this last video activated the feel good chemicals in my head for some reason.. my guess is that it was purposely made to do this by some psychological stuff
Remember that fictitious show in the movie "The Running Man" where people had to run and fight for their lives on a game show? We should bring that back and put these nut jobs on it. I'd watch. Imagine that fat lying bitch running down an alleyway as a guy with a chainsaw chases her. HAHAHAHAHAHA
Ive done that as a good method of physiotherapy (post-shoulder op) in that it relieves pain in my shoulder SO that i could do more exercises to strengthen my muscle. And for $30, they give me 45 mins of full time, whereas for $80, my physiotherapist gives me 15-20 mins of interrupted time (going to and fro other patients). And after a foot reflexology session, my joints are smoother and without pain, and then i can do my physio exercises.
@corporalcharlie My opinion. $30 is worth it for 45 min of relaxation & being relaxed does help. I don't buy the premise of reflexology but it certainly is nice & relaxing & you can't blame someone for liking their feet massaged. I would pay $30 for 45 mins
I really like Dawkins. But his confidence in modern medicine is not justified. Modern medicien is CORRUPT. The scientific method is often not followed, even in mainstream medicine. Studies are fraudulent, and inconvenient results are ignored. I have great confidence in science. But mainstream medicine is not particularly scientific. it has been ruined by corruption and politics.
@Soundchaser88 I dont know where to begin, there are so many issues. Here is a nice story Google "merck phony journal" and click on the second link. The cholesterol-statin scam is a good one, too: ww.spacedoc-dot-com You could also read any of Linus Pauling's books on his experiences in dealing with the corrupt medical establishment.
@Soundchaser88 Another good example of corruption of medicine are the antacid drugs for heartburn. Heartburn is not caused by excess stomach acid. Heartburn is caused by TOO LITTLE stomach acid, and bacterial overgrowth. Antacid drugs block the symptom but make the disease worse. Thats bad medicine, but its good business since it gets patients hooked on the drugs. And the business is worth $13 billion per year. Thats why the drug companies lie about the true cause of heartburn.
Why is it at 4:31 Charles looks over at it cuts to the squirrel? What is so special about that squirrel? Is it because this lady keeps talking about....OH SQUIRREL!
I wonder though would these people stand by what they practice or go with chemotherapy if they had cancer ??? Would a person who is so devoted to god would rather be healed by him/her or go with medicine ??? Would these people be willing to stake their lives on this rather on proven medical practices ???
Well if mumbo jumbo is just as good as, or perhaps more effective than scientific reasoning why the hell is that guy wearing glasses? Surely any old piece of see-through material would do just as well, after all, it's all just a matter of opinion, chuckras and black holes in the head where once there was a brain..
Richard is touting modern drugs like they're flawless.
There's an article by Dr Joe Mercola: Doctors Are The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US, Killing 225,000 People Every Year.
All these deaths per year: 12,000 -unnecessary surgeries 7,000 -medication errors in hospitals 20,000 -other errors in hospitals 80,000 -infections in hospitals
106,000 -non-error, negative effects of drugs
Richard doesn't know how to do decent research; he's such a light weight.
@AppleSouffle Do one. Don't vaccine your children. Let them suffer from polio and others. Then you know what modern science has done. If you want something to be flawless, then you should be God.
@AppleSouffle There are several things you need to consider.... first, real doctors take care of the real patients... that means that if a person have a flue, they go to homopathy but if they have cancer, they go to tha real docots... so... mortality is higher when dealing with real desies...
And second... he never says that modern drugs are perfect... just the best thing we have so far
Just remeber... life expectancy in Ayurveda's time? 26 years (Bronze Age)
@AppleSouffle Yes and hospitals are the biggest killers. Did you know that more people die in hospital than anywhere else? Ambulances are particularly dangerous as even more people die in them than any other kind of vehicle.
some alternative therapies would have some benfits for simple afflictions, common cold, insomnia, some mental illnesses and in some cases where the treatment requires time and is probably painfull to cope with, such as sciatica where medical treatment is actually of little help anyway. these alternative medicines may get people away from religiously taking pills and anti-biotics which do breed superbugs but more importantly distract the patient so that their own immune systems can work in peace
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How can people go through the same sort of education system and not be on the same page as science? Do they remember science class? Blowing shit up, dissection etc; How about loud fucking stereos?
...Stress is a physiological and psychological condition that can be easily and effectively treated if accepted as what it really is.
Masking it as demonic influence, lack of faith, bad energy, spiritual imbalance etc. simply confuses and distorts, leading to potentially less effective "cures".
By all means get a massage, meditate, listen to whale song etc. but know that it is stress you are overcoming, not magical fallacies.
Stress is detrimental to every system in the body, raising blood pressure, inhibiting immune function, inhibiting digestion, tensing muscles etc.
This is scientific fact, it's basic anatomy and physiology.
As far as I'm concerned, the vast majority of these alternate therapies (along with religion and other superstitions) simply and exclusively "heal" by reducing stress, be it physically (e.g. massage), psychologically (e.g. interaction with a nice person) or both...
'Science' the manner in which Dawkins expresses it at the end seems overtly possitive and would be, if it weren't for the system it exists within.
