"How does science benefit humanity" asked the lady behind the computer, while drinking a coffee out of the coffee machine.
@NutnRoll4 жыл бұрын
@castroy64 Some atheists do hate Christianity. Some don't. It's as simple as that.
@leyrua4 жыл бұрын
@castroy64 What you described is actually called "anti-theism". Some atheists are also anti-theists, but not all of them. To use an analogy, dalmatians are dogs, but not all dogs are dalmatians. Whether or not an atheist is _also_ an anti-theist may depend on to what degree they feel a religion has negatively impacted their lives. For example, someone may be indifferent towards the Greek gods, but dislike Christianity because they feel that it promotes practices that they consider intrusive and/or harmful.
@staffankarlsson14284 жыл бұрын
Without science humanity would be eradicated.
@Ozzyman2003 жыл бұрын
@castroy64 Yeah, silly atheists with their dictionaries and definitions and research. Don't let pesky old facts stop your prejudice.
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
To be fair , she has to ask the question . Look at how many science deniers there are on any youtube video with Richard Dawkkins in them . Its obvious that its not obvious to some .
@tonysuffolk5 жыл бұрын
Apart from my parents, Dawkins has been one of the biggest influences on my life. Thanks Richard.
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
I must admit he has been a greater influence than my mother she raised me but not outside of ignorance . He opened my eyes .
@Chad-bx5ukTherearenocountries Жыл бұрын
I'd like your comment but then I'd be punished for it.
@tonysuffolk Жыл бұрын
@@Chad-bx5ukTherearenocountries Punished by?
@IsaacAsimov19925 жыл бұрын
Richard Dawkins does for me much more than any antidepressant I've had. I just love this man.
@Kagiso225 жыл бұрын
jacquelineandron 😃 becoming an atheist went a great deal towards helping me deal with my depression as well. I became more proactive in solving my personal issues and struggling with the concept of finding gods purpose for me.
@catkeys69112 жыл бұрын
There definitely seems to be a correspondence - I have felt the same way about people like Sam Harris, Lawrence Krauss, and the late Christopher Hitchens. Listening to intelligent people putting forth reassuringly *rational* thinking can be quite soothing to the mind.
@IsaacAsimov19922 жыл бұрын
@@Kagiso22 Yes, same here. (I'm ex jacquelineandron)
@IsaacAsimov19922 жыл бұрын
@@catkeys6911 Exactly. Whereas church leaders' inane utterances are cringeworthy by comparison. By using words such as faith, trust, hope etc they come across as foolish ignoramuses.
@sachi330 Жыл бұрын
I just can't have enough of him Such clarity Long live Richard Dawkins Sir ❤
@comparedtowhat27196 жыл бұрын
Gad - what a wonderful human being. We love you Mr. Dawkins!
@xxgmehhhejkdkkjjfctsxxsjjj51944 жыл бұрын
@castroy64 God is a *FACT*
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
@@xxgmehhhejkdkkjjfctsxxsjjj5194 Facts can be proven . God is not established as fact . Perhaps god exists but until you can prove it we cannot state it as fact . Sorry. Your conviction is not sufficent .
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
@@xxgmehhhejkdkkjjfctsxxsjjj5194 nah
@xxgmehhhejkdkkjjfctsxxsjjj51943 жыл бұрын
@@pooddescrewch8718 You will burn in hell for not believing;)
@xxgmehhhejkdkkjjfctsxxsjjj51943 жыл бұрын
And ill be watching
@Volound15 жыл бұрын
i am extremely proud of being an atheist, what is wrong with Americans? i feel like going to America and leading a revolution.
@CabinInTheBigWoods6 жыл бұрын
Volound I am extremely proud of being an atheist too...and I AM American. But, uhh, bring your revolution. Many will join you.
@CabinInTheBigWoods6 жыл бұрын
Paul Mallory Willfully ignorant. I agree. But that means we can find an opening and plant the seed to free them from the chains of bondage by religion.
