Considering that Dawkins wrote a book called The God Delusion, you would think he would already have a pat answer to a simple question like that. I mean, his whole premise is that God does not exist, and he has certainly given thought to how that very first living cell came to be. I mean, that’s his whole schtick — disproving God.
I have to admit that he was not nearly as intimidating as I expected, having never seen or heard him before.
I've seen him before, and I'm generally not impressed. He chides religion for being dogmatic and full of hate and scorn, yet he's exactly the same.
When you think about it, atheists can spend an inordinate amount of time and energy trying in vain to disprove God...unaware they’re determined to convince others of something’s ‘non-existence’, which only leads many to believe if this “something” doesn’t exist in the first place, why do they:
1. Spend so much time on it.
2. Often appear so desperate as to intend that others not be heard on the subject, often to the point of:
3. getting very angry about it when they’re unsuccessful in denying others of THEIR voice, scientific or otherwise!
“That’s not science”...blah blah blah...nevermind so much of science is concensus in the first place or is redefined every so often.
The truth is they’re often simply angry with God.