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P1010553 John Scalzi and Kelly Persons

P1010553 John Scalzi and Kelly Persons

Date: 08/15/2008 Views: 3

P1010552 Joe and Gay Haldeman and Sheila Williams

P1010552 Joe and Gay Haldeman and Sheila Williams

Date: 08/15/2008 Views: 4

P1010539 L-R: Marshall Ryan Maresca, Chuck Emerson, and others

P1010539 L-R: Marshall Ryan Maresca, Chuck Emerson, and others

Date: 08/15/2008 Views: 8

P1010538 Ted Kenny, who was in my group (rightmost) and other people in the writers' workshop

P1010538 Ted Kenny, who was in my group (rightmost) and other people in the writers' workshop

Date: 08/15/2008 Views: 5

Richard Dawkins in Austin, 03/19/2008

On March 19, 2008 Richard Dawkins, the famous evolutionary biologist and popularizer of science, gave a public lecture at the University of Texas in Austin; it was preceded by a reception hosted by the Center of Inquiry Austin. Though I didn't have a chance to exchange more than a few sentences with Dawkins at the reception, I formed some kind of impression of him as a person. For example, he speaks in perfect phrases and is hip on technology. (Though I bet he would never use the word "hip". :-)) His lecture topics I found familiar, even though I haven't read his books where he expounds on them. I guess I've absorbed his ideas by osmosis. The questions the audience asked revolved around whether atheists should adopt an in-your-face or a conciliatory tone with general public; some of the questions were more unusual. (Would you ask a well-known skeptic to support his reasoning with astrology? :-)) Then someone asked what does Dawkins think of transhumanist visions. Finally, a concept he wanted us to take away from this lecture, if it was the only thing we would take away: why evolution is NOT equal to random chance.

All the links above point to various parts of an article I wrote about the event. The whole article is available on my SFragments web site.

Date: 03/21/2008
Owner: Elze
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CIMG9044 Richard Dawkins and James Dee

CIMG9044 Richard Dawkins and James Dee

Richard Dawkins (left) and a retired UT classics professor James Dee at the CFI reception

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9042 Robin Elizabeth "Liz" Cornwell and Richard Dawkins

CIMG9042 Robin Elizabeth "Liz" Cornwell and Richard Dawkins

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9046 Stacy, Shilling, an unidentified guy, and John Jordano

CIMG9046 Stacy, Shilling, an unidentified guy, and John Jordano

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9047 As close as an atheist comes to having a halo...

CIMG9047 As close as an atheist comes to having a halo...

I think it's David Buss behind Shane.

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9050 Joe, Thad and Stacy

CIMG9050 Joe, Thad and Stacy

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9054 David Buss

CIMG9054 David Buss

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9055 Josh Timonen (Dawkins' technical assistant), and Dawkins with his iPhone

CIMG9055 Josh Timonen (Dawkins' technical assistant), and Dawkins with his iPhone

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9057 Paul Acosta and Jim Beasley

CIMG9057 Paul Acosta and Jim Beasley

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9059 Vikky Packard (?)

CIMG9059 Vikky Packard (?)

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9062 Dawkins poses with a group of people

CIMG9062 Dawkins poses with a group of people

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9063 Dawkins and an unidentified woman

CIMG9063 Dawkins and an unidentified woman

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9065 Robin Elizabeth "Liz" Cornwell and Richard Dawkins

CIMG9065 Robin Elizabeth "Liz" Cornwell and Richard Dawkins

apparently making the last minute changes to Dawkins' public lecture that was to follow the reception

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9067 Dawkins, Jenni and Shane

CIMG9067 Dawkins, Jenni and Shane

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9070 Shane McCain and Richard Dawkins

CIMG9070 Shane McCain and Richard Dawkins

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9071 Dawkins and Jim Hargrove

CIMG9071 Dawkins and Jim Hargrove

Date: 03/19/2008
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DSC02076 Richard Dawkins and I

DSC02076 Richard Dawkins and I

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9076 A line of people waiting to see Dawkins

CIMG9076 A line of people waiting to see Dawkins

at the Hogg Auditorium at UT Austin

Date: 03/19/2008
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CIMG9081 Keryn and Russell

CIMG9081 Keryn and Russell

I ran into Russell's sister Keryn who I haven't seen in many years. She showed off her engagement ring.

Date: 03/19/2008
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