@Rickiizthe18 жыл бұрын
I truly admire Dawkins! being an African-American and being Christian, it's like being gay and being Christian all my life i was trying to join a club that i knew I wasn't welcomed in the first place..... as a kid I always felt this and always knew this but had no real way to put the words. listening to richard articulate the words is amazing, and insightful and truly ground breaking. in the African American Community you are more isolated than you think. you are the monirity of the minority, there are no outlets for a young black man like me to have to speak about their atheism. Richard has definitely educated me with the background and the knowledge in order to support my atheism as well as deepen my science know how, thank you Mr Dawkins
@fritula62005 жыл бұрын
Ricki Hearns ....in reply. l feel sorry for you, that such a young human being and you are an atheist... and if you want to know the truth about your atheism..... l suggest, you read about God and make sure that your atheistic belief are correct. l would start first, with the Early Church Fathers writings in the Roman Catholic Church. You would need to get facts.. not opinions. Opinions can be wrong.
@dainland4325 жыл бұрын
@@fritula6200 reading about god doesn't present fact. There is no fact supporting the existence of your god. There is just as much evidence for Zues.
@zapple36645 жыл бұрын
:) love hearing this, hope youre doing ok today :)
@paxanimi38965 жыл бұрын
Ricki Hearns. You rock !
@CHRIS466255 жыл бұрын
@@fritula6200 facts need evidence!
@S.J.MORTIMER15 жыл бұрын
What a breath of fresh air this man is!
@davidbanner6230 Жыл бұрын
Just how does Dawkins live with the existence of someone like Gandhi? Here was a man, a professional lawyer, who gave up everything for a cause that would bring him nothing but suffering and poverty, for what? Is it possible to say he did not believe in a God, then why was he doing it? Are we to assume that he was so stupid to not be doing it to be for a cause, like Dawkins, to have a nice lifestyle, of travelling around the world and feeling important hob-knobbing with the hoi polio? Relative to that; how does Dawkins’s deal with the existence of Steve Jobs, who was an ardent admirer of Gandhi and who, according to the once CEO of Apple, had a picture of the great man which was only possession he had in his house. Does Dawkins lump him ‘Steve Jobs’ in with all the other misguided fools who believe in some form of religion….. It’s bloody ridiculous to have to listen to such endless nonsense…
@hawkesworth171211 жыл бұрын
Hitler was a catholic and often said he was doing god's work in Mein Kampf. Mao and Lenin knew that if you want to make ignorant people bow down and worship you, you have to replace their religion with a new one. Pictures of Mao were everywhere in China and everyone had to have a copy of Mao's little red book which was their bible. Dictators since the beginning of human history have set themselves up as a god or, at the very least, god's representative on earth.
@HenkJanWondergem15 жыл бұрын
the first 13 years of my life I was indoktrinated with Christianity, My parents where/are christians, my whole family is. My school is, most of my friends are, and the majority of my village is christian. But at the age of 13 I started thinking about the truth of Chrisitianity, when I went 14, I first heard about Richard Dawkins, I read The God Delusion, and now I am a 'level 6' atheïst! Thank You Richard Dawkins for setting me free from religion!
@primus77765 жыл бұрын
A truly great Man, and a privilege to witness history being made with his sterling contribution to reason, critical thought, scientific enlightenment and a heartfelt plea to our common humanity. Religion should be held up to forensic examination at this point in time. It has terrorized, subjugated, dictated to, and held back our species for 2,000 years. Enough, now. Surely?
@primus77765 жыл бұрын
Two thumbs up in two months informs me beyond question: I'm on the wrong fucking planet. I had my suspicions, all along.
@carloscordeiro33252 жыл бұрын
Very well put!!
@Weserman75 Жыл бұрын
What a great man! He's my hero.
@larrynivren81394 жыл бұрын
Our Planet is not completely lost because we have humans like him.
@garya49075 жыл бұрын
Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchins saved my soul...
@IsaacAsimov19925 жыл бұрын
Good one. (they saved mine too)
@heshanperera15815 жыл бұрын
Gary A I would add Neil Tyson and Lawrence Krauss to my list
@Ploskkky5 жыл бұрын
You have a soul?
