1. A Bunch of Monkeys

Comment #39369 by rusure on May 10, 2007 at 12:28 pm

In my crabby irritation with earlier posters (Sorry! I'm getting old and my capacity for sympathy is running out), I failed to take account of a preceding post before barging in with my own minor contribution. This was rude of me. Paul Caira said: "We're not JUST a bunch of chemicals, we are exactly the kind of bunch of chemicals which went to the moon, wrote Shakespeare's plays, the symphonies of Mozart, and are capable of deep and complex emotions and thoughts... It's just that that doesn't mean there's a God." Exactly. Exactly. Thank goodness for people like you. I whinged but you hit the nail on the head. I take my hat off to you.

2. A Bunch of Monkeys

Comment #39168 by rusure on May 10, 2007 at 5:50 am

Sorry, guys (American usage), but I'm afraid I found this video cringe-inducingly lightweight. It seems to be aimed at people with a mental age of about 12. "Forget intellectual tomes - this says it all." "It's the executive summary of Dawkins' The God Delusion and Sagan's Pale Blue Dot." I hope you're wrong. I really do. Because if you're right, we're in deep trouble. I've been an atheist for over thirty years now, so don't feel the need to read "The God Delusion" and the rest. However, like most people, I've seen Richard Dawkins on TV numerous times and heard him numerous times on the radio, and there's no doubt that his intellect soars way way above this flat-footed stuff. And you tell us that this minor piece "has won many awards". If I were a believer, I'd be inclined to say "God help us!"