An evolutionary biologist from Oxford University known for his books on atheism spoke at UW-Madison Tuesday of his goal to “raise consciousness ” and advocated Darwin ‘s theory as a “stunningly powerful ” alternative to religion.
The lecture by Richard Dawkins, given before a full house of 1,300 people at Memorial Union, was part of his university tour for his book, “The God Delusion, ” which has sold more than 1.5 million copies.