The main enemy of science in this present era is not superstition but the profit motive of the present form of consumer capitalism. The direction of science is led by market funding not independent pursuit of knowledge.Vaccines for the highest bidder not poorer nations"to recoup R&D costs" contradicting their purpose.
dawkins should study psychology - in doing so, he`d realise that, unlike himself, most humans are not 100% logical, but rather emotional and idiosyncratic
@snifnscratch I'm pretty sure Dawkins realize that, and I'm also certain that he isn't logical all the time either. That's still not a counter-argument for his mission though; he simply goes for the most severe cases of illogical and delusional thought. That is, irrational beliefs and superstition which endanger human life and peoples well-being. «No one is 100% logical all the time» is not an argument for indifference.
@snifnscratch That doesn't mean they are right for abandoning reason and logic ;) That is part of evolution though - some of us advance faster than others, and those who do not are left behind and die out.
That look at 4:30 was one of, "That squirrel there, a product of Darwinian evolution and natural selection, is more interesting than this woman in front of me. However, I am a polite Englishman who will pretend to be interested in the pseudo-spiritual vomit coming from this woman's mouth and shoo the squirrel away with a glare for her benefit, so she doesn't have to know I think her utterly incompetent as a health professional."
drchessington; Good points all; I am not Anti-Logic, and have made my arguments in a rational way, but believe rationality to be horribly overrated and see Dorkins as one
of the worst offenders.. you do not have to look far for 'conclusive proof'' that rationality
and its aplication has caused far more problems than it ever solved
@niallobinghe The difference is that science presents documented and testable evidence based on real events and facts. Pretty easy to see. Science is only intolerant of claims made with out facts and evidence to back them up.
Good Points, In fairness; But the problem is that scientists get to decide the criteria that 'Proof' is defined by; Like'democracy' to the western poliician, 'Reason' is deemed
to be a perfect standpoint on which to pass judgement on others beliefs. Ironically
Religion uses the same arguments; We are good, therefore you are evil..
If indeed Homeopathy is placebo and utilises a subtle neurochmical relationship
Kosachuchu; I am not joking; the likes of Dorkins do not believe in the power of the mind because they only use their logical faculties, therefore wasting the vast resources
that few peole get to use. Many scientists candidly admit that some of their
greatest discoveries and innovations came about by listening to an irrational hunch,
one of the very phenomena this 'high priest' of reason rages against..
@niallobinghe He is rejecting these practices because in experiments, they have failed. So really they researched an irrational hunch and found out it was pure bullshit, yet some people still believe in it anyway. He's not questioning the power of the mind, he's saying that giving people doses of water with different labels on them in order to cure diseases is the placebo affect.
@niallobinghe Yes, an irrational hunch that they then subjected to logical analysis and testing. And how exactly is using your logical faculties "wasting" those unspecified resources? Indeed, logic IS one of the powers of the mind, along with the ability to make yourself recover faster because you believe you are recovering faster, or the ability to delude yourself that obeying orders somehow transfers the responsibility for the consequences to the commanding figure.
When Dorkins lists the benifits of 'Reason and Progress he conveniently leaves out
such gems as P.C.'s, Dioxins, Agent Orange and the lack of Solutions for the disposal of nuclear waste; he claims 'reason'. removes the blinkers whilst revealing that he wears his own version. All of the lifeforms Fried in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were
@niallobinghe I hope your joking.. do you actually think that make-believe medicine cures anyone?! and he didnt talk about how religion makes war and more war between ppl, so why would he talk about the evil things (experiences) that "reason" includes too, at least it has a purpose, not like religion wars that its just so the mighty human PRIDE of something that isnt proved WINS..makes it sound like a game doesnt it.
@niallobinghe , you're right, pharmaceutical companies don't manufacture drugs to heal us, ITS AN INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY AGAINST US ALL! SO THE CORPORATE FAT CATS CAN SIT BACK AND LAUGH IN THEIR GOLDEN JACUZZIS AS WE ALL DIE OF THE SWINE FLU THAT THEY GAVE US!
practice auvedic medicine all you want, we'll be laughing when you have to turn to western medicine after ancient hindu 'wisdom' fails to heal your cancer, or even your common cold.
@niallobinghe Correction: Drug companies turn out their *medicine* to make money. There's a difference between medicine and poison. If you believe modern medicine doesn't have a higher success rate at curing dangerously ill people than Auvedic medicine does, then you're unfortunately wrong. Basically, what modern medicine does is look at which substances the body needs, biologically, to handle an illness. We can do that now because we have the technology.
It's too bad the audio and video get pretty bad out-of-sync as each episode progresses, but awesome, informative inquiries by Professor Dawkins nonetheless. Inquiries all should heed, I might add.
I started seeing an applied kinesiologist and chiropractor a few years ago and found him brilliantly effective. Over time of repeated visits we've become quite friendly and I enjoy visiting him. Problem is I'm beginning to see that the treatments are baloney, even if they make me feel better. Not sure what to do.
