The interviewer is unusually well-spoken, BTW.

Let Richard talk!

@Vampified I think the ultimate trifecta would be Dawkins, Hitchens and Stephen Fry. Now that would be a team worth watching!

@ExtremeBogom I like how you think, judge individuals by their actions and not by what they believe or have in common with other people. Everyone should be like that.

Oh Dawkins... You are admirable. Such skill in aclming yourself. Would be a perfect diplomat. I even can see him have some tea with Cpt. Jean-Luc Picard.

Agreed. When Dawkins made a statement in part 4 about the Christian Doctrine he didn't change his statement at all. I don't understand why they couldn't see that he didn't change his opinion. It only takes a little bit of paying attention with a sprinkle of critical thinking.

Exactly. For example, I was convinced that I was the world's greatest lover, but my current girlfriend made me accept the fact that i'm probably only in the top 10. Very humbling!

How many times does Dawkins look to the ceiling, like he's thinking to himself: "Noooooooooo, these people are idiots!" ?

@roxasroks He's just being forthright about his point of view,it just sounds harsh because we arent used to religion being challenged in that manner.Some of us think it's time that it was,as it is used to getting all its own way un-challenged.If you go back and listen to what he said,he isnt being insulting,we're just conditioned to think that any challenge to that point of view is insulting.As he says"You can be strident about ppls politics but we're not allowed to criticise religion"

@MKRX7 I don't think that will do, because belief is a major determinant of action. The two are inseparable. Thus, it does matter what people believe and we do need to judge belief.

He didn't have to. He put himself there.

Thanks for understanding my desire for denial. I just couldn't handle the terrifying truth. ;)

But who would be the one(s) "awarding" that power? If we leave it up to the public, we'll get exactly what we have now. If we don't, we'll have an oligarchy (at best). Ah, the pitfalls of democracy... :)

Five believers against one atheist. I felt bad for them.

@dietermauer And even Dawkins seemed to struggle maintaining his polite and respectful demeanor... Quite a feat for him to have sat through this.

i think prof richard dawkins is such a daunting force for the history deniers to deal with that hey have to outnumber him on debates... to put one other scientist on his side... is to tip the scales drastically...

@anthonzi Way too often, people glorify the past to the point of making it and it's people mythical heroic and magically trouble free, when what parts of the past are best remembered is not what we have done correctly but what we've done incorrectly so that we do not repeat our mistakes.

It is a mystery to me how that last guy talking can be a famous politician in Australia. Does he really think that a freshly arrived immigrant knows the statistics of immigration?

@roxasroks ....secular side who feel just as passionately as the fanatics about my values, then that might persuade someone too!

if only the hitchslap was here

@dietermauer I miss Hitchens, but the two of them woulda ripped these guys/gals a new one.

@roxasroks As for not feeling sorry for yourself...too rigt you shouldn't, you should be angry! Angry that someone thinks they have the right to put you down and tell you that something in your nature is an abomination! There's nothing wrong with a bit of righteous anger...I dont mean hatred, just passion for a just cause!

@allthatisrealislove You could very easily do that.

@49fiori Exactly! And the sacrifice analogy of saving us. What is he saving us from? Original sin? Well, who put that there? The whole things a joke.

@Snuvs Have you ever felt that something was wrong without really being able to explain it logically? I often do, though I desperately try to find a logic and disregard the feeling if I can't. Dawkins made them see their own stupidity, which is what hurt them and made them feel like he was being disrespectful. Yet they probably felt that they're still correct, and that's ok to them. To them that feeling is more powerful than logic for some reason.

Apparently challenging faith is disrespectful.

@roxasroks Only just seen this...you're welcome!:)

Don't challenge it please please ..

@Snuvs Well maybe it's something like that.

Bloody hell that guy looks like Coetzee in every way.

Good question. I gave it a high rating because I actually like to watch idiots--it makes me feel better about myself.

Dawkins for PM

This is a little one sided. If only Hitchens had joined Richard there, it would have been a clash of epic proportions. And by that I mean a complete and utter slaughter.

@roxasroks 'I'm an atheist, so wrong.' Wrong about what? Whatever you think was directed at you, it wasnt...I was making a general point.. Also you mistake conviction for aggression...frustration maybe. But I'll have a gentle debate with anyone, that said, I will respect ppl enough to have a frank and honest discussion with them and not pull any punches if I need to.You'll never convince the dyed-in-the-wool religious types,but if someone teetering on the edge sees that there are ppl on the....

@spacerumsfeld HAHHHHAAHHAAHHAHAA

Heh-heh... probably not. But I put the blame squarely on the voters, who, as a whole, remain willfully ignorant and only tangentially involved in the political process.

@roxasroks Because you seem to be a religious apologist who is against frank and honest debate.

@roxasroks What have the Romans ever..I mean, what harm has faith ever done?

@TheDethBringer666 I think it's because he gets bored and annoyed

@dawkins75 I don't blame him. People are so stupid...

there are millions of slaves living in the world today and i thought: no way, no way. ---- well, unfortunately its real.

christians believe that because of a human sacrifice that occured to some eccentric preacher thousands of years ago, they're are washed clean as snow of anything they do in this life. (as long as they repent of course).The abducation of personal responsibility necessary for morality in our society. Why should I respect such a horrible idea? The whole thing wreaks of sadomasachism. Who but a serf would want any of this to be true? No, these people should be ridiculed and laughed at. Bravo Richard

it is insulting for human intellect to suggest god sent his son to Earth to be sacrificed for our sins, that's called scapegoating and it is disgusting

@roxasroks Dawkins is frustrated, and I can understand why. All he's doing is speaking his mind honestly, and all the faithful have to fall back on is 'that offends me'. Well the faithful need to get over themselves, as stupidity like that offends me but I just get on with things, grow up.

Look I'm an Atheist, you could even call me an anti-theist, but I just have to say this. Dawkins sits in such odd positions...

I wouldn't mind making the Rabbi scream for her god (if you know what I mean), but other than that I'm sorry to say the religious-minded don't have anything to contribute to this panel.

@RaddScorpion We aren't doing much better at the moment. But I've got to say, especially when the 2 blokes open their mouths...I'm embarrassed for you, they're like spoof/parody politicians.

Dawkins is boring. Hitchens is the man. He should be the one debating.

its really unfair dawkins is up there on his own against these egotistical ignorant maniacs, especially burke and bishop, plus the fool playing the poor-little-me/us jews.