@j2cJUSTICE5 жыл бұрын
Haha, sounds funny when you say that they saved your soul but I get it. You better add Sam Harris there as well :)
@bretzajac79865 жыл бұрын
quite the opposite. "But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him".
@waIIflower14 жыл бұрын
"Kindly inform us how science benefits humanity." I actually put my hand over my 0-shaped mouth at that remark. Richard Dawkins is a truly great man. Everything he does is for the education and betterment of humanity and that, in my eyes, makes him the best kind of human there is. Funny how my friends (I'm fifteen) idolise pop stars and glamour models. Dawkins is my sanctuary in a sterile and vacuous school/home environment. Thank you, Richard, for enriching my experience of life here on Earth.
@tonysuffolk Жыл бұрын
I'm 77 and us old folk are often too quick to criticise young people. You are brilliant and I hope you have been working to encourage your contemporaries to think rationally. Good luck to you!
@MeningsMod14 жыл бұрын
It warms my heart that so many here on KZfaq like Dawkins and his message. There seems to be hope for the human race. Keep it up fellow freethinkers.
@Freudianslipsify15 жыл бұрын
I'm reading his book The God Delusion and it is brilliant! His writing on the moral zeitgeist is very eye opening.
@ianhodgson34845 жыл бұрын
Very good interviewer, best I have heard interviewing Richard. She facilitated a good survey of his book and views.
@OhManTFE13 жыл бұрын
Kindly inform us how science benefits society. HAHAHA who was the FOOL who wrote that question. Wow............
@GuppyPal15 жыл бұрын
this was one of the best interviews with Dawkins that I've seen. Thanks as always to everyone associated with the Foundation.
@cavejug30865 жыл бұрын
The ultimate child abuse is dragging them into a church of one kind or the other. And yet, that 'draws' respect from society.
@vervoid735 жыл бұрын
dragging them into a mosque as well.
@cavejug30865 жыл бұрын
@@vervoid73 Yes, boys are separated from girls and 'dragged' to madrases, not mosque yet. They have to go to a mosque with their father once they remember certain passages in Qur'an.
@frenchie11325 жыл бұрын
First genital mutilation than brainwashing!
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
People have been conditioned not to question societal , conservative norms .
@Dudlow11 жыл бұрын
The opening comment made me giggle: "the best-known atheist in the Western world." It makes it sound like a specialism.
@tommasofazio75864 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with him throughout the video, particularly when around minute six he says that most likely the survival of religion in the 21st century is caused by a willful ignorance toward Science. Here in Italy, for instance, the percentage of people who know the scientific method and how it works is shockingly and alarmingly low.
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
Italy's pride is being the seat of Catholicism . There is a sense of National pride in the art and the history that even the boldest of facts have trouble competing with .
@tommasofazio75863 жыл бұрын
@@pooddescrewch8718 I'm not denying the central and pivotal importance that the humanistic arts have in my Country, but I wouldn't mind a little more attention towards the brilliant male and female scientists and researchers here, starting from putting more money into our scientific research, which is so important, especially today.
@neilforbes4165 жыл бұрын
It's of the likes of Richard Dawkins, the late Christopher Hitchens, AronRa, Seth Andrews, Dan Barker, Sam Harris, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and others that the world NEEDS MORE, MANY MORE.
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
You forgot about me .