Stop visiting him, save some money and go out for a beer with friends it will make you feel better the same way as a visit by your voodoo-doctor-friend
Well then go with him on a beer, if he is honest to himself he should be aware that it is the extra care and attention he is giving to you which makes you feel better
I think Dawkins should make a followup to his "Enemies of Reason." He should look into superstitions like "Never vaccinate your kids", "organic foods", other alternative medicine practices, and other pseudo-science junk.
on one of these videos it is mentioned the notion that allopathic medicine is safe - however when you look at any prescription drug it will explicitly inform you of a plethora of side effects many of which are quite serious! I think if an alternative treatment works via the placebo response and their are no side effects then in my mind it is the better treatment of choice !
@cacaolover1 I agree. 'skeptical rational inquiry is always the best approach' like Dr. Dawkins repeatedly emphasized in this program. After all, are we so confident in the science scientists working in profit driven pharma. claimed? We have every reason to be tired by the news regarding xx pharma hid the sever adverse effects of xxdrug and passed the FDA's super-eyes.
"skeptical rational inquiry is always the best approach...we can think independently and be truly open minded, that means asking questions, being open to real corroborated evidence. Reason has liberated us from superstition and given us centuries of progress, we abandon it at our peril." - Richard Dawkins.
@schnitzil Sorry, sadly on this site there are to many idiots sometimes you forget satire. Though sarcasm and satire doesn't really work in Text Comments.
I like what he says in the beginning of this show. That "alternative medicine" is not working almost per definition. Had it actually worked we would've called it medicine.
@scheme86 I mean that he obviously thinks we should trust doctors and school medicine without questioning and just obey our doctor's orders blindly. At the same time, he denies the evidence of alternative medicine. That is fundamentalism.
@JeanySullivan u should trust doctors they went and got an education. shit would u rather trust someone who is uneducated?? its not looking at them as gods but instead respecting their intelligence. i mean what u say is very strange and kind of disturbing. i think u r one blood sacrifice away from being a cult member.
@JeanySullivan Dawkins correctly states that science is the widely accepted explanation of something be it the universe or health treatment at the time based on mechanical scientific testing of evidence. If new evidence becomes available, it is tested and the explanation may change. By definition the changing of a positions that occurs refutes your claim of fundamentalism.
@lairdriver By reinacting the enviroment 4billion years ago some experiments have actually created everything needed in a cell, however not in a cell.
It really dosent matter if u say that the chance is 1 in a trillion or 99 in 100 its just a dumb statment since no one really knows how life was created. If you dont know how something happens u can not say how small chance it is to happen.
Ultimate question: whats the purpose of life? E=produce/take care of our offspring R=Die, get to afterlife
@lairdriver First of all u havent provide any information. So you are a chemist and dont know much in the fields of evolution.
They should have been fired ID is not and will not ever be science. If they would have teached alternative medicine as a alternative to medicine they should have been fired. ID do claim that a higher inteligence(god) created us, claiming other wise is just silly.
@lairdriver well the chance that i would be born is proboably less then 1 in a TRILLION TRILLION even if the universe was a couple of thousand years old, yet here i am. Ur argument is bad.
What kind of scientific backround do u have? I study microbiology, biochemistry, biology etc and none of my teachers who all are scientist would ever say it was impossible.
Im not against religion however it gives easy answers. Its more about faith, less about proving things.
@SuperNanel I actually agree. All I said was something to the effect of "while I disagree with Dawkins on religion, I agree that 'alternative medicine is a bunch of bull' " & he starts going all foaming out the mouth "DAWKINS IS ALWAYS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING!!!!" in a way that would make the average fundy lool sane.
I disagree w/Dawkins attacks on religion, but I think he is right on w/this video on bogus "medicine". A wise man can find someone intelligent while still disagreeing w/him.
All I have to do is think for myself?!! That sounds too good to be true.... I don't believe it! Look at the heard... they've been believing certain things for millions of years...they must be right! (fucking sheeple)
Please can you give me some sathi. An alternative doctor told me I suffer from angel drained enegry syndrom. Which means I am lacking angel energy that is why I feel so tired. It is a divine energy that comes from spirits and angels we cannot grasp at this moment. But it is very likely and true. Do you think sathi can heal this? I would like to order a few liters to start and hope the angels come back. Thankyou Hikk0 this might be the solution to my tiredness!
...i think our perception will change about these mumbo jumbos. they might be inaccurate but on another point of view, a psychologist for example are essential for human evolution of reason.
...let us focus on our latest " alternative" "/ independent scientific research in quest of truth. The bigger thoughts now are 1. if quantum has high probability in what it claims ( copenhagen interpretation )2. matter is affected by vibration ( cymatics ) 3. human body is matter even at the level of DNA 3. DNA at the right frequency ( external/internal state of thinking) activates DNA functioning ( RIFE tech / Bruce Lipton research )....... combining these, i think our mind set will change.
Nice documentary there. I must say its not just mumbo jumbo or quantum elegance. Cymatics, the effect of sound or vibration is worth an investigation. Japanese scientist Emoto found cymatic effect on water. The observer effect is also an important factor in these investigation. Let us put aside homeopathy, palmistry, astrology, psychic powers and other of these stuff. They have done their job, to challenge investigation/reason .. that is why they are leaking in the human psychie. Instead .....
