“Ladies and Gentleman, the captain has just switched on the seatbelt sign in anticipation of upcoming moderate turbulence.” A string of words never followed by a cheery, “enjoy it!” When the bumps start I instinctively look out the window, just to make sure the wings are still there. I’m suddenly rudely aware of the extent that I’m not in control. …
The Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins has a new book. ‘Darwin’s Rottweiler‘ has now turned his attention to children, writing a book for them essentially promoting his worldview – a materialistic, godless yet dazzling world. There have been many objections to the recent works of Professor Dawkins, and now this, from Colin Tudge who picks apart some of the weaker arguments of this book: …