re: #413 BryanS

He referred to religion as superstition—so no, he didn’t use the precise words I cited.

Dawkins is minimally critical of Christianity (or religion) in this case. He did not refer to religion as superstition in the video although I’m sure he has in the past. His point was generally speaking “why must you (O’Reilly) turn to Christianity for the things that science cannot describe.” He also made no statement similar to “silly/mythical/etc.” regarding religion in this video. Dawkins was essentially sidetracked into O’Reilly’s pathetic presentation utilizing Biblical imagery and defensive language as well as over stating Dawkins identification as an atheist. The point of this book tour is not about atheism but “the evidence for evolution.