This video is bogus for one big reason: Dawkins never actually mentions the real enemies of Reason, i.e., philosophers like Kierkegaard, Dostoyevsky, Hamann and Lev Shestov. Those were the real enemies of REASON who were proud to call themselves "irrationalists". Why doesn't Dawkins grow a pair and talk about people who's ideas can defend themselves instead of picking easy targets like crystal wavers?
@mysticresistence this video is specifically aimed at the medical enemies of reason. also he's a scientist not a philosopher, if he were to say the video was all about alternative therapy, the power of human suggestion and placebo effects, but then go on to discuss Keirkegaard or Dostoyevsky's theories he would not be answering the questions to which he set out. 'Enemies of reason' is mealy a title for the series and not every episode can encompass the wider spectrum of philosophy and reason.
@tompants2010 My problem is that if you ask these people if they are against Reason, they will say no, BUT, if you ask the same questions of people like Kierkegaard & Dostoyvesky what they feel about Reason, they would tell you that they indeed are it's enemies. Why not go after those who admit point blank that they are the Enemies of Reason & are proud of the fact?
@mysticresistence of course they would say no, most of them are deluding themselves into believing what they do actually works scientifically. where's the proof? real doctors on the other hand deal only in evidence not on hearsay.
secondly smallpox has been wiped out, don't believe me? do a quick search on the numbers infected in the 20th century, then get over yourself.
oh and by the way philosophers are supposed to question reason, just like everything else (the hint is in the name) .
@greatbrownbear No, smallpox is alive and well and sitting in a government lab in the US as well as in Russia. "Wiped out" and "dormant" are two different things.
@mysticresistence So going from 50 million infected every year to none(?) is a bad thing? How many hundreds of millions have died from smallpox in the past...
@sanechipmunks If smallpox was actually wiped out, it would be wonderful, but small pox was actually weaponized & The US & Russia both have it & other biological weapons in their stockpiles, all brought to you by science. Pollution, nuclear war, global warming, Eugenics, Acid Rain, etc etc etc..."progress" is a myth.
@mysticresistence lol thats not even close to what dawkings is saying. who gives a shit what the governments are doing with smallpox, they spend billions on germ warfare(that they will never use as its against all sorts of international and un law), smallpox is the least of our worries. it has been wiped out in the wild and thats what matters, thanks to science we don't have to worry about our children contracting it.
@greatbrownbear No, now we have to worry about some goverment releasing smallpox on the children of the world...and we also have to worry about global warming, nuclear war, acid rain, smog, etc etc etc...all things brought to us by science.
Every religion has it's myths: for Christians it's the crucifiction, for Jews it's Exodus, for the Atheists, it's Progress.
this last video activated the feel good chemicals in my head for some reason.. my guess is that it was purposely made to do this by some psychological stuff
diegot143 2 weeks ago
Remember that fictitious show in the movie "The Running Man" where people had to run and fight for their lives on a game show? We should bring that back and put these nut jobs on it. I'd watch. Imagine that fat lying bitch running down an alleyway as a guy with a chainsaw chases her. HAHAHAHAHAHA
robotpanda77 2 weeks ago
4:30 "oh look a squirrel, thats more fascinating than the nonsense this bitch is spewing out"
motorheadbanger90 3 weeks ago
what about foot reflexology?
Ive done that as a good method of physiotherapy (post-shoulder op) in that it relieves pain in my shoulder SO that i could do more exercises to strengthen my muscle. And for $30, they give me 45 mins of full time, whereas for $80, my physiotherapist gives me 15-20 mins of interrupted time (going to and fro other patients). And after a foot reflexology session, my joints are smoother and without pain, and then i can do my physio exercises.
corporalcharlie 3 weeks ago
@corporalcharlie My opinion. $30 is worth it for 45 min of relaxation & being relaxed does help. I don't buy the premise of reflexology but it certainly is nice & relaxing & you can't blame someone for liking their feet massaged. I would pay $30 for 45 mins
shananagans5 2 weeks ago in playlist enemies of reason
The sound was out of sync with the video.
Arfalarf 1 month ago
@Arfalarf I think it was in all of these :(.
Gearsmeister 1 month ago
I really like Dawkins. But his confidence in modern medicine is not justified. Modern medicien is CORRUPT. The scientific method is often not followed, even in mainstream medicine. Studies are fraudulent, and inconvenient results are ignored. I have great confidence in science. But mainstream medicine is not particularly scientific. it has been ruined by corruption and politics.
dodanimal 1 month ago
@dodanimal That's a fascinating and bold claim. Could you provide some evidence of that?
Soundchaser88 1 month ago
@Soundchaser88 I dont know where to begin, there are so many issues. Here is a nice story Google "merck phony journal" and click on the second link. The cholesterol-statin scam is a good one, too: ww.spacedoc-dot-com You could also read any of Linus Pauling's books on his experiences in dealing with the corrupt medical establishment.
dodanimal 1 month ago
@Soundchaser88 Another good example of corruption of medicine are the antacid drugs for heartburn. Heartburn is not caused by excess stomach acid. Heartburn is caused by TOO LITTLE stomach acid, and bacterial overgrowth. Antacid drugs block the symptom but make the disease worse. Thats bad medicine, but its good business since it gets patients hooked on the drugs. And the business is worth $13 billion per year. Thats why the drug companies lie about the true cause of heartburn.
dodanimal 1 month ago
i love this but hate how out of sync the audio and video is
UselessCreation 1 month ago 2
The ugly woman around minute 4:30 has all the body language traits of a liar. I mean, we know she is, at least try to fake it a little... hahahaha
EconosPhylos 1 month ago
anyone know what the name of the song is from the end credits?
