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Richard Dawkins to Appear on Doctor Who

Ravalox writes "In an interview with The Independent, current curator of the Doctor Who legacy Russell T. Davis announced that distinguished evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins would be making an appearance in the new season of Doctor Who. To quote Davies: 'People were falling at his feet ... We've had Kylie Minogue on that set, but it was Dawkins people were worshipping.' Dawkins is the author of many best-selling non-fiction books, from The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker to The God Delusion, and a renowned advocate of both Darwin's evolutionary theory and the merits of atheism."

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  1. And by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    He is going to be holding a toilet plunger and be shouting "Exterminate!! Exterminate the believer!!"

  2. Richard Dawkins + Time Machine by Centurix · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dr Who: Richard, what are you doing with that fish, duct tape and four lizard legs?
    Dawkins: What, you think evolution *just happened*?

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    1. Re:Richard Dawkins + Time Machine by Centurix · · Score: 4, Funny

      Dr Who: Wait, where did you get duct tape and four lizard legs? This is like a gajillion BC.
      Dawkins: I brought the legs with me, I found the duct tape here. Who knew?

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  3. Put Simply by mcsporran · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is no god, and Dawkins is his prophet.

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    1. Re:Put Simply by gbobeck · · Score: 3, Funny

      There is no god, and Dawkins is his prophet.


      Allow me to /.ize that for you...

      Step 1: There is no god.
      Step 2: ???
      Step 3: Prophet (Dawkins)!!!!
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  4. Realignment of priorities is in order by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 5, Funny

    We've had Kylie Minogue on that set, but it was Dawkins people were worshipping.

    Kylie Minogue was on the set and people were chasing Richard Dawkins??? Wow, that show really IS for geeks.

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  5. Re:Dawkins may may a renowned evolutionary biologi by TurinPT · · Score: 5, Funny

    Agree with the message above, priest/xaman/rabi is the only job where your boss doesn't exist.

  6. Drs. Who, Watt and Hu [0uttake] by atrocious+cowpat · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dr. Who: Where's Dr Watt? And I also need Dr. Hu right here real soon!
    Dr. Watt: I'm here, and I can see Dr. Hu coming over there.
    Dr. Hu: Whew, I really had to run fast! Hi, Dr. Watt, glad to see you. What's up, Dr. Who?
    Dr. Who: I'll tell you in a minute, but first let me say how glad I am that this did not disintintegrate into some sophomoric cavalcade of misuderstood names.
    Dr. Hu and Dr Watt: Say no more, we've all been there...

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  7. What's the plot? by seanellis · · Score: 3, Funny

    Doctor: I will defeat you Credulons!
    Credulon leader: I have faith we will prevail!
    Doctor: (smugly) Meet my secret weapon - the Professor.
    Dawkins: Hello.
    Credulons: No! The skepticism! I'm melting!
    Dawkins: That was simple. Now, how does this TARDIS thing work, exactly?
    Doctor: No! The skepticism! I'm melting!
    Dawkins: Oops. Time for a new title.

    Close Credits, including "Next Week on Professor Who..."

  8. Re:Atheists, Come Out! by Alsee · · Score: 3, Funny

    Have we ever done a poll on religious beliefs on Slashdot?

    Cowboy Neil won.

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  9. H2G2 by FrostedWheat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dawkins is the author of many best-selling non-fiction books, from The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker to The God Delusion,...

    ... and Who is this God Person Anyway?

  10. Re:Atheists, Come Out! by bladesjester · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can picture that poll =]

    Celing Cat
    Basement Cat
    Flying Spaghetti Monster
    Discordian
    Subgenius
    Cowboy Neal

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  11. Re:Dawkins may may a renowned evolutionary biologi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    > the universe was created by a tea pot orbiting Venus

    don't they call that Scientology?

  12. Re: Dawkins as an Aignostic. by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just so you'll know, "aig-" is the Greek stem for "goat", and "nos-" for "disease". An aignostic would be someone with goat disease.

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  13. Re:Big Deal by MrMr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everybody has already been on South park

  14. Re:Not the first member in his family... by hey! · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually, it doesn't.

    It's a much more plausible that Dawkins is an extraterrestrial named Oolon Colluphid who stole her from Tom Baker at a cast party by saying, "Hey, doll, is this guy boring you? Why don't you talk to me? I'm from another planet."

    I mean, it could have happened, and Douglas Adams could have been there to see it. They say that writers, after all, should write what they know, although I have to admit the exact opposite seems to work for Dan Brown. Still, by a kind of figure/ground reversal trick you can see the outlines of what Dan Brown knows in the text of The DaVinci Code, provided you have a magnifying glass handy.

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