Battle of the Oxford heavyweights over evolution turns into a bit of a love-up. Adam Rutherford keeps score
It's not often you see two heavyweights limbering up for a prize fight among the dinosaurs of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Even rarer when the warm-up is set to the strains of Haydn.
Last night Richard Dawkins and Lord Harries of Pentregarth (formerly Bishop of Oxford) did just that. They revisited the great evolution debate between Thomas Huxley (who was representing a poorly Darwin) and Bishop Samuel Wilberforce in the same location in 1860. Both claimed victory, though the consensus is that Huxley won on points.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/feb/13/dawkins-harries-debate
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Trancecoachsays...You know, just once, I'd like to see Dawkins take on the opposing view in a debate. I'm sure he has a keen sense of all the talking points and perhaps even those that would sway him personally. Just once, I'd like to see Dawkins debate in favor of a Creator. Whether he believes it or not. I think it'd be far more interesting and entertaining than the present predictable fare.
Lolthiensays...Actually I rather agree. He is rather rabid about it.. and honestly, everyone knows the people who believe in the Creation story as literal truth aren't really interested in logical debate and conversation, just as Dawkins isn't interested in a dissertation on how many leaves it took to cover Adam's junk.
8727says...he has been swaying minds in a big way, regardless of the fundamentalists..
the Q&As are usually the most interesting parts of these, i'd just prefer them to start talks with them and flow from there.
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