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@unanumus2 Sounds like monty python... /watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk
pjtom 2 months ago 2
Ayurveda is genuine ....not like homeopathy.......and yes there are people in India and Nepal that have never touched antibiotic....
getshijan 2 months ago
when dawkins is looking at the squirrel he's thinking "food"
Aldelirium 3 months ago
I loooooove it when the audio is out of sync with the video. Well done champion of reason.
imshippyupup 3 months ago
squirrels eat nuts for breakfast, much like Dawkins.
hmmmmmmm
daiklaive 3 months ago
@daiklaive You can always tell a religiotard comment. They sound like children.
ndrthrdr1 3 months ago 6
@ndrthrdr1 Maybe daiklaive gobbles nuts. He may think it's just normal.
ManDudeYeah 3 months ago
Why is it at 4:31 Charles looks over at it cuts to the squirrel? What is so special about that squirrel? Is it because this lady keeps talking about....OH SQUIRREL!
hagabalooga 3 months ago
@hagabalooga ha you accidentally called him Charles. I do that too sometimes! Don't know why....
tomhetistgut3 1 month ago
Richard Dawkins for world leader!!!
aidar369 3 months ago
Funny and very very imformative
jtsiens2 3 months ago
4:30 Squirrel!!
PhillipLober 4 months ago
where is ep3?????????
chunlin05 4 months ago
Alternative medicine systems are adjuncts at best.
irfand4 4 months ago
Is that Monty Python's The Universe Song at the end? O.o
PhauxTheFox 5 months ago 3
@PhauxTheFox Almost, but not quite. Some tones did not fit, but might just be because of the instrument or something.
But they sure sound alike.
joppe4899 4 months ago
@joppe4899 yea, thats what i was thinking. glad I'm not the only one who noticed it sorta does.
PhauxTheFox 4 months ago
I wonder though would these people stand by what they practice or go with chemotherapy if they had cancer ??? Would a person who is so devoted to god would rather be healed by him/her or go with medicine ??? Would these people be willing to stake their lives on this rather on proven medical practices ???
griever34 5 months ago
Well if mumbo jumbo is just as good as, or perhaps more effective than scientific reasoning why the hell is that guy wearing glasses? Surely any old piece of see-through material would do just as well, after all, it's all just a matter of opinion, chuckras and black holes in the head where once there was a brain..
ritchloui 5 months ago
Richard is touting modern drugs like they're flawless.
There's an article by Dr Joe Mercola: Doctors Are The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US, Killing 225,000 People Every Year.
All these deaths per year: 12,000 -unnecessary surgeries 7,000 -medication errors in hospitals 20,000 -other errors in hospitals 80,000 -infections in hospitals
106,000 -non-error, negative effects of drugs
Richard doesn't know how to do decent research; he's such a light weight.
AppleSouffle 5 months ago
@AppleSouffle Do one. Don't vaccine your children. Let them suffer from polio and others. Then you know what modern science has done. If you want something to be flawless, then you should be God.
arasandt 5 months ago
@AppleSouffle There are several things you need to consider.... first, real doctors take care of the real patients... that means that if a person have a flue, they go to homopathy but if they have cancer, they go to tha real docots... so... mortality is higher when dealing with real desies...
And second... he never says that modern drugs are perfect... just the best thing we have so far
Just remeber... life expectancy in Ayurveda's time? 26 years (Bronze Age)
Life expectancy now? 67 years
rubentg1 5 months ago
@AppleSouffle Ha ha ha!! Ah man, I really, really hope you're being sarcastic . . .
billbenblue 5 months ago
@AppleSouffle Yes and hospitals are the biggest killers. Did you know that more people die in hospital than anywhere else? Ambulances are particularly dangerous as even more people die in them than any other kind of vehicle.
ritchloui 5 months ago 2
@ritchloui i know you probably are, but i have to check. you are joking right?
aidar369 3 months ago
@ritchloui Yes, I am. I was lampooning some other idiotic comment.
ritchloui 3 months ago
that song at the end made me laugh so bad. WTF
Norwayflex89 5 months ago
Wow, Dawkins can make squirrels run!!! (4:30)
ADONAIS9991 5 months ago
lol, they used to sell that (2:25) on the shopping channel xD
cellcoremax1 5 months ago
@cellcoremax1 2:54*
cellcoremax1 5 months ago
i totally want to go to the spa now
cellcoremax1 5 months ago
some alternative therapies would have some benfits for simple afflictions, common cold, insomnia, some mental illnesses and in some cases where the treatment requires time and is probably painfull to cope with, such as sciatica where medical treatment is actually of little help anyway. these alternative medicines may get people away from religiously taking pills and anti-biotics which do breed superbugs but more importantly distract the patient so that their own immune systems can work in peace
MuonRay 5 months ago
is there a third one?
