1. Comment #366596 by robotaholic on April 19, 2009 at 12:43 pm

awesome!

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2. Comment #366600 by Metch on April 19, 2009 at 12:51 pm

Praise Dawkins! Actually, don't.. just respect him because he's brilliant.

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3. Comment #366601 by zpiff on April 19, 2009 at 12:56 pm

Nice one! It's been a few good days! And as long as Ratzi wears "the silly hat" we're in for some good PR!! :)

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4. Comment #366604 by Max of Earlobes on April 19, 2009 at 12:58 pm

Well done, Richard.

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5. Comment #366613 by Kennedyc27 on April 19, 2009 at 1:46 pm

brilliant...


indepth7.blogspot.com

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6. Comment #366615 by MaxD on April 19, 2009 at 1:57 pm

A very nice talk. One thing I like about Dawkins is that he isn't terribly canned. Hitchens gets repetitive rather quickly, but Harris and Dawkins often vary things up and keep it fresh.

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7. Comment #366616 by Chris Davis on April 19, 2009 at 1:57 pm

Cool shirt!

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8. Comment #366617 by lucascantor on April 19, 2009 at 2:04 pm

Some good new stuff here.

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9. Comment #366619 by root2squared on April 19, 2009 at 2:26 pm

Haha...loved the ending.

"NO!"

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10. Comment #366620 by kram50 on April 19, 2009 at 2:26 pm

I truly believe that the fundies will mushroom their cause into a world ending effort before critical mass gains enough strength to bring us into a major paradigm shift...I hope I'm wrong!!

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11. Comment #366622 by Diacanu on April 19, 2009 at 2:37 pm

kram50-

So long as there's life, there's hope.

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12. Comment #366623 by toomanytribbles on April 19, 2009 at 2:40 pm

highly interesting.... and what an ending:

NO!

thank you, richard!

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13. Comment #366624 by Amnis73 on April 19, 2009 at 2:40 pm

Damn, Chris Davis you beat me to it!

Yet again, Professor Dawkins is a breath of fresh air.

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14. Comment #366626 by Wosret on April 19, 2009 at 2:41 pm

Now that he is retired, I wonder if he dresses like he is on vacation everyday!

This was a great lecture, it had some fresh stuff, which I love to see. Wish they had more time for questions though.

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15. Comment #366631 by NewEnglandBob on April 19, 2009 at 2:55 pm

Too bad he had to eliminate his part 4 discussion and cut short the Q & A. Another hour would have been fantastic.

It seems that RD is basing his 'belief' (his word) on the level of non-theistic sentiment in the US on personal observation. I also wish that there is at least a significant minority of people who are not theistic, but I have not seen studies with data to back it up. Can anyone point to such studies?

UPDATE: another thread "The Silent Minority" addresses this.

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16. Comment #366645 by kram50 on April 19, 2009 at 3:26 pm

Diacanu

I hope I,m still around to see how it all turns out! In the meantime, I have this overwhelming urge to fast forward everything by shaking the delusion out of "the deluted". I find it very frustrating to witness, nonstop, the ignorance of people in the position of influence and leadership, like Bush and Blair,...I can't remember where I saw this lately, but the stats show that I.Q. goes down as the intensity of belief goes up. Well, take that for what it's worth.

I would be very happy to see someone who is a non-believer run for president of the U.S., and, engage in a highly knowledgable run for office...answering all the questions, showing all the evidence, bringing the secular cause to a new level. Ya, I know the chances of getting elected, but I think it is needed in a big way. Maybe the critical mass will get a big bust.

Good job by Richard as usual.

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17. Comment #366649 by jonathanlman on April 19, 2009 at 3:30 pm

I love it! I live in Atlanta too, I wish I would've known about this. Next time!

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18. Comment #366656 by Rawhard Dickins on April 19, 2009 at 3:47 pm

The universe is a sub-atomic particle.





..but don't tell anyone.

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19. Comment #366669 by anthonzi on April 19, 2009 at 3:59 pm

The Quicktime host is, uh, extremely slow...

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20. Comment #366674 by HandyGeek on April 19, 2009 at 4:13 pm

"The Quicktime host is, uh, extremely slow..."

Same here. I'm about to give up on it and just watch the YouTube version.

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21. Comment #366675 by Tzsak on April 19, 2009 at 4:14 pm

Watched the first part, very entertaining~

Thanks for the upload.

