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Monday, October 16, 2006

Richard Dawkins and Salon mag

I like Richard Dawkins as an author, and I do thoroughly respect and even share most of his his opinions, but - and it's a small but - he does seem very black and white about life. Salon get a little carried away and misapprehend him a little, but it's worth a read. (You may need a pass to get in, if you aren't registered.) I agree about the implausability of gods, or of one particular god, in a world full of them. Why indeed Yahweh? Why not Zeus? But I also agree with many other people that although no one god appears "right", there's more here than meets the eye. I agree also with Dawkins that the human mind is extremely creative and that the 'dark side' of that creativity is the ability to "see" and believe things that really aren't there. I think we've all had a moment of fear or doubt or panic and wondered what was that I just saw? Was it a small dark patch of moving light, an unexpected reflection, an air disturbance, an optical illusion - or am I just going ever so slightly mad? Do I feel the presence of god? Is that my Kundalini rising, or just a cool breeze? Truly we can believe in anything if we put the effort in... but those weird coincidences do play on the mind somewhat, if you've had a few. Maybe Richard just hasn't had a truly, madly inexplicable psychic moment yet?

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