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TheServiceWeb 5 months ago
These 'therapies' look so relaxing, too bad it's total bullshit
Zachdudeio2 5 months ago 2
stupid old whore grinder
cheatdath 6 months ago
How can people go through the same sort of education system and not be on the same page as science? Do they remember science class? Blowing shit up, dissection etc; How about loud fucking stereos?
dave474c 6 months ago
Love Dawkins and his brilliance, but I like more how Penn and Teller's Bullshit takes on these idiotic faux sciences.
downjl 6 months ago
Atr there seriously only 2 episodes of this show?
HessenDragoon 6 months ago
i gave my girlfriend a "bioenergy facial" last night
powereater 6 months ago
I'm so happy that these are available for free on the internet. they are so informative. thank you
Glickstick 6 months ago
...Stress is a physiological and psychological condition that can be easily and effectively treated if accepted as what it really is.
Masking it as demonic influence, lack of faith, bad energy, spiritual imbalance etc. simply confuses and distorts, leading to potentially less effective "cures".
By all means get a massage, meditate, listen to whale song etc. but know that it is stress you are overcoming, not magical fallacies.
JuIsTheLaw 6 months ago
Stress is detrimental to every system in the body, raising blood pressure, inhibiting immune function, inhibiting digestion, tensing muscles etc.
This is scientific fact, it's basic anatomy and physiology.
As far as I'm concerned, the vast majority of these alternate therapies (along with religion and other superstitions) simply and exclusively "heal" by reducing stress, be it physically (e.g. massage), psychologically (e.g. interaction with a nice person) or both...
JuIsTheLaw 6 months ago
lol bioenergy facial
BLUEEYESSEVEN 6 months ago
1:55 did someone just rip a giant fart?
TheEvilYoshiKiller 6 months ago
4:30 even the squirrel runs away while hearing this nonsense
Jerrez 7 months ago
Id like to see him do an episode on fear mongering politics... Especially in the evangelical US States...
Th3Wab3 7 months ago
12 people don't like piped whale music
Gazzar 7 months ago 5
I love the ending, "we abandon it at our peril" massively intense and then followed up by the bounciest least threatening music imaginable
DsaiTheWhite 8 months ago 3
I love you, Prof. Dawkins.
Zenagaserpent 8 months ago 52
"Reason has liberated us from superstition and given us centuries of progress. We abandon it at our peril." - *relaxing song, careless whistling* xD
jankendorf 8 months ago
4.30 'Oh look, there's a squirrel...'
MisterAlexGabriel 8 months ago 33
Dawkins is a national treasure.
'Science' the manner in which Dawkins expresses it at the end seems overtly possitive and would be, if it weren't for the system it exists within.
The main enemy of science in this present era is not superstition but the profit motive of the present form of consumer capitalism. The direction of science is led by market funding not independent pursuit of knowledge.Vaccines for the highest bidder not poorer nations"to recoup R&D costs" contradicting their purpose.
1speakeasy 8 months ago
dawkins should study psychology - in doing so, he`d realise that, unlike himself, most humans are not 100% logical, but rather emotional and idiosyncratic
snifnscratch 8 months ago
@snifnscratch I'm pretty sure Dawkins realize that, and I'm also certain that he isn't logical all the time either. That's still not a counter-argument for his mission though; he simply goes for the most severe cases of illogical and delusional thought. That is, irrational beliefs and superstition which endanger human life and peoples well-being. «No one is 100% logical all the time» is not an argument for indifference.
Madsy9 8 months ago
@snifnscratch That doesn't mean they are right for abandoning reason and logic ;) That is part of evolution though - some of us advance faster than others, and those who do not are left behind and die out.
Silvertaker 7 months ago
@Silvertaker
Spot on, chap!
bobdull420 7 months ago
That look at 4:30 was one of, "That squirrel there, a product of Darwinian evolution and natural selection, is more interesting than this woman in front of me. However, I am a polite Englishman who will pretend to be interested in the pseudo-spiritual vomit coming from this woman's mouth and shoo the squirrel away with a glare for her benefit, so she doesn't have to know I think her utterly incompetent as a health professional."
proprodigySD 8 months ago 5
@NOLANojWALL Oh you troll. Gotta love 'em.
Boogers32150 9 months ago
random squirrel is distracting!
RoderichEdelstein727 9 months ago
2:47 just got given FoxDie
rookie66 9 months ago
@NOLANojWALL i don't see how..
rememberthename33 9 months ago
im sure dawkins is affraid to be ignored...we all are.
wertyty 9 months ago
@NOLANojWALL No religion is worth keeping.
Cockpuncher1000 9 months ago
4:30 Squirrel!!!! (Notice the look he gives it ! :)
Jonjuliox 10 months ago 3
@Jonjuliox suck an intense stare at the squirrel
rememberthename33 9 months ago
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Jonjuliox 10 months ago
Is there an episode 3?
AgApE010 10 months ago
kram83au uh thanks man..what exactly is a nob..man?