@syedalishanzaidi14 жыл бұрын
Dear Professor Dawkins, I am a great admirer of your books and your way of thinking, and just to put things in context, before I go any further, let me say that I come from a Muslim background, but I am not religious at all. In fact when it comes to the question "Are you a believer in God?" my answer is a firm no. So like you, I am an atheist. Like you as well, I love the high culture of music and arts as expressed and engendered through both the Christian Church and [surprise surprise] Islam. You have only to read the history of Muslim civilizations throughout Central Asia, India and Spain in the middle ages to appreciate the colossal contributions the Islamic world made to learning, arts, literature, science, music, architecture and administration. Let me also say that, despite the general distorted views held about Muslims now, the majority of them neither pray 5 times a day, nor do they literally believe in the strict Sharia code. Admittedly, in recent years the Saudi brand of Wahabi Islam has proliferated throughout the world via its Saudi funded mosques, but that is, and should be, of deep concern to free thinking Muslims themselves. There is a strong vein of secular thinking that has permeated and run throughout the body politic of Islam, right from its very inception more than 14 centuries ago to the present times. The poetry of Omar Khayyam, Hafez and an army of others throughout the Islamic world, has made fun of and rejected the orthodox views and beliefs of mullahs. I have written a lot of rhymed and metered poetry myself in Urdu, expressing views contained in your great book The God Delusion [and I might add, anticipating your book by at least a decade, if not more]. My poetry is also scathing about the practice of burqa and hijab, among other failings shown by orthdox believing Muslims [such as the injunctions against music and performing arts etc.]. Like you, I believe that these aspects of Islam hurt Muslims more than anyone else. And though a non-specialist layman myself, I have used poetry as a vehicle to propagate a Darwinian view of life amongst the Urdu reading public. But it bothers me to see that you seem to equate a yes/no answer about God with bad/good, and your examples of 'bad' always come from Muslims who reportedly are so brainwashed by their religious beliefs, that they think it is justifiable for them to kill people in order to go to their 72 houris in paradise. [This view is particularly propagated by Sam Harris]. In this regard, you invariably refer to the 9-11as an example. But hundreds of Western writers, journalists, architectural engineers and intellectuals have expressed doubts about the reasons for why that monumental tragedy occurred. Who can in their right minds justify the killing of innocent human beings, no matter what the triggers of it might have been? But, given the destruction of several Muslim countries following in the wake of 9-11, and the deaths and displacement of millions of innocent Muslims due to it, would it not be better for an intellectual of your caliber to stay shy of the blame game perpetrated by the media in recent years? Your contributions in the field of evolutionary biology and the service you have done to enhance human understanding in this regard are phenomenal. It breaks my heart to see that in the long run this may be sullying your reputation for fair mindedness. I think, like your great pal Professor Lawrence Krauss, [another icon of mine], you should stay clear of stereotyping Muslims generally as half-witted brainwashed bigots ready to kill people for their religious beliefs, a view propounded not particularly by you, but by right wing interests. The culture of demonization whether against Muslims or others should be avoided in the interests of fair mindedness, and you are one of the most fair-minded intellectuals on the planet. The same incisive thinking that has fashioned and embellished your work in evolutionary biology must be employed in the service of your other general views about life and humanity. But lastly, coming back to the main issue about religion, the question whether one believes in God or not, is peripheral I think, to the whole business of living itself. Because in great moments around human history, people have built whole edifices of viable cultures and life. Their daily lives have not revolved around the perpetual question of whether they believed in God or not, but around the building of cultures and civilizations. Religion can of course build bad cultures and horrid civilizations, but that is a deeper challenge than the mere question in the belief of God. However, I think your book The God Delusion had done a great service to mankind by triggering a worldwide debate on the subject. I have watched and listened to all your lectures and presentations alongside Lawrence Krauss, Christopher Hitchens and others, and will always remain a devoted fan and reader of your books. Many thanks for your life and your intellect. Show less
@MrSwedenik13 жыл бұрын
Darwins the fucking man, natural selection is one of the most amazing theories ever and I have no idea how he ever thought of that, genius
@robertghouston15 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload - always good to watch an interview with an intelligent skeptic!
@iainsmay10 жыл бұрын
Here is the thing. The world would be better off without the bronze age myths. Sorry guys, grow up and learn and stop the mental abuse of kids. You are helping no-one.
@marie-rosedaly42345 жыл бұрын
baptizing innocent babies is child abuse ergo: criminal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@frenchie11325 жыл бұрын
At least we have proof of the bronze age!
@FranFerioli5 жыл бұрын
@@marie-rosedaly4234 What about cutting off part of their genitals. Is it crime enough?
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
There is one area faith beats us in ....charity . We enable religion failing in that way .
