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I know Dawkins finds the alien hypothesis more likely than divine intervention, but I don't think he takes either seriously.
__________________ "There is evidence for evolution, gobs and gobs of it. It is not just speculation or a faith choice or an assumption or a religion. It is a productive framework for lots of biological research, and it has amazing explanatory power. There is no conspiracy to hide the truth about the failure of evolution. There has really been no failure of evolution as a scientific theory. It works, and it works well." -- creation scientist Dr. Todd Wood
__________________ "There is evidence for evolution, gobs and gobs of it. It is not just speculation or a faith choice or an assumption or a religion. It is a productive framework for lots of biological research, and it has amazing explanatory power. There is no conspiracy to hide the truth about the failure of evolution. There has really been no failure of evolution as a scientific theory. It works, and it works well." -- creation scientist Dr. Todd Wood
You guys do realize this video is pure sarcasm, right?
Really? I feel so burned. Being a religious person, I guess I'm just so used to accepting what I hear without thinking, I thought for sure it was a legitimate video.
__________________ "The Bible does not lend any moral support to natural selection...Ergo, natural selection is not a process that human beings should support." - SkyWriting
I know Dawkins finds the alien hypothesis more likely than divine intervention, but I don't think he takes either seriously.
I know he doesn't take it seriously, he said so at the American Atheists '09 thingy. He was commenting on quote mining and he used his clip from Expelled as an example. He said that when he was asked about being created (I forget the exact question) he was basically trying to go out on a limb to give it the tiniest chance he could, and aliens was the best he could do, and he made it clear that it's not what he believes. He was just trying to be nice...
__________________ "The Bible does not lend any moral support to natural selection...Ergo, natural selection is not a process that human beings should support." - SkyWriting
I haven't changed his outfit since July 4th. I need to dress him in his Halloween finery.
Originally Posted by Chesterton
Well it's what he's said. He said it's an "intriguing possibility".
See Phil's post.
__________________ (The Library of Alexandria) questioned the permanence of the stars, but did not question the justice of slavery - Carl Sagan in Cosmos
I know he doesn't take it seriously, he said so at the American Atheists '09 thingy. He was commenting on quote mining and he used his clip from Expelled as an example. He said that when he was asked about being created (I forget the exact question) he was basically trying to go out on a limb to give it the tiniest chance he could, and aliens was the best he could do, and he made it clear that it's not what he believes. He was just trying to be nice...
After the movie came out he's written and spoken about it trying to distance himself from what he said because people mildly freaked out that he said it. But I don't see why he sees the need to take back what he said. If a-biogenesis is a legitmate idea then alien-biogenesis is equally legitimate.
But, Dawkins publicly making a fool of himself for the sake of being nice? Ho ho, that's rich. I think panspermia itself is more probable than that.
You can listen and decide for yourself. Quoting or quote-mining? (Ignore the over-zealous clip title.)
After the movie came out he's written and spoken about it trying to distance himself from what he said because people mildly freaked out that he said it. But I don't see why he sees the need to take back what he said. If a-biogenesis is a legitmate idea then alien-biogenesis is equally legitimate.
But, Dawkins publicly making a fool of himself for the sake of being nice? Ho ho, that's rich. I think panspermia itself is more probable than that.
You can listen and decide for yourself. Quoting or quote-mining? (Ignore the over-zealous clip title.)
__________________ "The Bible does not lend any moral support to natural selection...Ergo, natural selection is not a process that human beings should support." - SkyWriting
I haven't changed his outfit since July 4th. I need to dress him in his Halloween finery. 
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