Dawkins, Creationists, and books
I don’t think they [creationists] read books anyway, except for one book. It’s aimed at the intelligent layperson who does read books and who vaguely knows a little bit about evolution…
So says Richard Dawkins, author of The Greatest Show on Earth, in a Salon interview.
Hmmm. Let’s see.
I’m a creationist (of the Old Earth variety) and, while I don’t consider myself well read, I have read The Origin of Species, Finding Darwin’s God, Tower of Babel, Night Comes to the Cretaceous, Rare Earth, The Elegant Universe, The Fabric of the Cosmos, and A Brief History of Time, just to name a few books from the non-creationist book bin.
It can’t be this easy.
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Here you go;
“Doesn’t that make it difficult for a creationist to read this book without feeling insulted? Won’t that hurt your goal?
No, I’m not really aiming it at creationists. I don’t think they read books anyway, except for one book. It’s aimed at the intelligent layperson who does read books and who vaguely knows a little bit about evolution and who vaguely knows that there are creationists and maybe even vaguely thinks that he’s a creationist himself, but who is curious and wants to know the evidence.
It’s just that the evidence is so enthralling, it’s so exciting. It is so wonderful that here we are on this planet and we understand why we’re here. And it’s just a sort of ecstatic feeling to understand why you exist, and I want to share that feeling with other people.”
It’s a good read. Why not read it then talk about the evidence?
Regards,
Psi
Hi Psi,
I believe the point was that Dawkins was making a general statement about creationists. Of course, he might be correct (that creationists – in general – don’t read books), but I know that I am not alone (amongst creationists) in that I have read more than just one book.
As for his book… perhaps, someday.
Regards,
Rusty