RealRichardDawkins

What is consciousness and why did it evolve?

Funniest hate mail, which hasn't so far made it to YouTube: "I hope you lose your watch and are late for an important appointment."

I love the Nabokov quote, which I hadn't met before. Wish I'd said it myself. One additional thought. What is frightening about the abyss is the idea of eternity, and the best way to avoid it is with a general anaesthetic. Think of death as a general anaesthetic to spare you from eternity

They think it's a theory of random chance

This is me doing the Reddit AMA right now: http://i.imgur.com/a0D3ZT1.jpg