1. The Retirement of Richard Dawkins: Reflections on a Stewardship

Comment #264399 by testonepatella on October 14, 2008 at 10:52 am

I find it hard to agree with this pessimistic view. I have a background in history, but have always been interested in science. Richard Dawkins has certainly helped to inform my interest and, by extension, that of family and friends who might otherwise not have developed even a meagre understanding of science. His resolve to go only where reason and intelligence lead has been a service to all humanity, even if it will probably go formally unrecognized. I join others in extending my very warmest wishes in his 'retirement' to a scientist for whom I have the greatest respect.

2. It's no wonder evangelical atheists need to shout so loud

Comment #237970 by testonepatella on August 27, 2008 at 1:19 pm

What tripe! And what, Barry Cooper, will the curious (by which, one presumes, you mean the curious theist) reply to the question "and who created the creator"?

3. Richard Dawkins, the naive professor

Comment #225894 by testonepatella on August 7, 2008 at 1:23 pm

What a disappointment, Libby Purves! I had always taken you to be a liberal, even-handed journalist and presenter worth listening to. This ill-judged verbal diarrhoea inclines me to think again. Spend some time reading Professor Dawkins' arguments and on this website before you expose yourself to the kind of ridicule you are now meriting.

4. PLEASE WRITE IN SUPPORT OF PZ MYERS

Comment #208079 by testonepatella on July 10, 2008 at 2:56 pm

I have just sent an email to President Bruininks and hope many others will too.

5. Happy Birthday, Richard Dawkins!

Comment #150640 by testonepatella on March 27, 2008 at 7:53 am

This is very late, but I am a lurker and it is only Richard's birthday that has spurred me into coming out of hiding. Happy Birthday Professor Dawkins and heartfelt thanks for providing people like me with an intellectual framework in which to anchor our disbelief. As an (almost) lone atheist in Trinidad your fantastic website is a real oasis.