I’m incredibly thankful that Richard has been able to recover from his stroke. It’s nice to see he’s still “ with it”. Not only is he carrying on, but he is doing so strongly. Keep up the great work Dawkins.

Richard Dawkins is first and foremost a scientist. He is also a great communicator. Very Grateful for this channel.

Richard Dawkins is a brilliant teacher and a blessing to truth and righteousness. A shining beacon in a world of ignorance. I am thankful to have this access.

Incredibly intelligent free thinking scientist with excellent command of English !

Professor Dawkins ❤ Thank you for all your work through the years. Me and my family love you❤️

Thank you, Professor Dawkins, for your ongoing work. Have been enjoying your Christmas lectures. Stay well, you continue to make an incredible difference in our world.

This woman does an excellent job interviewing Dawkins

Prof. Dawkins, you mentioned in another interview concerning dying and therefore not seeing the progress and discoveries of science and this made you sad. Thanks for saying this out loud. Cheers 🇨🇦

How about a discussion with hararri on the importance of story telling in shaping our cultures and advancing society

These are fantastic. Dawkins is the best at q & as.

A big thank you from me, professor Dawkins, for all your amazing teachings, books (which I’ve read most of) and your whole outlook on life. Since discovering your books through my husband who reads science books including yours, I’ve come to really see the wonders of life.

You have been a hero to me since very early in my life and have helped me beyond measure. Especially about religion. I’m working towards my veterinarian goal and love birds in particular. It’s rough, but I had a good foundation to start with because of you!

Brilliant thank you Richard 👍

One day I will meet Dawkins and give him a hug!!

He will never get a knighthood.He deserves one.

Dear Professor Richard Dawkins, I am reaching out to express my heartfelt appreciation for the profound impact your work has had on both my intellectual journey and personal growth. Your groundbreaking contributions to the field of evolutionary biology and your eloquent advocacy for science have served as a constant wellspring of inspiration for me. Through your writings and speeches, you not only illuminate the intricacies and splendor of the natural world but also champion the paramount importance of critical thinking and the scientific method. One invaluable lesson I have gleaned from your body of work is the significance of open-mindedness. Your emphasis on evidence-based reasoning and your unwavering commitment to truth have instilled in me a curiosity and receptiveness to diverse perspectives. This openness has not only deepened my comprehension of the world but has also cultivated a sense of intellectual humility. Your dedication to rational discourse has been a guiding light for me in navigating the complexities of social concepts and interactions. In an era marked by polarized discussions and heightened emotions, your exemplary ability to maintain composure while addressing intricate issues underscores the importance of respectful dialogue and the potency of well-reasoned arguments. Moreover, your modesty in the face of your own accomplishments is truly admirable. Despite your monumental contributions to science and education, you have remained approachable and down-to-earth. This humility serves as a poignant reminder that the pursuit of knowledge is a collaborative endeavor, with each of us having much to glean from one another. I must specifically express my gratitude for your book "The Extended Phenotype," which stands as a monumental milestone in my journey toward understanding complex and critical thinking. The insights contained within its pages have been transformative, shaping my intellectual framework in profound ways. In essence, your work has not only sculpted my understanding of biology and science but has also significantly impacted my approach to life. I, Wolfgang Stein, am sincerely thankful for the enduring legacy you continue to build and the positive influence you have had on countless individuals, myself included. Thank you, Professor Dawkins, for being a paragon of reason, a tireless advocate for science, and a wellspring of inspiration for those of us who strive to navigate the world with an open mind, critical thinking, and a humble heart. With utmost respect and gratitude, Wolfgang Stein

Q&A is the only thing I watch and been waiting for! Love this! Thank you for all the hard work.

He is well educated and uses logic which is very wise

Thank you, Mr. Dawkins! We need you. Wishing you and everyone around you all the best in 2024.

I love you Sir Richard❤

Long live Sir Richard Dawkins We love you so much ❤

Richard Dawkins seems like such a cool dude!!

Please, more Q&A

Excellent thank you

Great QA again, Richard!

