Colbert vs. Dawkins

**Shams al-Ma'rifa** · January 23, 2010, 08:42 PM

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-col...ichard-dawkins
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-col...ichard-dawkins

Haha this guy's hilarious. Comment, flame each other. Good luck...

Alternate links:
http://richarddawkins.net/articles/210
http://c0116791.cdn.cloudfiles.racks...2030.09.09.wmv

**DekuTrash** · January 23, 2010, 10:23 PM

Funny stuff. But anyone who goes on Colbert is gonna be cornered from the get go. Pretty much has happened to every guest I've seen on his show.

Tis' a comedy show after all.

**Tankbuster** · January 24, 2010, 08:28 AM

The great thing about Colbert is that by caricaturing right-wing nutjobs like Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh, he's actually giving Dawkins credit because the arguments he uses against him are so mind-numbing (just like O'Reilly's arguments against Dawkins were).

Basically anytime you go on the Colbert Report and Colbert agrees with you (like when he asks people like Dinesh D'Souza on), that's ridiculing your position.

**Tacitursa** · January 24, 2010, 08:35 AM

Cant watch those videos from the UK , Any idea where people from europe can watch?

**Tankbuster** · January 24, 2010, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by Wizav85

Cant watch those videos from the UK , Any idea where people from europe can watch?

You can find the 2006 interview on RichardDawkins.net:
http://richarddawkins.net/articles/210
And the 2009 interview here:
http://c0116791.cdn.cloudfiles.racks...2030.09.09.wmv

**Shams al-Ma'rifa** · January 24, 2010, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by Tankbuster

The great thing about Colbert is that by caricaturing right-wing nutjobs like Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh, he's actually giving Dawkins credit because the arguments he uses against him are so mind-numbing (just like O'Reilly's arguments against Dawkins were).

Basically anytime you go on the Colbert Report and Colbert agrees with you (like when he asks people like Dinesh D'Souza on), that's ridiculing your position.

True though the funny thing is, Colbert is actually a Roman Catholic and Sunday School teacher.

**Tacitursa** · January 24, 2010, 09:20 AM

Cheers TB +rep

**Hiero of Syracuse** · January 24, 2010, 10:02 AM

Now I'll refrain from explaining Colbert's humor but seeing how two other people already did, I'll say he's quite the comedian. Though one must know he is really is a devout Catholic, and probably one of the best kind. The type who can joke around with it once of twice.

**Bovril** · January 24, 2010, 12:58 PM

I was surprised by how witty Dawkins was in parts of the interview. You don't often see that side to him. He also busted some popular myths about evolution in a easily understandable way. I still think he ought to go read some philosophy of religion though. Nothing wrong with being an atheist, but major figures in the debate ought to know about the scholarship involved.