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22. Comment #366676 by Animavore on April 19, 2009 at 4:14 pm

Love the shirt.

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23. Comment #366687 by Animavore on April 19, 2009 at 4:59 pm

I'm much further into it now.
I'm glad to see he elucidated what really went on with his debate with Lennox.
I knew that Mel one was up to something.

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24. Comment #366692 by Tack on April 19, 2009 at 5:10 pm

media.richarddawkins.net isn't responding for me at all. :(

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25. Comment #366703 by huzonfurst on April 19, 2009 at 5:52 pm

I said it before:

What's the opposite of Einstein£

Ben Stein!

PS: He wore the same shirt in Phoenix during the Origins Symposium on April 6th, and apologized for the informality by explaining that he rarely has the chance to wear it in the weather typically found back in the U.K.

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26. Comment #366705 by lvpl78 on April 19, 2009 at 5:56 pm

John Lennox has once again displayed that strange dichotomy of the religious. Namely the willingness to distort the truth, or in this case to simply tell lies, despite it being a deadly sin.

That's the kind of split brain feat that puzzles me. If he really believes this stuff, why be so ready to knowingly tell falsehoods. Sort makes you think he doesn't believe it himself. It really is strange.

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27. Comment #366708 by Mark Jones on April 19, 2009 at 6:02 pm

Good talk, and interesting stuff about the abominable Lennox and Phillips.

edited for wrong Melanie!

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28. Comment #366709 by Squigit on April 19, 2009 at 6:03 pm

LOVE the ending! "NO!" Simple, easy to understand...what's better than that! But seriously, did no one film the entire "Purpose of Purpose" lecture from OU?

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29. Comment #366712 by Fuzzy Duck on April 19, 2009 at 6:20 pm

Terrific lecture! Well done, Dr. Dawkins.

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30. Comment #366713 by semper ad meliora on April 19, 2009 at 6:22 pm

Thanks for uploading. I've been looking forward to another video like this. Loved his response at the end, "NO!"

I especially liked the quote mining bit. I expected more from Lennox when I listened to that debate. I couldn't believe he would actually quote Acts 17:31. How does referring to the resurrection of Christ help him win a debate with Dawkins? Was that supposed to prove God's existence?

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31. Comment #366719 by RationalFreeThinker on April 19, 2009 at 6:52 pm

I live in Atlanta and was present at this years 35th Annual American Atheists Convention - and was thrilled to hear Professor Dawkins speak at this event.

Unfortunately, those lucky few who had a chance to ask Professor Dawkins a question (in Part 4) didn't seem quite up to the intellectual challenge. The questions were mostly preambles (i.e. speeches) or completely off topic. Not one was worthwhile, IMHO.

To have squandered an opportunity to ask Professor Dawkins a meaningful question was painful to hear and very embarrassing.

Many thanks to Josh Timonen (and the RDF) for keeping up this website and providing intelligent content.

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32. Comment #366720 by dpicts on April 19, 2009 at 6:54 pm

I can't get to the Quicktime version either... I guess we killed the Server... Oh well. I got the hear it in person so I can wait a bit to hear it again.
Were the other speakers on Saturday recorded by RDF, and will they be made available?

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33. Comment #366724 by Stardragon1955 on April 19, 2009 at 7:06 pm

I just finished watching the "God Strikes Back" episodes. Excellent as always.
I find myself coming away quite often from these series totally frustrated feeling there must be more we can do to turn around the tide of creationist idiots from spewing their harmful nonsense.
Is it that they can’t fully let go of all their childhood myths? Is it they simply do not have the mental faculties to allow them to see reality? Is it that they are so biased their minds will forever be closed? What is it about these people that keep them in defiance of the obvious? So many questions, so few answers. That’s the crux of my frustration.

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34. Comment #366726 by Koldtoft on April 19, 2009 at 7:14 pm

Wounderfull

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35. Comment #366727 by dougie on April 19, 2009 at 7:17 pm

(SIR) Richard,once again displaying totally awesome stuff. R.D. gets more potent as he ages.His exploitation on quote miming was excellent....I only wish we could watch R.D. and all the FOUR HORSEMAN at work everyday...but that would be asking too much , as we all need time off...I will be creating ANOTHER petition on number ten downing street for R.D. to be knighted...Personally I think R.D. should be the leader of the world ,..but we know he would never take the job.....

