Coincidinfotainment

[aquamarcia]

Courtesy of amberley and liralen, a link to an article about information overload, with the following quote: For most of human history, there was little chance of overdosing on information, because any one day in the Olduvai Gorge was a lot like any other. Today, though, we can find in the course of a few hours online more information than our ancient ancestors

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[quaero_verum]

So...just curious.

Was Dawkins saying all this to try and debunk the concept of divine intervention that often seems like coincidence....?

[aquamarcia]

That's not what Dawkins was trying to do in the course of the chapter containing that paragraph. Dawkins is an atheist though, so it stands to reason he already doesn't believe in divine intervention.

[quaero_verum]

....and a rather outspoken athiest, as I understand. ;-)

Frankly, I've not much interest in what he has to say.

What is your opinion?

[aquamarcia]

I like Dawkins and am very interested in what he has to say, which is why I'm reading one of his books. :)