Expecting a formal lecture. It doesnt matter, we will have a conversation. And i thought, well, like some introductory remarks about the book and begin by asking the question, which i post myself, why this book, ma of africa, how did it come about . That is to say, why did i write this book. I didnt really write a. I just putting down a continued conversation, continuing discourse which ive engaged most of my life. But if you want examples of whats immediate instance of the kind of encounters that led inevitably to putting down notes on the subject matter of the book, tries quite a bit of french. Lets just take the religious side. Within the green room just now, i saw on the wall a poster, announcing i think the lecture by doctors, and the title is the greatest show on earth. And above i saw my the author of the god delusion, the god delusion. Very strange to think there in certain parts of the world today, for daring to put up such a poster, much less admitting to being the author of