Dawkins interview

Here’s a good interview with the “Commander in Chief” discussing The God Delusion. It’s a nice one because the interviewer is not your usual Christian or “comedian”, but an apparently open-minded and courteous young man asking relatively sensible questions…

The following review from the site also reflects my own position well:

“As someone who actually read The God Delusion I thank you for interviewing Dr. Dawkins. It is so refreshing to hear him speak. The various religious cults have no foundation for their faith other than books written by dry and bitter old men who stole most of their stories from other cultures or made up some of the most sadistic and fanciful tales written.

The intolerance and bigotry is astounding, not to mention the cancerous commandment to spread it. The Jesus story also tells everyone to disown his family and sell all possessions to follow him. Funny how the wealthy don’t seem to do this. The only reason Christianity toned down its murderous side was because of the events of the Enlightenment and the U.S. constitution which forced the different sects to live with each other under civil laws. The real U.S. citizens have had to constantly battle the theocrats ever since to keep religion out of our federal, state and local governments.

If we lose that struggle, if the theocrats ever win the day, we will see streets of blood and gore that the world has never seen. Why? because they will begin the war amongst themselves to see which sect will dominate and will further carry it abroad. I personally do not relish seeing my hometown look like Bagdad [sic] or worse.

I don’t believe in Zeus, Ra, Odin, Thor, faries, trolls, demons, or any supernatural entities ever invented by the mind of a very imagnative person. As a rational and reasonable person I know I have only this life to live and I want to enjoy it and help others to enjoy their lives. I am not afraid of dying and there being nothing after. Actually it is more comforting to know that when it is over, it is over. It makes me cherish every day I do have so much more and I can fill my days with joy and get my good feelings by being helpful and nice to others just because it is the nice thing to do and it makes me smile to see other smile.

I would never do harm to another except in self-defense because I KNOW that the life they have is the only one they will ever get and I cherish it for them. I also suggest reading Carl Sagan’s The Demon Haunted World. Great books both and many more are available on really good science. Read, read and read and read more.”

11/4/2007 11:58:05 AM LovingLife