Dawkins’ appetite for wonder shows no signs of waning
When you are in a room with Richard Dawkins the last thing you expect him to do is to start reciting prayers. He begins with this one: “Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord/And by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night. Amen.
OK, I’m being a little facetious. The 72-year-old British scientist isn’t exactly praying. From his home in Oxford, he’s recalling back to me a prayer he used to recite every night at public school when he was a young boy. After some time, he says, its meaning evolved towards ranting-nonsensical-blabber. An interesting case in meme theory, Dawkins explains.