Part 2 There are four fundamental forces in physics that hold everything together and allow elements to function in order to sustain life. These are precise: gravitational force, electromagnetic force, the strong nuclear force and the weak nuclear force, all working together in order to procure life. The WNF refers to unstable atoms that give off radiation due to radioactive decay. When your body dies it will decay, but it won’t be radioactive like other elements. The SNF which holds protons and neutrons together in the atom; the electromagnetic force that attracts electrons to protons which have opposite electrical charges, there is a balance of attraction in order to maintain the electrons in orbit. This SNF operates at a short range, whereas the EMF operates at specific distances within different atoms. The effects of the above mentioned forces react according to the number of protons and neutrons with specific atoms that make up various substances. There are also masses of particles within atoms called light quarks which go up and down. Protons and neutrons plus quarks must be finely tuned by forces to allow values essential to the production of carbon, which is a vital component to a life friendly universe. All kinds of atoms are held together by unique forces which we have named. Without the production of carbon through nuclear reactions stars and galaxies would not exist, carbon is necessary for all aspects of creation in our universe. Physicists thought at one point that lighter elements could evolve into heavier elements by neutron capture between atoms. They thought that this process could occur across the spectrum, that protons and neutrons one at a time would collide with lighter elements and this would produce successive heavier elements. There was a barrier discovered to this theology because lighter elements referring to gases have an instability factor because of the limited number of protons and neutrons and their half- lives. After the imagined Big-Bang, heavy elements could not form from lighter elements because there weren’t any stable nuclei with 5 or 8 nucleons, nuclei with a total of 5 protons and 5 neutrons is known by physicists as the 5 “Nucleon Crevasse” or I would say impasse. When we look at gas and solids there is no clear gradual evolution from lighter elements to heavier elements such as wood and other organic matter by this process upon the earth. For instance trees came from seed which God created. Chemical complexity and arrangement is not an accident or chance. Here is an analogy, if we had a 25 foot ladder with rungs at the bottom and at the top and a barrier in the middle with no rungs, it would be impossible to climb the ladder and in the same way there is no means of simple to complex atoms forming solid structures. There are proton and neutron gaps that cannot be bridged relative to atoms, but only in the imagination of those who do not want to retain God in their knowledge. What is true of chemical complexity in regard to simple gas to heavier elements is true from the fossil record, no evidence of evolution from simple to complex organisms. Jesus did not lie to us, He said, if I have told you are earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you of heavenly things? I think I am getting His drift! I am here for the sheep giving them the keys to do their own research, the goats will always head-butt it is their nature to do so.

Richard is a world treasure. When he’s gone (and I hope it’s not for a very long time), the world will be intellectually poorer.

Yummy, insightful and comfortable as always - thank you :O) (Hope your throat is better - sounds a bit painful)

I just made an interesting calculation about evolution and it's time span: From arising of fishes to today's human it took roughly 500 Mio. years. If you lay down the first fish on the ground and it's child next to it, and so forth, how long would it take to walk along that "lane of evolution" until you arrive at today's human? Assuming you'll walk 40 hours per week, it would take about 200 years! This shows, that you would much less realize the change of the individuals, than the ageing from the people you have around you every day, even with this super condensed "timeline".

Thank you...

Great job answering questions. It really felt like many of the askers were submitting questions with weird baggage and presuppositions. G

Amphibians regenerate due to Quantum Biology. Watch Jim Al Khalili documentaries on Quantum Biology.

She's adorable sir. Great choice.

Yes

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Unrelated question. Why do left sides of animal brains control right sides of the bodies? What evolutionary pressures made that arrangement stand out?

Can I ask Dr. Dawkins a question : “Double Helix + Four-nucleotides + Man’s body = DNA (human blueprint)”, the fact. “Whirlwind + Four living creatures + likeness of a Man = the words of Bible (KJV), human blueprint or ??

"What is the evolutionary purpose of wonder and awe in the face of nature?" - To humble humans. To teach them humility, which is a trait that is quickly disappearing.

I notice the interviewers name is not mentioned in the description. Did I miss it in the video as well? These are basics.

Well that consciousness that lies behind the universe, really behind it all it's you Mr. Dawkins. Your will took you here and will take you elsewhere, everywhere.

Dawkings, you should make video about Tardigrade.

Is there an energy difficulty in limb regeneration for an ectomorph versus an endomorph? Perhaps higher energy demands made regeneration difficult and somehow selective pressures went to mutants with the genes switched off?

