Atheist leader Richard Dawkins stumped by creationist's question?

Question

I have done a lot of research and I have found that despite lots of rhetoric from atheist leader Richard Dawkins, he has been exposed on a number of occasions. Obviously there was the interview with Ben Stein, in which he sidetracked the issue of creation and began talking about little green men.

Here is another example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaKryi3605g

Dawkins was asked a serious, legitimate question about evolution and he could not answer. He suddenly stopped the interview and changed the question. How can we take atheism seriously when the most famous atheist on the planet cannot answer a simple creationist's question?

Answer 1

This is simple, how can anyone take religion seriously since they can't show god see this below



Does Any God, Satan or Devil exist? Hypotheses



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Understanding: Anything that can be asserted with little or no evidence can be dismissed just as easily, so the extraordinary claims made by deist would require extraordinary evidences for which religion cannot supply. Therefore, evidence for the existence of god is dismissed with any simple test such as the one that follows.



Remember: Some religious books will state that the believers can not or should not test their god or the devil for that mater. So, if someone believes in god then he or she would be forbidden from testing god. Since (Atheist, Non-Believers or believers from other religions) do not believe in your god then they of course are free to test said god and show statistical truth behind blind belief in said god.



1. Important Note: There is nothing that states anywhere in the world that we can not test the Satan or Devil, which is generally categorized as having similar omnipotence as god.

2. God and devil are two dependent deities, if we show one does not exist then the other does not exist.



Hypothesis: Does any God Exist? Data Collection and Test:



This test will show either the gods/devils are not as powerful as claimed or they do not exist at all, in either case they do not deserve anyones worship.



Here is a simple god/devil test



1. God you will post on every Forum, Blog, FAQ and Yahoo Answers Category on the Internet in exactly 30 seconds (GMT) after this post has been made. You will post worldwide and your post will state the following:

"I am god, I exist"

A) In every Forum, Blog, FAQ and Yahoo Answers Category must have the same exact time stamp based on human time (GMT).



2. Devil or Satan you will post on every Forum, Blog, FAQ and Yahoo Answers Category on the Internet in exactly 30 seconds (GMT) after this post has been made. You will post world wide and your post will state the following:

"I am devil, I exist"

A) In every Forum, Blog, FAQ and Yahoo Answers Category must have the same exact time stamp based on human time (GMT).



We now have a working theory known as the God does not exist theory.



**We have shown that no God of any kind exists!

**We have shown that no Devil or Satan of any kind exists and established that God and Devils are mutually inclusive, so if one does not exist then the other does not exist.



Thanks for asking such a wonderful question that we all can learn from and even get a little science in too, but the answer seems to be No

Answer 2

Richard Dawkins Stumped

Answer 3

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RE:

Atheist leader Richard Dawkins stumped by creationist's question?

I have done a lot of research and I have found that despite lots of rhetoric from atheist leader Richard Dawkins, he has been exposed on a number of occasions. Obviously there was the interview with Ben Stein, in which he sidetracked the issue of creation and began talking about little green...

Answer 4

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I have seen the video in question and from what I recall reading afterwards it was not a hoax, but when you say that he was "stumped" you are referring to an 11 second pause while he thought about a question. Keep in mind that no matter how much of an expert you are, some question merit some thought before giving a detailed response. This was a topic he had spend a hundred pages addressing in his book and so naturally he wanted to make sure he was giving a clear and concise answer. Moreover, this is a big question that many creationists ask and being something of an atheistic flag bearer, Dawkings most likely was making sure his reasoning was thorough before speaking.

Answer 5

Richard Dawkins is a human being and not the sole face of evolution. Just because someone can't answer a question about evolution does not automatically mean that creationism must be correct. Creationism, like evolution, was created by man and therefore both arguments could be entirely wrong. Evolution, however, has proof and evidence behind it. Creationism, on the other hand, is based on faith and no hard data. If everything here can be explained by science, why do we need to involve a Creator in the mix? Whatever, who knows.

