How to influence people and not make many friends. Sir Richard Dawkins, Darwin's premier explicator is an atheist. This is obvious to everyone keeping tabs on the culture war. Stephen Hall in Discover magazine (reg req'd) gives us a good impression on why Sir Dawkins isn't the right person to speak for rationalism in this grand debate between science and faith. One only hopes that the folks who tie themselves up in their underwear over the alleged lack of John Bolton's diplomatic and anger management skills will also find Dawkins to be a real ass and a political loser. He tried to induce Ohioans to vote against Bush suggesting if the incumbent were to win "properly" the cue to Canada would be long. Thus far scientific evidence on the Canadian exodus is scant. Must be something to do with those genes in Columbus.
Hall's profile is worth reading only because the more Dawkins speaks the more he does damage to his cause, something he even agrees with. What's so smart about that?
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