Does Richard Dawkins actually exist?

[fuddam]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QERyh...ayer_embedded#!

rofl!

[nibbler]

Most intelligent thing I have ever seen wow, what cracking wit.
And yes, he does exist, my cousin has seen him frequently at New College where he still is a fellow.

[TheAnimus]

It does make you think if the author & proponents:
A. Understand basic logic and philosphy
B. Understand wit.

It also makes people think all the less of religous types, putting them closer into the fricken morons bucket.

[fuddam]

hehehe, no sense of humour, you peeps. not unexpected, tho

[nibbler]

Could say the same to you
The dawkins impression is ok - I assume that's what it is.

[jim]

It's quite a humourous concept I think, crap execution though.

[kalniel]

And yes, he does exist,

[chrism]

I wonder if the interviewer consciously delivered his questions in the manner of William Hague...
I found it kind of amusing, though I hope the author doesn't think he's making a serious point.

[Alex]

I really don't think I'm lacking a sense of humour, but that really wasn't that funny. Nor was there a point worth making in that speech.

The difference between claiming that God didn't write the bible, and that Dawkins didn't write his books is that:

A: If Dawkins isn't the real name of the author who wrote the books, it doesn't make any difference to the books' credibility. Compare with the bible, where if it's not written by God, as most believe, then it seems obviously incorrect in many ways.
B: Most importantly, Dawkins is falsifiable. This is why the whole presumption of the argument in the clip is rubbish - the theory that Dawkins exists has definite falsifiable criteria. If we go to Oxford university and he doesn't teach/live there, there aren't any records of him etc, he's a lot less likely to be real. Compare with the concept of God, when one goes looking for Him and he isn't there it's a test of faith.

I know that all of the above us probably obvious to all on here, but I thought it important enough to post anyway