago...

I`ve always been impressed by Richard`s work, The Selfish Gene is a great read. He does come across a bit like a severe maths teacher after you`ve got the answer wrong though...

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