By the way, i have no problem with dorky taking on monotheists; they deserve him,
But if he starts on polytheists, the gods will catch up with him somewhere quiet
and fry his brains...
niallobinghe 10 months ago
BradComis; @Science is only Intolerant of Claims Made without facts...' I digress,
Science is also intollerant of Facts that contradict their pet thories and are in some
cases as Dogmatic As the religious views they clame to supplant..People will see
and believe what they want to believe regardless of whether they are Scientific
or Religious..Which makes me an Oddball, as i have a foot in both camps...
niallobinghe 10 months ago
@niallobinghe . take a bow man, your the champion of nobs. hail king nobby.
kram83au 10 months ago
@niallobinghe makes you stupid for thinking you can have a foot i both camps
rememberthename33 9 months ago
Good stuff! I need to read lots of books now.
TheSnoop105 11 months ago
TakshNaruto; And your prognosis of my mental health is based on reading a few
comments on youtube?
niallobinghe 11 months ago
drchessington; Good points all; I am not Anti-Logic, and have made my arguments in a rational way, but believe rationality to be horribly overrated and see Dorkins as one
of the worst offenders.. you do not have to look far for 'conclusive proof'' that rationality
and its aplication has caused far more problems than it ever solved
niallobinghe 11 months ago
Spot the Difference; 'Only through jesus christ can jou enter the kingdom of Heaven.
.Only through rigorous scientific enquiery can you arrive at the Truth'
Both believe that theirs is the 'True way' and both display in intollerance of disent
that encourages fanaticism. Both methods have left a trail of destruction, both human
and environmental behind them.
niallobinghe 11 months ago
@niallobinghe
Except for the fact that jesussy cant get youto heaven while science CAN get you to truth.
TakshNaruto 11 months ago
@niallobinghe The difference is that science presents documented and testable evidence based on real events and facts. Pretty easy to see. Science is only intolerant of claims made with out facts and evidence to back them up.
BradComis 10 months ago 3
Good Points, In fairness; But the problem is that scientists get to decide the criteria that 'Proof' is defined by; Like'democracy' to the western poliician, 'Reason' is deemed
to be a perfect standpoint on which to pass judgement on others beliefs. Ironically
Religion uses the same arguments; We are good, therefore you are evil..
If indeed Homeopathy is placebo and utilises a subtle neurochmical relationship
with water and works, What is the Problem?
niallobinghe 11 months ago
Kosachuchu; I am not joking; the likes of Dorkins do not believe in the power of the mind because they only use their logical faculties, therefore wasting the vast resources
that few peole get to use. Many scientists candidly admit that some of their
greatest discoveries and innovations came about by listening to an irrational hunch,
one of the very phenomena this 'high priest' of reason rages against..
niallobinghe 11 months ago
@niallobinghe He is rejecting these practices because in experiments, they have failed. So really they researched an irrational hunch and found out it was pure bullshit, yet some people still believe in it anyway. He's not questioning the power of the mind, he's saying that giving people doses of water with different labels on them in order to cure diseases is the placebo affect.
IsiahDrums 11 months ago
@niallobinghe Yes, an irrational hunch that they then subjected to logical analysis and testing. And how exactly is using your logical faculties "wasting" those unspecified resources? Indeed, logic IS one of the powers of the mind, along with the ability to make yourself recover faster because you believe you are recovering faster, or the ability to delude yourself that obeying orders somehow transfers the responsibility for the consequences to the commanding figure.
drcheesington 11 months ago
When Dorkins lists the benifits of 'Reason and Progress he conveniently leaves out
such gems as P.C.'s, Dioxins, Agent Orange and the lack of Solutions for the disposal of nuclear waste; he claims 'reason'. removes the blinkers whilst revealing that he wears his own version. All of the lifeforms Fried in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were
sacrificed on the Altar of 'Reason..
niallobinghe 11 months ago
If, In this classic case you want to 'Prove' something to be fraudulent and you have
a wide range of practitioners to choose from, the easiest thing to do is to pick the worst
examples you can find; this invalidates all the others and makes Dorkins look
'Objective' This fool does not realise that you can not cram all phenomena into his
pitifully narrow parameters; the title 'Enemies of reason' is glaring proof
of his appalling intolerance of the 'Outside'..Sad man.
niallobinghe 11 months ago
@niallobinghe I hope your joking.. do you actually think that make-believe medicine cures anyone?! and he didnt talk about how religion makes war and more war between ppl, so why would he talk about the evil things (experiences) that "reason" includes too, at least it has a purpose, not like religion wars that its just so the mighty human PRIDE of something that isnt proved WINS..makes it sound like a game doesnt it.
KosaChuChu 11 months ago
This guy is an expert on one thing; Making ill informed opinions sound like 'Scientific
facts' Drug companies turn out their poisons to MAKE MONEY...Auvedic medicine
has thousands of years of trial and error, something modern medicine can not claim.
