To be clear, I am squarely on Dawkins's side, I am not a Creationist, or a follower of any religion. What Dawkins is saying makes perfect sense to me. Having sa

To be clear, I am squarely on Dawkins's side, I am not a Creationist, or a follower of any religion. What Dawkins is saying makes perfect sense to me. Having said that, I have often found it curious the number of times I have seen Dawkins interviewed or read his writings, he does tend to talk down to his foes or use a rather snide style. I can totally understand that he must be very frustrated by now that the completely logical position he has championed for so long garners a surprising amount of rejection in certain circles. However, if he truly feels that "It would be so nice if those who oppose evolution would take a tiny bit of trouble to learn the merest rudiments of what it is that they are opposing." he might do well to take a different tone in his writings. If however, he is really just preaching to the converted, then this would likely explain the tone that he often seems to take.