On language, we do know that chimpanzees have the ability to handle a basic language, though not spoken in human terms. It is important to distinguish between human vocalisation (which is a homo sapiens characteristic) and language, which can employ any arbitrary signs, including sounds, gestures and hand signals. It would seem reasonable to conclude that the rudiments of language use were in the last common ape ancestor (proconsul or Australopithecus?). Remnants of homo erectus suggest they did not have our vocal production, however their ability to migrate across expanses of seas across the world points to an ability to organise and impart information amongst themselves.

Ms Southern, you are a great interviewer. Yourself and Mr Dawkins make an enjoyable program. However, I hope this isn't too personal, but I was wondering what your beliefs are,? Do you believe in a diety? or agnostic? Or atheist perhaps? And has that ever caused any problems for you?

Neat! :)

I recall having gpt say god probably does not exist at one point. The gpt is for the most part at primitive level is designed to be least offensive as possible. It's an amazing tool and it's more moral than any religious book that people claim is the work of a supernatural, so it's very telling.

What has led people to believe that the universe was created? In fact, during our lifetime, we haven't witnessed anything being created from nothing by someone. ?

My thoughts 💭 have traveled trillions of miles at warp speed throughout many galaxies - I know this because I envisioned it in my sleep and know it to be true - this is science 🧬

Taryn Southern tried to scam Bryan Johnson

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He puts the onus on free will

to the 1st question, we are all born skeptics (atheists). Some leave the atheist status by claiming a "creator". Those who remain atheist point out that a "creator" is an unfalsifiable figment of the imagination. It's also involves infinite recursion. The creator is at least as complicated as humans, so he would be created also, ad infinitum. No special qualifications are required to make these observations. Neither does a atheists have any burden of coming up with alternative explanations. Absence of knowledge proves one thing and one thing only: Absence of knowledge

I think that Bible had descried DNA structure: “ … a whirlwind came out of the north, … Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. … they had the likeness of a man” (Bible, KJV, Ezekiel 1:4-5). Whirlwind + Four living creatures + likeness of a Man = DNA (human blueprint)

6:34 slower metabolism?

Ask Richard to buy you a podcast microphone.

Q: What about ex Nassim Haramein and Gregg Bradens theory. It correlates with Michael Persinger at some points. What about NDE research? Some call it God/Allah/Divine/Creator/Love. Problem is that spirituality is so ‘fragmented’. In a global world we now should have ONE Earth-‘religion’. Bible has great teachings, but noe we have ‘throwed’ God out - and replaced it with money, separateness, greed and ‘see me’ and Babylonian shouting without listening. And What happened to our brains about 200.00 years ago, and WHY? Why dis we throw out ‘wisdom’ and changed it with only science and knowledge. Thank you for using your voice, in times of ‘woke’

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Richard thinks he is better then other people.

By "acrimonious" they probably meant "militant."

lol no thoughts have never been shown to be transmuted via science! XD

Is it more complex to believe in evolution rather than believe there is a God so complex and big that created everything we see that is so complex? For me to build a tower would be hard to do and maybe it would collapse but for someone to build would be a lot easier. Listen let God be God, he is bigger and wiser than you think.

What were u doing on the island mate 😂

I’d be back for a third time too

저는 내생이 있다고 생각합니다.다음생에 꼭 알렉스 오 코너의 손녀로 태어나고 싶습니다.왜냐하면 종교인의 자녀로 자라서 슬펐기 때문입니다.

Its not that we don't have enough time to live, we waste most of it. There's plenty of time, stop wasting it on TV and movies and KZfaq videos.

Should humans fight aging

Oh my god.. she is gorgeous.

Humans do NOT need stories for survival. Humans need stories to be human. Imagine a creature with all the arms and legs and trousers and sausges that humans have, but it has no stories. What kind of a thing would it be??? We are Pan narrans, the story-telling ape.

I believe that Richard Dawkins is the God

trust facebook users to start a question with "scientific experiments have been conducted which seem to confirm telepathy is real"

11:31 I just set a rat trap at home. This made me imagine a rat that has just imagined the entire christian -dogma- theology and is unable to communicate those thoughts for want of any language.. So tomorrow I may be saying "HORAY!! I GOT THE LITTLE GOD-BOTHERING BASTARD."

Id like dawkins to explain when humans actually evolved into reproducing . How did any species grow before they evolved reproduction organs . Surely we had to be created with every organ we need to survive instantly

Adam Rutherford is jealous of Richard Dawkings.

