Richard Dawkins: Creationists Don't Read Books

Salon: You say in the beginning of the book that you would like to convince people that creationism is not a feasible or a viable belief system, but you also make it clear that you're not a big fan of creationists.

Dawkins: That's putting it mildly, yes.

Salon: Doesn't that make it difficult for a creationist to read this book without feeling insulted? Won't that hurt your goal?

Dawkins: No, I'm not really aiming it at creationists. I don't think they read books anyway, except for one book.

Salon: Do you also think there's a greater degree of anti-intellectualism in America compared to a lot of other countries?

Dawkins: There does seem to be evidence of a divide in the United States between two cultures. It does seem to be a deeper divide, and maybe even a widening one, perhaps we don't see in European countries. There seems to be a divide between what shall we say -- the Sarah Palin voters and the Barack Obama voters.