[When_Penguins_Attack]

One extra Thomas is a mistake I could have made, rarely. Getting 'em both wrong, nah.

Well, then, Thomas. Like I said, I am happy for you. It may have come from Aldous's grandfather being a part of the mix that sent me off penning "THOMAS" as everyone whom I quoted.

However your experiences may have been, I can assure you once again that I have not lied, nor misrepresented these people. They clearly stated that they "wanted" certain things to be true and one of them chose an ideology based on that desire, while the other had a personal motivation to make discoveries in the natural world which would render the supernatural unnecessary, if not ridiculous. They simply stated the usntated desire of many persons who "hope" that they can depend on reason alone to build a comprehensive construct of life.

I don't see much difference between that kind of faith and the religious kind....., except that one pretends it isn't faith, or just less so.

[Right Wing Professor]

I searched for evidence James Watson has ever appeared on Fresh Air. I can't find it. I have, however read both Watson's memoirs, The Double Helix and Genes, Girls and Gamow, and can't recall any statement by Watson to the effect that he and Crick we motivated by anti-religious sentiments.

Aldous Huxley, by the way, spent a large part of his life engaged in the study of mystical religions. He was in no way hostile to religion.