@coffeemachtspass15 жыл бұрын
Certainly irrelevant to the conversation, but every video that I see of Dawkins confirms my impression that he is an extraordinarily ethical and scrupulously honest man. I can't say the same for at least one of the men he debated...a quote-mining wretch of a mathematician called John Lennox, who needs a lesson or two in truthfulness.
@johnhall6445 Жыл бұрын
Dawkins is an inspiration for people of all ages and it's hardly surprising that he has not been honoured given the two-faced leadership we have in this country - Arise Sir Richard!
@nicksundby4 жыл бұрын
God Bless Professor Dawkins!
@lurpyslurpy3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@binshuo6 жыл бұрын
What kind of monsters would thumb down this video?!
@odd-steinararntzen8865 жыл бұрын
I've listened to RD for several years. There are always some thumbing down his videos or reading of books. I believe it may be organized.
@Bermudaminstrel5 жыл бұрын
Stupid people who believe in religious rubbish.
@vervoid735 жыл бұрын
Islam, primative islam is the real monster!
@arimfshapiro79075 жыл бұрын
@@vervoid73, You are a primitive being. You need to pluck the boulder from your own eye.
@arimfshapiro79075 жыл бұрын
@667Gullin, Why would you say that to me for what I said to Robert?
@cbrusharmy13 жыл бұрын
One really must love Richard Dawkins.
@AleksejRosov15 жыл бұрын
I fully agree with Richard Dawkins and respect him and what he do!
@Seeker6415 жыл бұрын
I have applied for a job once that was so heavily laced with questions about guilt and morality it was ridiculous. "is it Wrong to break the Law" "Do you ever exceed the Speed limit?" "Is it against the law to break the speed limit?" "Is it wrong to break the speed limit?"
@philsmith4218 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful & gentle man.
@kevinhayes81886 жыл бұрын
Sweden and Denmark most atheist country's very low crime rate.
@Systemizer6 жыл бұрын
Not so true for Sweden
@ivanl74495 жыл бұрын
Sweden is the rape capital of Europe, but mostly thanks to the Muslim refugees and not atheists
@vervoid735 жыл бұрын
Most anti islamic countries too. Go figure.
@zapple36645 жыл бұрын
@@ivanl7449 rape capital, in sweden we starting to actually report it, go to the police when had that fucking awful experience. I was almost raped in year 2000, he hit me, dragged me, i fought back enough and screamed enough to make someone call the police. He gave up when he hears the siren, when i crawled to safety, the police asked me: we have to go and file a report (sorry english here, im swede) i said no, i dont want to, i was completely destroyed, knowing no way in hell he will be convicted, even tho i know ppl saw it happen and heard my screams even calling the 911 for me. rates mean nothing, higher rates only means more dare doing it. if I had same experience today, i would fucking report, back then, knew noone would fucking take it serious. (the one that tried to rape me was muslim so have a tiny point there tho ok)
@AtticAurel4 жыл бұрын
@castroy64 The level of your delusion is breathtaking. Plus what you write is wrong. Either you don't know or you are lying. Soviet Union, China, NK etc. were/are state religions. The majority of atheists criticize them constantly for their religiosity. The most religious country on this earth right now is not e.g. Saudi Arabia but North Korea.
@juliotredeye15 жыл бұрын
I admire your honesty, accept your reasoning and think you have reached a well thought and (accurate) position.
@Volound15 жыл бұрын
if my parents were religious i would explain everything to them that made me an atheist. the more you know the more prepared you are.
@beeDUB7515 жыл бұрын
"Kindly inform us of how Science benefits humanity" - hilarious (and a little scary)
@MaiaThen15 жыл бұрын
You had me at natural selection! Mr. Dawkins, yes you are getting to us and I can't explain how much your work had influenced my life... thank you in the name of all free thinkers! We love you!
@JG-kq5el11 ай бұрын
I'm fairly religious but I love Richard Dawkins. He truly is a fantastic human being.