Answer 6

Mr. Richard Dawkin's is not the atheists leader. He is someone that is admired by a few atheists and non atheists. Your eagerness to take on atheists is uncalled for. I suggest you take the opportunity to challenge individuals that ruffle your feathers on at the very moment they do and stop wasting a nickel and reputation with staleness and petty spite which makes you come off as unhinged.



Here is a hoaxed exposed:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uz1CiDDIq4&feature=related

Answer 7

Did everybody except me understand the question that woman asked of Richard Dawkins? I don't get it. I can't imagine that everyone understood the question, but everyone has something to say about the interchange. oh, well, maybe I am the only person who didn't understand it....



But I certainly agree with everyone who said that just because someone doesn't know everything that exposes him as a fraud or something. Silly.

Answer 8

If evolution were proven false in any particular, it wouldn't prove the existence of God. If creation were proven, it wouldn't prove the existence of God. That Richard Dawkins didn't answer a question about evolution is irrelevant. The question remains- what evidence is there that God exists? As I said, if anything were ever proven to have been created, it would not prove that God was the creator, a fact that seems to escape the attention of most creationists. Thus, the whole evolution vs. creation debate is irrelevant as concerns God's existence.

Answer 9

Very good. Even Darwin had to admit that this was only an unproven hypothesis. He actually waited over 20 years to publish his works His motivation was that he did not wish his unproven hypothesis to be introduced by some one else. However, any hypothesis or theory is going to have many holes and errors and improbabilities, because they are simply a mad mans dribble at a late night drinking binge. Vodka and evolution go hand in hand.



Imagine this, according to evolutionist, woman came along 150,000 years ago and man came along 90,000 years ago. Now, what man would have sex with a 60,000 year old woman? Yuk. The alternative illogical theory was that woman cloned themselves into other woman. You know, one million identical woman and then along comes man 60,000 years later. Gosh, he must have only lasted a day, with all those sex starved woman ravishing him.

Answer 10

I assume you are a Dawkins fan trying to make fun of the Christians who have posted hundreds of "See Dawkins Get Stumped" hack jobs of this sort on YouTube. Dawkins entertains his audiences at conferences by showing the various "this really happened!" videos like the one you link above.



So because I feel embarrassed for my fellow Christians who look foolish in their lame anti-evolution attacks and diatribes -- even though I disagree with them -- I don't like to see people like you try to make fools out of them through silly doctored videos that any numb-numb could see through. Shame!

Answer 11

The interviewer asked a question that doesn't have an answer. How do we take deism seriously when NO one at any time has ever provided a single piece of evidence for the existence of his or her imaginary magical friend?

Answer 12

If evolution is so simple.If evolution can be decided 'whats best' by chemical reactions and simple one celled animals why can't man understand such simple concepts.

Answer 13

First off... There is no "Atheist Leader"... Secondly... If you had the mental ability to "Do a lot of research", you would have already had yourself in treatment for the mental illness of theism since it is documented that theism is based on flawed genetics and brain damage...



I have yet to read anything written by Mr. Dawkins so I can't really comment on what he does or does not know but if you had ANY evidence supporting Creationism, there would not be a debate about the validity of its claims...



PLEASE seek proper mental health treatment for your delusions and thought disorder.



► Intelligent Design: Belief Posing as Theory

http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/050926_ID_belief.html



► Yes, Evolution is a Theory. It's Religion and Politics that are the Problems

http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/reason_theoretical_050218.html



► Intelligent Design: An Ambiguous Assault on Evolution

http://www.livescience.com/health/050922_ID_main.html



► Anti-evolution Attacks on the Rise

http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/050927_ID_cases.html



► U.S. Lags World in Grasp of Genetics and Acceptance of Evolution

http://www.livescience.com/health/060810_evo_rank.html



► Links to Spirituality Found in the Brain

http://www.livescience.com/health/spirituality-brain-link-100211.html

Scientists have identified areas of the brain that, when damaged, lead to greater spirituality. The findings hint at the roots of spiritual and religious attitudes, the researchers say.



