Wednesday 17 September 2008

"The Illusion of Design"

That is what Richard Dawkins declared to be the result of evolution, on last night's Horizon (on which Sir Paul Nurse informed us that we are "at the beginning of the twenty-third century"). Yes, Dawkins was completely serious. Why, he had even rehearsed his usual litany of teleological and aesthetic arguments for strict scientism. Spot the deliberate mistake? If only!

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