Eurynomus Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 I haven't paid much attention to Dawkins -- but I've seen his name come up a few times on the forum. So, I thought there MIGHT be some interest in this : http://richarddawkins.net/home He's going on The Factor on April 23. I can only imagine how that will go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolboxnj Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 That sounds excellent. Thank you for the heads up. Too bad because 7 minutes on O'Reilly isn't enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurynomus Posted April 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 It's true, I wish they would do the whole show. Does anybody know if these things are available online after they are aired? I don't have a TV in my dorm room... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wrath Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 I'm looking forward to it. O'Reilly shouldn't be too bad...I watched the videos of him and Sam Harris, and he didn't seem like too much of a jerk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychotrope Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 It's true, I wish they would do the whole show. Does anybody know if these things are available online after they are aired? I don't have a TV in my dorm room... You should be able to find the segment on YouTube or Google Video after it's aired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurynomus Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Right, thanks. ... so FoxNews doesn't have any copyrights that will prevent the clip from being shown on those sites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimpy Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Right, thanks. ... so FoxNews doesn't have any copyrights that will prevent the clip from being shown on those sites? Yeah, it does. But it's really hard to control sites like YouTube. They do have people going around deleting accounts of those who post copyrighted videos, but the job is immense, considering how many users YouTube has. It is likely that a clip from O'Reilly will get overlooked for some of the more popular videos, such as those of American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Lost, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurynomus Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 ahhh gotcha -- because I always come across videos that have been deleted on YouTube due to copyright infringements... RIP Chronic(what)cles of Narnia... But you're probably right about the O'Reilly thing-- and it just occured to me that maybe Dawkins will post it on his website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wrath Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 That was a complete let-down. Too short, Dawkins looked pissed the whole time, and O'Reilly's arguments were the things I'd expect to read on a fundy messageboard. If I'd realize they were just going to have a 4 minute debate on the existence of God, I wouldn't have bothered to watch...I thought it was gonna be about the rise of atheism or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimpy Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 This is the first time I've heard Richard Dawkins speak. I've never read any of his work either. I liked him. He was polite and he defended himself well. O'Reilly made himself look very idiotic: "It's true for me!" Dawkin's look of amusement to that comment was priceless after he explained that something can either be true or not and O'Reilly responded, "No, no!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wrath Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I normally find the many accusations leveled at O'Reilly to be either unfounded or exaggerated, but this time I won't defend him. He isn't really as prone to interrupt his guests as people like to think he is, but this time he seriously didn't let Dawkins finish a complete thought. As far as his arguments being idiotic...well, they certainly sound that way to me but, in truth, they aren't any different from what most Christians would say. I wish Dawkins had been a bit less polite and a little more confrontational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaszloWalrus Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Here's the clip: http://youtube.com/watch?v=wECRvNRquvI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurynomus Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 No, it wasn't quite as exciting as I had hoped it would be. I have only watched O'Reilly a few times, so I don't know everything there is to know about him, but from what I have heard of the guy, his arguments against Dawkins were just as poor as I expected them to be... Although, doesn't O'Reilly have somewhat of a reputation for going nuts with these conversations? He seemed pretty reserved, and he even gave Dawkins a nod at the end, saying that his book was fascinating, or something like that... Obviously that's expected professional courtesy for a talk show host, but from what I have heard about O'Reilly, he usually doesn't give in to things like that.. And I was surprised to see Dawkins so calm, cool, and collected... but then again, the only other clip I have seen of the man is from that interview he did with Ted Haggard, where he was almost yelling at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolboxnj Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 (edited) Yea, was a let down. It was the watered-down interview I was fearing. O'Reilly used the usual conservative message board tactics with the bringing up Mao, Stalin, etc. Edited April 24, 2007 by Toolboxnj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychotrope Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 I highly recommend searching for "Richard Dawkins" on Google video. You can find hours of his excellent lectures, appearances, and mini-debates on talkshows. Plus you can check out his documentary "Root of all evil" which aired in UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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