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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."
Douglas Adams wrote a couple of episodes for the old show. He didn't write the entire show.
I would like to say (from a monotheist perspective) that I'm sorry for all the wrong done (past, present, and future) in the name of Christ. I'm appalled at some of the comments made here on /. How do you justify the stereotypical remarks about Islam and Christianity that are posted without regards to the feelings of the readers? It's no better than the unintelligent comments posted on YouTube. I *thought* the /. community was above this level from an intellectual perspective? If someone made a comment "all Spanish people are bums" it would be viewed as insensitive and untrue. Just because you don't believe in something does not give you the right to speak half-truths about the subject. The Christians that I know don't go around bashing homosexuals, atheists, agnostics, etc... It's quite the opposite, we are sympatric towards those who don't understand/believe. Yet, 9 out of 10 times when I read these postings it paints the picture that monotheist believers are intellectual inferior to those who don't believe in a supreme creator. Why is this? Is the following man blinded by the "Fairy Tale"? http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/03/collins.commentary/index.html