<< The only reason you’re (examinator) so comfortable with the three main monotheistic religions is because they’re everywhere and you’ve been conditioned to think that their existence is normal. >>

Well said Aj Phillips.

I agree with your point vis a vis our PM believing in Greek Gods - would we pay him the same level of respect we accord to the Abrahamic religions. I think not.

If you, Examinator, find Dawkins shrill, many don't. Many are tired of the walking-on-eggshells deference to religion, the tax-breaks. For myself, as it was with Dawkins, was the 9/11 attacks and the denial of reason as displayed by the furphy of I.D.: Fundamentalist Christians and Muslims creating misery in the developed world.

I am sure we all agree that Science does not have all the answers, if it did it would no longer be science, but dogma.

I posit you have been successfully manipulated by Baker - instead of questioning his agenda in the full frontal attack on Dawkins - you are now playing Baker's game - which is a very subtle 'god-of-gaps' attempt to place a supernatural element into areas of the natural world/universe which are simply unknown.

Are you planning on campaigning for I.D. to be taught in classrooms?

As for being greater than the sum of our parts, we all are, but so is my computer.

If Dawkins comes across as confrontational, it's only because his opponents are either so mendacious or stupid, or usually both, that they would try the patience of a saint.

How else is one to react to someone like Ted Haggard, or the Imam who tells Dawkins that "we" allow "our" women to dress like whores?

And as Dawkins points out, these are not extremists either; in their context (i.e. the U.S., with regards to Haggard), they're depressingly mainstream.

TR speaks with typical unintelligent authority of an evollutionist. He/she writes
'There is only one conclusion when you look at the 25,000 genes that make up the human genetic code - humans evolved gradually over many millions of years just like every other DNA based life form. If you cannot grasp that fact then you are either a moron '

It is this kind of perverted scientific conclusion that makes the blind conclusions of evolutionist look so stupid. Next he will be trying to convince his people that his/her little fairytale is not faith based.

the patience of a saint[saint dorkkins sounds about right]

you decieved by the THEORY of evolution..are using blinkered thinking.but being decieved into faith in science shall fall under its long term adgenda[eugenics...in that only the supiriour genes [held by the elites/saint/chosen survive their enactment

research has found weakneses in the genome of the negro[specific to blackies]...and are installing these other genes into our food/medicine..to cause death to those these dorkins/darwinian god heads deem selected[naturally]because of their melinine pigment

you mindless collection of dolts have been suckerd in by the new religion replacement...you by the dorks holy texts...to learn the answers...but get fed a promise maybe next time...name names dickk dorkins...name what evolved into what

reveal the actual mutations..on what dna strand number mutated at which cycle that made this chance occurance of mutations..into the mindless richard crainium[of the dorkins]theory of evolution[its not coincidental that he has the same name as the wheel chair dawkins[a true sciientist,the other prat uses to sling his deception under[to the..his intrhinking athiest follower...needing a god free theory for their faith

lacking the science to judge the facts for them selves the sheep feed the dorkins wolf via deceptions/and faulse god heads just like religion

Runner and oneundergod,

If you take Genesis or the Koran literally then humanity is little more than a 'hey presto' event involving a bit of clay. God is therefore reduced to a tawdry magician at a kiddies birthday party.

If you take the view that an omnipotent God (somehow) manipulates DNA directly then you have to to explain Congenital Blindness, Beta thalassaemia, Klinefelter Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Tay-Sachs Syndrome, and Neurofibromatosis. For God to overlook these DNA cock-ups you would have to say that he is ither an incomptent genetic engineer(and therefore not omnipotent) or sadistic (and therefore not merciful or benevolent).

TR writes

;For God to overlook these DNA cock-ups you would have to say that he is ither an incomptent genetic engineer(and therefore not omnipotent) or sadistic (and therefore not merciful or benevolent).'

No simply to have arrogant people like you sprouting your pseudo science is clear evidence of sin, a devil and its consequence.