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chris - 2006-02-21 09:18:50
You crazy primate loving girl. Try this link, as messy as it is. If that doesnt work go to google and type great ape project dawkins. Its a great article.
http://www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk/dawkins/WorldOfDawkins-archive/Dawkins/Work/Articles/1993gaps_in_the_mind.shtml
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Sue - 2006-02-21 14:02:28
"The Road to Wellville" is one of my all time favorite books. Try it again!
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Paula - 2006-02-21 14:13:30
Chris: The last time I read something by Richard Dawkins, it bugged the bejeezus out of me, because he seemed smug and righteous. Here, he is arguing for something I believe in, so he irritates me less. :)
Sue--I never tried that'un--thank you for the tip, I'll put it in my liberry queue.
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Chris - 2006-02-21 14:36:34
He is sumg and righteous, but he is often correct. Hes one of them people who get really really frustrated when the world is not rational and scientific.
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Paula - 2006-02-21 15:19:51
But maybe there's a reason people aren't all rational and scientific--isn't that his job to figure out why? and that whole "letter to my daughter" trope is so...passive aggressive.
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iwombat - 2006-02-21 15:25:58
how do you think those outlanders feel?
I think I am all caught up, having read all of T C Boyle's books, I think they're pretty fun.
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Chris - 2006-02-21 16:02:03
I agree his style is annoying as hell, and the letter you linked to was painful. The process by which you investigate something can be rational and scientific even if some people are not. Come to think of it, I have no idea why I am defending this arrogent brittish chap. I like some of his books, but know nothing more about him.
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Paula - 2006-02-21 16:05:08
Come to think of it, I have no idea why I am defending this arrogent brittish chap
Well, just as mysterious is why he rubs me the wrong way, when there are other people more deeply annoying.
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Janet - 2006-02-21 20:17:27
What-EVER about literary style; no one is commenting on leave-in conditioner, which not only saves oodles of time, but really tames those pesky flyaways much better than rinse-out comparables do.
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2fs - 2006-02-22 00:00:19
Never mind the conditioner: how come no one's talking about the long-standing conspiracy of shampoo manufacturers to sell twice as much product as needed? Yes, I'm referring to the infamous "lather, rinse, repeat" instruction. C'mon: unless you've just swum through motor oil, you do not need to shampoo your hair a second time immediately after shampooing it. Also: I found out elsewhere (not that I was looking for it) that, relatively speaking, gorillas have very small penises (like about 1.5 - 2 inches long). This is useful, should you ever wish to surreptitiously insult a large beefy guy, because you can call him "gorilla dick" and he will think you're complimenting him, imagining that gorilla penis size is similarly proportionate to humans'. There. My public service for the day is done.
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