► Predisposition for Religion Can Spread Quickly.

http://www.livescience.com/culture/religion-and-fertility-110111.html

Religiously observant people have more children than other people do, according to demographic studies. Assuming there's a genetic predisposition for religion, this means the religion gene could spread relatively quickly throughout a population. Research using new mathematical models demonstrates just how quickly this could happen.



► Scientists See God on the Brain

http://www.livescience.com/culture/090309-brain-religion.html

Brain scans showed that participants fell back on higher thought patterns when reacting to religious statements, whether trying to figure out God's thoughts and emotions or thinking about metaphorical meaning behind religious teachings. "That suggests that religion is not a special case of a belief system, but evolved along with other belief and social cognitive abilities," said Jordan Grafman, a cognitive neuroscientist at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda, Maryland.

Answer 14

I'm sorry that was a long pause. You see we actually think about answers to questions, not as much about poise and ability to spew out random ****.



Dawkins is not a biologist. He's not good at biology. What's stupid is that by asking a physicist for genetic details and him not knowing the answer you actually believe that's substantial.

Answer 15

Did you know that Christians can't answer ANY question asked by an atheist?(Goddidit does not count).This is why we don't take you guys seriously.

Answer 16

every time I see a creationist daring someone to challenge their belief's on the internet I die a little inside.

Answer 17

"atheist leader"?



Actually, I'm stumped by creationists too. I can't for the life of me understand why anybody believes that crap.

Answer 18

Since Dawkins isn't a scientist, it should be no great surprise that he can't answer complex scientific questions. In this case the question itself shows ignorance of evolutionary mechanisms, so no surpise that it confused someone who likewise has no real background in biological sciences.

Answer 19

Atheist leader?? We're not catholics--we have no pope and we're not organized.

Answer 20

He is only one (albeit BRILLIANT) man against legions of believers in superstitions. Believe it or not, he is not a god in our eyes (because such belief is absurd) he is just one brilliant, educated person trying to educate the masses.

Answer 21

Atheist leader? how do you figure? and why don't you describe him accurately as an evolutionary biologist and Oxford emeritus fellow?



is it that you find that threatening or do you value education so little?

Answer 22

That was a hoax edited video.

Answer 23

So? No scientist, no matter how intelligent, knows the answer to every question put to him.



Spend some time at a university, and you'll see no one knows the answer to every question.

Answer 24

Atheism has no "leaders".



That was a hoax - a LIE.



Lying for Jesus is STILL LYING.



You're all gonna burn in hell for eternity!!!!



Edit @ Sarcastic Yoda - Dawkins IS a biologist - an

evolutionary biologist - NOT a physicist!

Answer 25

This has been debunked so many times. I suggest you do a little more research and find out the details.

Answer 26

Wow...you are really desperate here.



The day he is holding up a cultivated banana saying its to perfect to be from evolution we'll talk.

Answer 27

Leader? I wasn't aware we had a leader.



Btw if you care to not twist things so horribly, you would understand what he said better.



It's useless trying to educate you though, as you have already rejected education.

Answer 28

not our leader mang

Answer 29

Dawkins might be an exceptional evolutionary biologist. He's quite a poor philosopher and argument maker.

Answer 30

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uz1CiDDIq4&feature=related

Answer 31

Who died and made that dogmatic, egotistical bastard my leader?

Answer 32

Lying for Jesus is still lying:



http://www.skeptics.com.au/publications/articles/the-information-challenge/



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uz1CiDDIq4&feature=related

Answer 33

Creationists are really dumb.

Answer 34

I can tell a bullsh*tter when i see one and this guy has it written all over him.

Answer 35

*face palm*