pete from starry wherever said;

banjo ray -i did infact watch the programme and only see your recommendation today.it was certainly creatively done and a lot easier for a layman than wading through darwins origin and his favoured races.he did a good job IMO of making the impossible and unproven sound convincing-that is if you dont think-hang on a mo-wheres the evidence backing up this wondrous story.at the very start i noted the fluidity of the theory and was mildly amused that a schoolboys efforts changed the parameters of dating "early life"
but i think the programme did aid the understanding of the theory."

Not wanting to sound thick here.. (though I am sure some reckon I will) but all this about making the impossible and unproven sound convincing, err.. Ray was talking about a science program. Making the impossible and unproven sound convincing is what religious people do isn't it? Except not very well, obviously, as nobody seems taken in by it.

I reckon pete has been quoting from his "How to indoctrinate vulnerable people" handbook rather than critique a telly program on fact.

On that note, have you noticed that The Archbishop of Canterbury said today that less children know The Lords Prayer? I thought he had noticed how society was progressing till I noticed the bugger wants it to be taught in all schools. Hasn't anybody told him less than 1% of the country are practicing christians? That over 80% of people who practice any religion don't practice Christianity?

No wonder he wants to go back to academia and wander lost in his books. Pity in some ways, a clever fellow, but realised his failures too late. Sorry Rowan, you don't get anywhere appeasing bigots, even if you most certainly aren't one yourself. Lost cause this religion lark after all.