@Memubitsu15 жыл бұрын
I wish Dawkins gets a Nobel Prize
@Terrestrial_Biological_Entity Жыл бұрын
I happened in the past
@liadovolys86113 жыл бұрын
I admire him! Richard Dawkins has changed my life. Such an intelligent person. Hi from Russia btw)
@HondaFife15 жыл бұрын
I could listen to you all day Richard. You make so much sense!
@chrisbarbieri12 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately yes, especially in the south. America is a very religious country, it is nearly impossible to get elected into congress if you openly reject religion. Atheism is often used as sort of a dirty word or an insult. There is also a large misconception that people think that atheism is a religion its self. Which is sort of like thinking that non-smoking is a habit. Sorry if my grammar is bad i am in a bit of a hurry
@beeDUB7515 жыл бұрын
great to see you on Australian TV again. And yes, please come over for a visit!
@harryasmith5275 жыл бұрын
Remember in school when you finished a test. Most people waited for someone else to take their test up to the teacher. Once one hands in their test everyone follows. That's my observation of Atheism in the US. Someone needs to hand in their test.
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
Granted this post is two years old but if anyone can explain it further I would aporeciate it .
@BobbyNiggs12 жыл бұрын
I'm watching this with the volume really low so my grandma won't hear it.
@muchachaa95015 жыл бұрын
Oh I didn't change my mind easily at all, and I was very, very good at finding justifications :-). It took me a few years of research and questioning things before I became an atheist. And Dawkins has definitely contributed to that :-).
@tomcollinz9018 жыл бұрын
I knew this guy was a cat person.
@geoden4 жыл бұрын
He's really an animal person, a few years ago I saw him walking his dog!
@lurpyslurpy3 жыл бұрын
He has dogs, cat people can not be trusted.
@Atomsk15 жыл бұрын
Science is the search for proof. Belief is a proclamation without proof. Now how is science a "belief system?"
@clumpft13 жыл бұрын
When I think of all those young people who struggle with their sexuality, who are told that homosexuality is a sin, worthy of being tortured for all eternity, I'm glad there are people like Dawkins in the world who offer them a life buoy.
@naurbrannon15 жыл бұрын
Richard Dawkins' charity is called "Richard Dawkins foundation for reason and science"
@tubeshan15 жыл бұрын
Good interview, a lesson for others
@paulmcgrath3248 Жыл бұрын
Always watchable
@louisehaley51055 жыл бұрын
We don’t need religion, we have Richard Dawkins.
@paulk91885 жыл бұрын
Oh please lettuce be real tea, the scientific community can't even agree on how many times we went to the moon in this century, can we really expect them to k or what happened thousands of centuries ago... nope
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
What ? No we do not need religion because we have reason .
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
@@paulk9188 Yep we can if we use our ability to reason which statements are nonbiased and have the adequate anmount of verifiable facts supporting their statements . Thats the thing about science . Its not to be taken as law ... its open to challenge .... the best idea wins
@rogerswift198315 жыл бұрын
Dawkins is the perfect voice of reason....
@isegoria115 жыл бұрын
Always up for a good read. My point is that when a person states that they believe any one thing, they are given pass on the accuracy by default. When they state they "know" or "think" something the responsibility for accuracy for said statement is imperative. There is almost an instant call to prove the statement while the believer is left to wander and tell more about their belief.
@albertjackson92365 жыл бұрын
I 100% have ZERO confidence/believe that any gods exist. I really can not get above ZERO.
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
I accept that our knowlege has tken us in directions we thought were impossible before . Thats the closest I can get . I would be happy to find out there was a god ...not so much to worship ... but imagine the implications . .
@EMERSON515 жыл бұрын
Great interview. Nicely nicely. :)
@deborahsayers38263 жыл бұрын
I saw an interview onced with Richard Dawkins and they asked him what he would ask God he said" where were you hiding". I cannot in my mind understand why he and other atheists do not believe there is a God that created this universe and everything that was created. God said i am alpha and omega the beginning and the end,the Lord of Lords, the Rose of sharon, the bright and morning star, The king of kings and the Lord of Lords among others i cannot think of. I feel so sorry for Richard Dawkins when he stands before the Lord and realizes thathe is indeed God and he was created by him. Then he will hear God say depart from me I never Knew you. I know God does not want him to go to hell where their is eternal torment but yet he does not believe there is a hell either.
