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Title: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on February 21, 2018, 03:34:54 PM
On stage before it's worn off

https://www.christiantoday.com/article/richard.dawkins.the.god.delusion.to.be.adapted.for.stage/125809.htm

The line where he says it's a light hearted wlk through the sound reason of the book had me laughing.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on February 21, 2018, 03:54:09 PM
Let us hope that the show does not include female dancers wearing sexy knickers, if so then feminists will be boycotting the show & writing to the Gruaniad.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Robbie on February 21, 2018, 05:30:57 PM
Why would it feature women with sexy knickers? I read the book years ago and can't remember such things being mentioned - I could be wrong I suppose.

Sounds like a fun show, certainly a novel idea. Wonder if it will be televised.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Gonnagle on February 21, 2018, 05:55:14 PM
Dear Vlad,


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The controversial book, which was listed as a New York Times bestseller, will be made into a 90-minute stage production for the first time after it was first published in 2006.

90 minutes :o then there must be woman and sexy knickers, what else are they going to fill the time with :P

Gonnagle.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on February 21, 2018, 05:57:54 PM
Dear Vlad,


90 minutes :o then there must be woman and sexy knickers, what else are they going to fill the time with :P

Gonnagle.
I sympathise. How long does it take tumbleweed to travel ten yards anyway?
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 21, 2018, 06:00:02 PM
If it isn't a musical, I have no interest in it.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Robbie on February 21, 2018, 06:01:52 PM
I sympathise. How long does it take tumbleweed to travel ten yards anyway?

Elton knows the answer to that one.

NS - if it is a success a musical version will follow.

Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Gonnagle on February 21, 2018, 06:03:02 PM
Dear Vlad,

The God Delusion in two minutes, God is bad, no wait religion is bad, haud oan, haud oan, the Old Testament God was really really bad, hey our Floo could audition :P :P

Gonnagle.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Rhiannon on February 21, 2018, 06:07:00 PM
End me now.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Gonnagle on February 21, 2018, 06:08:13 PM
Dear Sane,

A musical, now there are threee steps to heaven do wop wop do, and chorus could be oooohhh no there's not do wop wop do.

Gonnagle.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Rhiannon on February 21, 2018, 06:10:19 PM
Dear Vlad,


90 minutes :o then there must be woman and sexy knickers, what else are they going to fill the time with :P

Gonnagle.

We had a lecture here recently by a woman about sexy knickers. I’m not sure that Christianity Today picked up on it though.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on February 21, 2018, 06:13:18 PM
Dear Sane,

A musical, now there are threee steps to heaven do wop wop do, and chorus could be oooohhh no there's not do wop wop do.

Gonnagle.
;D
There's only one thing for it Mr G..........Let's put on a show!
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on February 21, 2018, 06:18:51 PM
If it isn't a musical, I have no interest in it.
Music from the BeeGees

Jive Dawkin'
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Gonnagle on February 21, 2018, 06:23:15 PM
Dear Vlad,

https://www.christiantoday.com/article/why.as.a.christian.i.welcome.richard.dawkins.and.the.god.delusion.taking.to.the.stage/126030.htm

Well I enjoyed that, was like a little walk back in time.

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I have to confess that I too found reading The God Delusion a life changing experience. Not because I was persuaded by its arguments – which are largely a rehash of Bertrand Russell's Why I am not a Christian.  In fact as atheist books go it's an embarrassment to many thinking atheists (there are some!). Prospect magazine which had earlier voted Dawkins as one of the top three intellectuals in the world had a scathing review: 'It has been obvious for years that Richard Dawkins had a fat book on religion in him, but who would have thought him capable of writing one this bad? Incurious, dogmatic, rambling and self-contradictory, it has none of the style or verve of his earlier works.'

Amen Brother, Amen.

Gonnagle.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Steve H on February 22, 2018, 01:34:59 PM
It's an interesting book, but really Dickie D. should stick to zoology, where he is an acknowledged world authority, and leave philosophy to philosophers.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Walter on February 22, 2018, 04:24:56 PM
Dear Vlad,

The God Delusion in two minutes, God is bad, no wait religion is bad, haud oan, haud oan, the Old Testament God was really really bad, hey our Floo could audition :P :P

Gonnagle.
a great example of a simple closed mind .
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Walter on February 22, 2018, 04:28:25 PM
Dear Vlad,

https://www.christiantoday.com/article/why.as.a.christian.i.welcome.richard.dawkins.and.the.god.delusion.taking.to.the.stage/126030.htm

Well I enjoyed that, was like a little walk back in time.

Amen Brother, Amen.

Gonnagle.
Pavlov was right
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 22, 2018, 04:34:28 PM
Pavlov was right
And if he was, you, and Gonzo, and indeed all of us,  are covered by that.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Walter on February 22, 2018, 04:40:21 PM
And if he was, you, and Gonzo, and indeed all of us,  are covered by that.
woof woof
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 22, 2018, 04:59:24 PM
woof woof
Get down, Shep!
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Walter on February 22, 2018, 05:53:48 PM
Get down, Shep!
you've a long way to go , as the comedian said to his manager on a train as he sacked him.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 22, 2018, 05:56:16 PM
you've a long way to go , as the comedian said to his manager on a train as he sacked him.
Don't we all?
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: jeremyp on February 24, 2018, 03:40:42 PM
Why would it feature women with sexy knickers? I read the book years ago and can't remember such things being mentioned - I could be wrong I suppose.

Sounds like a fun show, certainly a novel idea. Wonder if it will be televised.
In Humph's fantasy world any show worth its salt has women in sexy knickers.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: jeremyp on February 24, 2018, 03:42:51 PM
It's an interesting book, but really Dickie D. should stick to zoology, where he is an acknowledged world authority, and leave philosophy to philosophers.

The God Delusion isn't about philosophy. Have you even read it?
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Robbie on February 24, 2018, 03:52:57 PM
I've read it and, from memory, Dawkins does philosophise in the book.
Title: Re: THE GOD DELUSION _ON STAGE!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: jeremyp on February 24, 2018, 03:59:21 PM
I've read it and, from memory, Dawkins does philosophise in the book.

But it is not about philosophy, it s about religion.

And let's be honest, Dawkins is better at philosophy than Vlad. At least he understands the big words that he uses.