Richard Dawkins has given a juicy interview in The Times UK all about his past controversies, and his new ones!
As you may know, Dawkins is no stranger to hate mail. He’s received angry messages from religious zealots for decades. But what’s fairly new is the hate mail he’s getting for stating a biological reality that used to be uncontroversial, but is now seen by some as hate speech.
As you may remember, earlier this year Dawkins had his 1996 Humanist of the Year award taken off him due to a tweet he made. The tweet brought up the disconnect between how we discuss biological markers such as sex and race.
In The Times interview Dawkins argues that in many ways, identity politics is similar to religious faith in the sense that it denies science and is cult-like.
Dawkins has also just announced a new book coming out November 11. It’s called Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution, and it’s all about the miracle of flight, from pterodactyls to birds to helicopters and space rockets. The book is beautifully illustrated by Jana Lenzová. It’s also dedicated to Elon Musk, whom Richard describes as the “Columbus of our age”. Yes, Dawkins and Musk are mates and supposedly Dawkins loves his Tesla!
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