@EMERSON53 жыл бұрын
@@deborahsayers3826 Which God?
@ponedog15 жыл бұрын
much more interesting questions than he's normally subjected to.
@DarkAngelGuyver15 жыл бұрын
Remember: I never said science was "wrong". Ultimately though you still operate on the premise that your instruments, the instruments of your peers, theirs and your ability to tally the results, etc. that when they all add up they're accurate. The odds of something that widely accepted by that point is monumentally low, but it's much like why Dawkins leaves that 1%. You don't know, but til you know better you have to go with what you've got. Again: A WELL FOUNDED belief.
@kadene215 жыл бұрын
I didn't say ALL, You did! I was actually referring to people of faith, who would feel naked without their beliefs. Also the expression "cold comfort" really means 'no comfort at all'!
@brooksieking15 жыл бұрын
Nice Bang and Olufsen Tv and stereo - Dawkins changed my life!
@magdymohamed76632 жыл бұрын
i love you Richard - an honest brave man
@alimhmd72982 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rich, im also 99% :)
@thebadradio53404 ай бұрын
Brilliant Dawkins!
@HondaFife15 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@nicky2coats14 жыл бұрын
i'm gonna go out on a limb and say there's definitely no fairies, no unicorns, and no fucking god
@anetchi15 жыл бұрын
I adore Richard Dawkins, what an absolutely marvolous person! About his teeth, who cares?! He's BRILLIANT! His mind is kick ass and thus, he is oozing sexy charisma
@Jeremy_Fisher11 жыл бұрын
Same here. My parents are extremely religious and I don't want to come out as an atheist until I don't live with them anymore.
@pdiz Жыл бұрын
Such a disgrace to his life's work when the #1 introduction for him is that he's an atheist.
@DarkAngelGuyver15 жыл бұрын
My point was to illustrate that you need those units to perceive the measurements you're taking. In this particular case (the speed of light), due to the fine tolerances it's not inconceivable, though very unlikely, that by publishing results with two different meanings, and similarly adjusting how your instruments can measure something they can engineer your entire perception of that facet of reality.
@coffeemachtspass15 жыл бұрын
I see them as two approaches: scientific on the one hand, mainly informed by mathematics and darwinistic probabilities, and philosophical on the other. Hitchens satisfies that "spit-in-the-tyrant's face" urge, but I still go to Dawkins to satisfy my mind.
@wakeup2it13 жыл бұрын
"The numbers of scientists who question Darwinism is growing fast,"said Stephen Meyer, Cambridge-educated philosopher of science & Director, of C.R.S.C."This is happening in the face of fierce attempts to intimidate & suppress legitimate dissent. Young scientists are threatened with deprivation of tenure. They attempt to stigmatize all critics as "Religeous". Others have seen a consistent pattern of answering scientific arguments with ad hominem attacks.
@Forkroute15 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to read it
@iamdeafzed614 жыл бұрын
Has anyone else noticed how ridiculously often Dawkins blinks his eyes in this video? P.S. Dawkins is the man!!
@wmd115 жыл бұрын
Please do, we need every voice we can get.
@tonymontana199615 жыл бұрын
me too man, he literally changed my life...it was hard to accept at first....but now atheism and the scientific view on life is soooooo much more exciting and fulfilling
@isegoria115 жыл бұрын
Interesting how we managed to show on small scale the peer review process. Your inquiries further honed my ideals or hypothesis if you will. We also found ours is a philosophical difference that is more alike than different. Thanks for the spirited debate and peer review.
