Review of The Greatest Show on Earth

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Review of The Greatest Show on Earth

#1  Postby Igakusei » Oct 04, 2011 12:41 am

One of my creationist friends recently finished reading Dawkins' TGSoE, and posted a lengthy review of his thoughts on Amazon. While I obviously don't agree with his conclusions, it's refreshing to see that he is at least putting some serious thought into it. I'm a medical student, but my knowledge of evolutionary biology is mostly limited to two classes in undergrad and a few of the books that he has also probably read, so I thought that some of you guys might be better equipped than me to tackle some of his reservations. I'll certainly have plenty to say myself when I have more time, but have at it yourselves if you'd like.

http://www.amazon.com/review/RBDC1IDXA3U0B

Just considering the amount of time he put into the review, please be respectful if you're going to comment. He reacts better to calm, rational arguments than to people yelling at him for being stupid.
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#2  Postby Shrunk » Oct 04, 2011 1:06 am

The most appropriate response is to yelll at him for being stupid.
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#3  Postby Onyx8 » Oct 04, 2011 1:15 am

:lol: :lol:

It's the standard list of fallacies.
The problem with fantasies is you can't really insist that everyone else believes in yours, the other problem with fantasies is that most believers of fantasies eventually get around to doing exactly that.
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