Richard Dawkins and Douglas Adams, on the purpose of things, and a certain Dish of the Day

I just stumbled upon this, by browsing through a couple of other Dawkins-related videos on YouTube. I didn’t know such a thing even existed, though I knew Dawkins and Adams were friends, of course. Anyway, if you’re a fan of either, you’ll love this:

While not very well known compared to others, this was always one of my favorite parts of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and I even told it to friends and co-workers a couple of times in my youth. To see and hear Adams himself reading it is a treat, to say the least. Also, Dawkins looks incredibly young — it feels a bit weird, in a way, as I’d just been watching his talk at UW Madison, from just 2 days ago (look here), and the difference is astounding, though I’m glad to see that he hasn’t yet lost his sense of humor. :)

P.S. - if you don’t see the video above, it’s probably because you’re reading this in an aggregator; in that case, just look here

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2 Responses to “Richard Dawkins and Douglas Adams, on the purpose of things, and a certain Dish of the Day”


  1. 1 alfred

    wow. this is also translated into korean, of which there are a ton of hard core christians living in that country… many of which have migrated to america–of which, again, i have many friends who swear undying allegiance to the bible word for word.

    amazing. i would be interested in figuring out the reasons for the translation and what it was for.

  2. 2 Ross

    This was brilliant. Someday I have to read those books.

    Adams with be missed.

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