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36. Comment #366730 by Gregg Townsend on April 19, 2009 at 7:38 pm

Very witty. Great talk Richard.

On a personal note, following is a link where you can buy a proper quality shirt that features patterns that line up at the button strip.

Tommy Bahama Store

*duck and run*

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37. Comment #366732 by bentleyd on April 19, 2009 at 7:42 pm

Grrrr! I wanted to hear part 4! Surely Richard would be the major draw and keynote speaker at any Atheist convention. Why would they cut him off?!?

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38. Comment #366733 by Gnomeyhead on April 19, 2009 at 7:47 pm

Wow, Dawkins' shirt was a big sensation! Wasn't it?!

Loved seeing you in person Richard! <3!!!!!

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39. Comment #366735 by tsacrey on April 19, 2009 at 7:53 pm

Hey everyone, just wanted to say that I loved that video and that I would give anything to have RD come to St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada for a talk. We have a University here that would serve perfectly as a venue and then I could die a much happier person...perhaps I will contact the university myself to try to get them to invite him to speak. Pretty please, Richard???

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40. Comment #366736 by Ed-words on April 19, 2009 at 7:57 pm

Signs of hope in the U.S.

27% of poll respondents DON'T want a religious funeral.

And a Trinity College poll counted 70% as believing in God.Doesn't that raise the
non- and unsure- believer to 30% from
the reported 15%? (easy math)

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41. Comment #366738 by JonLynnHarvey on April 19, 2009 at 8:01 pm

In light of the comment

While I'm certain that Richard's use of the footage in his talk fully qualifies as "Fair Use" under US copyright law, we're going to play it safe and keep the Expelled footage out of our youtube version, since youtube is notorious for removing accounts (and all of a user's videos) and then (maybe) considering whether the copyright infringement claim was justified later

it may be worth noting that James Randi Foundation's channel is back online at "http://www.youtube.com/JamesRandiFoundation" as of April 3rd. As with many previous account suspensions, it was complaints over copyright violation, and the JRF removed the offending videos.

According to the JRF website

As you can see, no one was attacking us, and no one acted unfairly - the complainants were within their rights, and YouTube acted according to their rules. In fact, when we started conversing with one of the complainants and with YouTube, everyone acted in a civilized and even friendly manner. The matter was resolved quickly and, I think, to everyone's satisfaction.

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42. Comment #366741 by admin on April 19, 2009 at 8:18 pm

The 'Purpose of Purpose' talk will be posted soon.

I will also be posting Andy Thomson's talk from the AA conference. Unfortunately those are the only two that I filmed, but I think the rest will be available on DVD through AA. They had a separate filming setup.

Josh

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43. Comment #366742 by manzalawy7 on April 19, 2009 at 8:24 pm

Hahahaha great ending!!!

Keep the fight strong Richard!

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44. Comment #366745 by Fuller on April 19, 2009 at 8:40 pm

That was terrific, it was over too quickly and left me wanting more. What great fun.

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45. Comment #366747 by Rational_G on April 19, 2009 at 8:54 pm

Dawkins is awesome!

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46. Comment #366748 by Quine on April 19, 2009 at 9:00 pm

Terrific presentation!

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47. Comment #366749 by Gnomeyhead on April 19, 2009 at 9:21 pm

@ comment 15 by Wosret:

He wore a very nice suit the day before his speech.

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48. Comment #366750 by leehrin56 on April 19, 2009 at 9:22 pm

Again, Dr. Dawkins is my hero!
this makes my day a lot happier.

I really wish I could be there, what a wonderful privilege...!

Thanks for the upload :)

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49. Comment #366756 by Delsolar16 on April 19, 2009 at 9:58 pm

We always complain about the creationists not understanding what a scientific theory is, especially with regards to evolution, but it is our lack of consistency in how we use the word that contributes to their misunderstanding. The idea that this universe is simply a bubble in a large foam of other universe bubbles is a not theory. It is simply a thought. This isn't the first time Dawkins has done this. When so many scientists throw the word around indiscriminately it is no wonder there is such a misunderstanding.

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50. Comment #366757 by Gnomeyhead on April 19, 2009 at 10:13 pm

For anyone else at the convention...it was pretty humid in that hotel wasn't it? *shakes fist at Georgia's humidity*

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