4th

Do you believe that atheism is a religion?

Would Dr. Dawkins be open to analyzing the philosophy of Thus Spoke Zarathustra in relation to the evolution of human consciousness?

Great interview, thanks. Regarding the last question on the paranormal, I'd be interested in what Professor Dawkins thought of this research on astrology: kzfaq.infoYw_KwXbpCLU

누구나 무신론자가 되고 싶다면 될 수 있다고 생각합니다.

@RomanGavrilov-rq8sd 0 seconds ago Time for a story. A women is shy, she does not talk a lot and cares what people think, but then something happened. She drank some alcohol and no longer did she look shy and she did not care what people thought. She was loud, wild and hard to shut her up.

Dawkins it is not lose situation for you to humbly repent to Jesus before you die.

2nd :D 🧬

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I have never seen Dawkins in person face to face. Would it be right for me to say Dawkins does not exist because I have never seen him therefore he does not exist? I think that would be a delusion if I would think that, therefore I will say this to you who say your a atheist, you are in a delusion because you did not see God therefore you say He does not exist. Dawkins existed and so did God

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You don't have to believe in God because God is necessary because logically it is impossible the existence of the creation or finitude without the creator or infinitude. Something exists now therefore something has existed always because from nothing can not be created something. Nothing is absence of existence. From non existence can not be created existence. I know 100% sure reality is eternal. The thought is mind blowing, incredible. Atheism is the belief immune to arguments that all reality is created, and that's why atheists remark "who created god?". Either the universe is eternal or what created the universe is eternal. Either what has a beginning of existence is eternal or what created what has a beginning of existence is eternal. Either the universe is eternal or God is eternal. The universe is a reality of causes and effects, beginning and end, birth and death. Is it possible or impossible the existence of an infinite number of causes and effects? Is it possible or impossible the existence of an infinite sequence of finitude without a beginning? Can the evolution of the species be infinite without a beginning?. I want you to reflect on the fact that regardless of when the universe was created God existed always before. God is Time and Space and your existence is perfect, as you would expect of God's Creation, and your life is your perfect eternal hell and heaven. God is everything that exist, you name it. The truth is the only that matters and if I am right you should abandon atheism and religion for your own eternal sake. To understand reality you have to understand God created life to live, eternally, as long as life creates life loving having children keeping the Miracle of Infinite Possibilities of God's Life and Death Alive. You choose to understand or not. The idea of eternity is not a joke. I am not threatening you, I am just telling you what is most likely to happen using reason and emotional intelligence. I am a poet that writes prose to be understood better, and I am not understood. To end the war the discovery that atheism is a logical fallacy has to be news. Atheism is a logical fallacy that assumes God is the religious idea of the creator of the creation to conclude wrongly no creator exists because a particular idea of God doesn’t exist. If you are an scared ukrainian soldier reading this loving poem i want to know if you understood what i said.

you don't need to make up your own mind about whether there is god or not god.If you don't know you just say you don't know.This is such a problem with god believers and atheist who aren't believers but rather be deniers .All of you just need to fess up and be like Socrates....The smartest man who knew nothing. God is nameless for no one can either speak of him or know him. Therefore a pagan master says that what we can know or say of the First Cause reflects ourselves more than it does the First Cause, for this transcends all speech and all understanding . . . He is being beyond being: he is a nothingness beyond being. ~Meister Eckhart

Nothing knows nothing get over it

I would like to know why he is on the Epstein list.

The First ;)

"The poetry of reality"🤢 A perfidious try to suck up to the lovers of the word.

Dawkins reverting to schoolboy rhetoric when asked about atheism/God. "Ateapotist, aleprechaunist". Nonsense. " Physicists say the Physical Constants are fine-tuned for Life". We have observable evidence for one universe fine-tuned for Life. To equate that evidence with fairies is ridiculous.

Always great to hear Richard speak. Format is weird. Pretty girl who seems to know almost nothing, with poor vocabulary, garbled communication skills, dispensing questions to one f the greatest intellects of our time. And she doesn't listen to the response. Very strange. It would surely be better Richard, for all of us, if you just read the questions yourself and then answer them, no need for the vacuos eye candy, it diminshes your channel.

Seems a bit harsh to drag Gong's Flying Teapot into this. I doubt any Gong fan believes they actually exist 🫖 Oh - theres one! Lol