1. Richard Dawkins at the Edinburgh Book Festival

Comment #66086 by JeanB on August 28, 2007 at 1:54 pm

You're right, Veronique - Muriel Gray was aggressive, over the top and an acolyte - but you're saying that's all right because she kept the irreligious bent going? She was supposed to be the chairperson of the gathering at the book festival. If religious people were to say that an anti-atheist chairman was aggressive and over the top and an acolyte but it was OK because they kept the religious bent going, you'd have slaughtered them. The end doesn't justify the means, whether it's by religious people or atheists.

2. Richard Dawkins at the Edinburgh Book Festival

Comment #65897 by JeanB on August 27, 2007 at 9:39 am

Having listened carefully to the audio, I have to say that the writer of the Herald article is right about the event. Having that giggling, fawning woman in the chair was not actually a help to Richard, and it leaves a bad taste.

3. Richard Dawkins at the Edinburgh Book Festival

Comment #65853 by JeanB on August 27, 2007 at 6:00 am

Sounds as if not everyone was thrilled at Richard's visit - see the Herald newspaper -
http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/features/display.var.1644757.0.0.php#comments