By DAVE VERBONITZ - TULSAWORLD
Added: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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One of the world's most widely known atheists adopts a measured tone in his latest book, putting aside attacks on religion to produce instead a thorough explanation of how humans and other life forms are linked through evolution.

British biologist Richard Dawkins says he was compelled to write "The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution" because Charles Darwin's theory, now fact, is being forcefully — and he fears effectively — attacked by proponents of biblical creationism. He labels them "history deniers" for their refusal to accept evidence supported by straightforward science in fields such as chemistry, physics, DNA research, genetics, geology and archaeology.

Dawkins, of course, rankled many religious people in 2006 with the release of "The God Delusion," a best-seller whose title says it all. But in the opening pages of his latest book, Dawkins cites his "agreeable experience of collaboration" with the Bishop of Oxford in producing a joint 2004 article that concluded, "Nowadays there is nothing to debate. Evolution is a fact and, from a Christian perspective, one of the greatest of God's works."

Not wanting to be wrongly labeled, Dawkins adds that the good bishop wrote the last sentence, "but we agreed about all the rest of our article."
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