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Quixote1818

(28,946 posts) Sat Dec 6, 2014, 09:11 PM Dec 2014

Richard Dawkins Teaching Evolution to Religious Students

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Richard Dawkins Teaching Evolution to Religious Students (Original Post) Quixote1818 Dec 2014 OP

Richard Dawkins is awsome Burf-_- Dec 2014 #1

I'm having lunch with Dawkins on Monday. immoderate Dec 2014 #2

Would love to meet him. Say hello for me! :) nt Quixote1818 Dec 2014 #3

It's nice to see this... Volaris Dec 2014 #4

Burf-_-

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1. Richard Dawkins is awsome

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:10 PM

Dec 2014

It was very easy to tell which of these kids weren't the religious fundies, and which ones had the unbiased and truly curious questions, instead of the trap questions that their religious indoctrination would have them ask.

immoderate

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2. I'm having lunch with Dawkins on Monday.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:16 PM

Dec 2014

An organization I belong to has ties to Dawkins, and he is having lunch with a group of us between book signings. I missed him last time (could have toured the Everglades with him.)

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Quixote1818

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3. Would love to meet him. Say hello for me! :) nt

Reply to immoderate (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 7, 2014, 12:38 AM

Dec 2014

Volaris

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4. It's nice to see this...

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2014, 02:30 AM

Dec 2014

I like seeing proof that he's smart enough to evaluate what's working and what's not. Taking a different (less "militant"?) approach IN CERTAIN CASES can only SERVE his purpose.

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