February 12, 2010

Framing Charles Darwin

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Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins talks about Darwin Day and communicating with the public about Darwinism, and which should be the highest priority: evolution education or widespread skepticism about the supernatural, including theism. He denies that he is strident. He explores concerns over immorality that may fuel opposition to Darwinsim. He explains how creationists are like Holocaust deniers. He describes the benefits of accepting the theory of evolution. And he details lines of evidence for evolution, such as those coming from molecular biology.

Listener Reactions

  1. Excellent!  I can’t wait to listen to this episode.  Happy Darwin Day!

    MolecularFossils 10:16am, 02/13/2010 #1

  2. Good work guys! Loving the podcasts.
    Keep these great guests coming and sharing their thoughts on the show.

    C4llum 03:29pm, 02/14/2010 #2

  3. Wonderful! smile

    Miranda Celeste Hale 06:21pm, 02/15/2010 #3

  4. I enjoyed the interview and I have the book, because I’m one of those people who needs a refersher on the evidence supporting evolution. 

    John 07:11pm, 02/15/2010 #4

  5. Thank you for the show. PROFESSOR RICHARD DAWKINS IS AN INSPIRATION FOR ALL OF US.  Regards, Mohfoz

    Mohfoz Ahmed 06:00am, 02/16/2010 #5

  6. Dawkins answers tricky, “setup” questions quite nicely.. I must remember to use those arguments in my little world grin
    I never ever get tired of listening to Dawkins, and hope to attend one of his live appearances in the East coast sometime.
    -Sri

    Srivathsa Tirumala 10:24am, 02/16/2010 #6

  7. Long Live DJ GROTHE!!! 

    Dustin 10:06am, 02/17/2010 #7

  8. I was worried when I heard the new POI podcast and no DJ Grothe, but here he is. Great podcast and as always a good interview with Richard Dawkins. I look forward to new episodes and am venturing into The Greatest Show on Earth. Great arguments made!

    Gordo 07:20pm, 02/17/2010 #8

  9. Thank you so much for another great episode!  I’m so excited about the announcement about TAM this July!  Keep up the good work! grin

    Joshua Hunt 01:39am, 02/18/2010 #9

  10. Great new layout!

    John 07:36pm, 02/20/2010 #10

  11. Great stuff. I especially like Jamie Ian Swiss’ comments. His comments about “nothing” mirror my writing for the physical therapy community.

    Barrett Dorko 09:23am, 02/21/2010 #11

  12. How is it that Prof Dawkins can be so daft when it comes to the topic of being strident? Is his approach not harsh and insistent? And with regard to the impact of his words, people have a good reason to being offended by Dawkin’s rhetoric—not simply because their cherished beliefs are being criticized (which is not a good reason for being offended), but because Dawkins is publicly mocking them! At times even calling them ignorant! (yes, even though in a perfect world it should not be an insult, as cultural norms have it, calling someone ignorant commonly offends). Maybe believers do deserve to be mocked, but Dawkins damages his credibility when he behaves so naively about the impact of his words.

    Riley 07:04pm, 02/21/2010 #12

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