@chon418614 жыл бұрын
@BeachofDreams As an atheist the attack in NYC was what got me riled up against religion. I know many other people who were moderate at the time who were then convinced that religion has the capacity to make people evil, and is not a healthy way one should live their life. I also had religious friends, who after the attacks started losing their faith. I would also agree with you another example of the problems with religion is homophobic churchgoers. Unfortunately, these are only a few of them
@jim4092 жыл бұрын
I didn't think there were people who thought like me. That's true
@freeplay537115 жыл бұрын
I'm proud to call myself an evangelical atheist. I'm all about promoting skepticism about classical religious concepts, critical thinking, and reason.
@ryko2614 жыл бұрын
"You're all individuals" "YES!!!! WE'RE ALL INDIVIDUALS!!!!"
@martyaus290514 жыл бұрын
I love how Australian Media has little bias, not like fox news, thats for sure.
@Coribec15 жыл бұрын
I hope they make an epic movie about this dude.
@truvelocity14 жыл бұрын
@LaurieJames The number one source for organ transplants are young men between 14 and 22 who have been involved in an accident. Young men take more risks. His mother was right to worry. However, it is coincidence.
@linkforever9214 жыл бұрын
@timmarquez50 oh dear......so your saying he aged the trees so that it makes it look like the trees are older than 6500?
@logicforfirstgraders12 жыл бұрын
It's amazing the level to which people often ignore the world around them to have a go at something they usually don't understand, like tweeting from an iPad about corporate greed.
@Atomsk15 жыл бұрын
i'm one too. the world is just way more beautiful without god.
@waynepooley69504 жыл бұрын
@castroy64 Here's what you didn't account for: athiests will believe in a God with proof. Since the lack of evidence isn't convincing, they take the logical point of view as not believing. As you don't believe in fairys and unicorns without proof, the equivalent to that is atheism.
@Dilapsor15 жыл бұрын
Dawkins was actually raised and confirmed Anglican, not as an atheist. I was raised, confirmed, and practicing Catholic for 26 years before I decided there was no God. Also, it's a irresponsible to assume that all atheists hate religion or despise God when in fact most atheists simply don't care.
@Alphathon15 жыл бұрын
It's difficulty to explain, but it both slows down and stay the same speed. If you are yourself being sucked into the black hole at the same distance form the singularity then light will travel at the same speed everywhere at the same distance from said singularity (assuming no other bodies are effecting it) if you are in "normal space" however the speed of light around the black hole will be much slower. Thats why Einsteins called it relativity, because what you experience is all relative.
@TheFlexability12 жыл бұрын
if you are not a bigot, and bringing bigoted ideas, than dawkins is not your problem, the only fault that lay with you, is the silliness, and possible loss of productivity with a large group of people with similar, non bigoted views
@freeplay537115 жыл бұрын
I'm absolutely stunned that gonyea12 is getting thumbs-downed for his blatantly sarcastic (and funny) comment.
@truvelocity14 жыл бұрын
@truvelocity part two: Its my daughter... Yes, their name is Matilda, yes their name is John, yes, their name is Fred... Yes, they did wear a hat when they were alive... Yes, they did smoke a pipe when they were alive... Yes, they did have a positive attitude, yes... They were authoritative... Yes, they he was a carpenter... Yes, she was a doting mother... yes, he was always telling me to feed the dog... Need I go on?
@JeffroTheMan113 жыл бұрын
@timmarquez50 "All we know is that they died." We also know that they had parents of the same species, albeit VERY slightly different from their child. If the animals of the FR had parents, that means their species was capable of reproducing (also, reproduction is required of being classified as 'life.'). If their species can reproduce, it's highly likely that they did, at least until their species went extinct because they weren't fittest for their environment, and didn't adapt quickly enough.
@jamespazera30382 жыл бұрын
wonderful
@fairyphil15 жыл бұрын
Maybe Nobel Prize for the advancement of science education?
@ricardosanabria82115 жыл бұрын
Don't forget our existence is temporal and it all vanishes. Do the good and live in peace.
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
Peace is its own reward but knowledge grants peace if you can handle the truth .
@pooddescrewch87183 жыл бұрын
The truth is that no one knows how or if consciousness survives the corporeal death . There is simply not enough facts available to suggest that physical death is compatible with consciousness . So LIVE WHILE YOU CAN .