Talk:Richard Dawkins
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Dawkins/Craig debate and petition.....might want to point out
It might also be worthwhile to point out that the response Craig reported goes a long way towards validating the claims that Dawkins puts publicity and notoriety above serious inquiry. Someone whose response to a debate invitation is that it "wouldn't look good on my resume" isn't exactly pursuing truth with all his might... --Benp 13:13, 24 May 2009 (EDT)
Rough Draft of Dawkins Biography
Per request. I tried to keep it as concise and factual as possible. Please feel free to make any revisions necessary, or let me know and I will.
Richard Dawkins was born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1941, the son of agriculturalist Clinton John Dawkins. Dawkins spent his early childhood in Africa, returning to England with his family when he was eight. Dawkins was raised to have religious values, and confesses that when he was young, he acknowledged the complexity of life and believed that it indicated a designer. However, during his teens, he chose to abandon this faith and embrace Darwinism instead, despite admitting that he hadn’t actually read Darwin’s works. [1], [2] Dawkins studied zoology at Oxford University, and graduated in 1962. He remained at Oxford for his doctoral work, receiving his Ph.D in 1966. From 1967-1969, Dawkins served as Assistant Professor of Zoology at Berkeley. During this time, he was, in his own words, “heavily involved” in the unrest and liberal activism for which Berkeley is notorious. [3] He returned to Oxford in 1970, and has remained there as a lecturer since. Despite this, Dawkins might have remained a relatively obscure professor if not for the publication of his first book, The Selfish Gene, in 1976. This book became a bestseller, and brought Dawkins a celebrity which he has worked to maintain with further books and lectures. In 1984, Dawkins divorced his wife of 17 years, Marian Stamp; later that same year, he married Eve Barham. Dawkins also divorced Barham, though the precise circumstances of this divorce are unclear. [4] He married science fiction actress Lalla Ward in 1992; at present, the two are still married.
--Benp 15:01, 25 May 2009 (EDT)
Richard Dawkins foundation:
I was wondering if anyone had any information about the "Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science" I think if we could get any worth while information on it that we couls add to this article might be worth it in the long run.
Cidd11
Conversion Work
It needs to be pointed out the age distribution of those who like him converted. For example if we look at [1] you will notice that most of the testimonies published are for people under 20, some are even 9 and 8 years old. There should be a section discussing the susceptibility of young people to his ideas.
- Good point. Many of them are likely to convert back as they grow older, at least if they strive to be open-minded.--Andy Schlafly 14:21, 11 October 2009 (EDT)
