- October 4th, 2011, 2:04 pm
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NewsAdvance.com wrote:Richard Dawkins to speak at Randolph CollegeClick Here for Full Story
By: LIZ BARRY
Published: October 03, 2011
LYNCHBURG -- Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins — an outspoken proponent of atheism — presented a fierce challenge to the creationism theories taught at Liberty University when he spoke to a sold-out crowd at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in 2006.
At the time, the British scientist was promoting his book, “The God Delusion,” which uses a scientific lens to argue against the existence of God. Clips from the Randolph talk, recorded by CSPAN, made their way to You- Tube and have since garnered millions of views.
Dawkins will return to Randolph College Wednesday for a lecture on his first children’s book, “The Magic of Reality: How We Know What’s Really True.”
Tickets to the event are sold out, and the waiting list surpasses 200 people, according to Randolph officials. Because of the high interest, the college plans to stream a live video feed of the lecture online.