Dorkins proves conclusively that he feels intelectually superior to all that do not conform to his world view
niallobinghe 11 months ago
@niallobinghe , you're right, pharmaceutical companies don't manufacture drugs to heal us, ITS AN INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY AGAINST US ALL! SO THE CORPORATE FAT CATS CAN SIT BACK AND LAUGH IN THEIR GOLDEN JACUZZIS AS WE ALL DIE OF THE SWINE FLU THAT THEY GAVE US!
practice auvedic medicine all you want, we'll be laughing when you have to turn to western medicine after ancient hindu 'wisdom' fails to heal your cancer, or even your common cold.
ilytopy 11 months ago
@niallobinghe Correction: Drug companies turn out their *medicine* to make money. There's a difference between medicine and poison. If you believe modern medicine doesn't have a higher success rate at curing dangerously ill people than Auvedic medicine does, then you're unfortunately wrong. Basically, what modern medicine does is look at which substances the body needs, biologically, to handle an illness. We can do that now because we have the technology.
Bobstew68 11 months ago
@niallobinghe
Evidence. Proof that it works? Evidence of Trials? You need a psychologist, sir.
TakshNaruto 11 months ago
It's too bad the audio and video get pretty bad out-of-sync as each episode progresses, but awesome, informative inquiries by Professor Dawkins nonetheless. Inquiries all should heed, I might add.
mathprodigy 11 months ago
Thanks for posting both Enemies of Reason and Root of all evil, watched them with joy.
Telefoonfilmpjes 11 months ago
The inclusion of the Galaxy Song at the end was the icing on the cake!
Metrukuta 11 months ago
We don't get this program in the states. Primarily because we are hopelessly retarded.
shamantics 1 year ago 6
"making the patient feel pampered. feel as though they are the center of attention." possibly what we might have felt or missed feeling as babies?
creativesagehere 1 year ago
I started seeing an applied kinesiologist and chiropractor a few years ago and found him brilliantly effective. Over time of repeated visits we've become quite friendly and I enjoy visiting him. Problem is I'm beginning to see that the treatments are baloney, even if they make me feel better. Not sure what to do.
Nemesis000000 1 year ago
@Nemesis000000
Stop visiting him, save some money and go out for a beer with friends it will make you feel better the same way as a visit by your voodoo-doctor-friend
chazz30000 1 year ago
@chazz30000 It's not that easy. We're friends.
Nemesis000000 1 year ago
@Nemesis000000
Well then go with him on a beer, if he is honest to himself he should be aware that it is the extra care and attention he is giving to you which makes you feel better
chazz30000 1 year ago
Universe song HAHAHAA
jlmadill 1 year ago
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Love how he stares off at the squirrel at 4:29
kakyamer 1 year ago
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kakyamer 1 year ago
3:00.... Hah...
Gnoo 1 year ago
Hahaha, the Monty Python song at the end over the credits was hilarious.
For those of you who don't know it, look up the Universe Song.
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space, cause there's bugger all down here on Earth. :-P
azdgariarada 1 year ago 2
I think Dawkins should make a followup to his "Enemies of Reason." He should look into superstitions like "Never vaccinate your kids", "organic foods", other alternative medicine practices, and other pseudo-science junk.
amorphousguy 1 year ago
thanks for posting this, i like these videos.
i would like to post an opinion regarding those videos.
but i'm afraid of fanatics attacking me.
eshed888 1 year ago
on one of these videos it is mentioned the notion that allopathic medicine is safe - however when you look at any prescription drug it will explicitly inform you of a plethora of side effects many of which are quite serious! I think if an alternative treatment works via the placebo response and their are no side effects then in my mind it is the better treatment of choice !
cacaolover1 1 year ago
@cacaolover1 I agree. 'skeptical rational inquiry is always the best approach' like Dr. Dawkins repeatedly emphasized in this program. After all, are we so confident in the science scientists working in profit driven pharma. claimed? We have every reason to be tired by the news regarding xx pharma hid the sever adverse effects of xxdrug and passed the FDA's super-eyes.
blu3B1rd74 1 year ago
@cacaolover1
i have no problem with an alernative healer for say posion ivy but if
your child has cancer see a MD a real Medical Doctor.
1978quinn 1 year ago
"...and, if your lucky, piped whale music." Oh Goody!
I love his blaze snark.
AnnaMaeHare 1 year ago
"skeptical rational inquiry is always the best approach...we can think independently and be truly open minded, that means asking questions, being open to real corroborated evidence. Reason has liberated us from superstition and given us centuries of progress, we abandon it at our peril." - Richard Dawkins.
thetalkincow 1 year ago 89
thanks for posting these
legionjdw 1 year ago 79
People are so fucking moronic,we might as well go back to the middle ages.
By using leeches and snake bites/blood draining to cure ourselves.
Rikanen1 1 year ago
Out of sync video!!! Science FAIL!
schnitzil 1 year ago
@schnitzil No out of sync video is usually either Youtube fail or Converter fail.
DemonAMVs 1 year ago
@DemonAMVs hmmm, is it possible I was joking?
schnitzil 1 year ago
@schnitzil Sorry, sadly on this site there are to many idiots sometimes you forget satire. Though sarcasm and satire doesn't really work in Text Comments.
DemonAMVs 1 year ago
@DemonAMVs I'll accept that, subscribe to your newsletter and join you religion.
schnitzil 1 year ago
@schnitzil Lmao, Yes give meh your moneh!... I mean... Find god and inner peace... >.> <.<
DemonAMVs 1 year ago
I like what he says in the beginning of this show. That "alternative medicine" is not working almost per definition. Had it actually worked we would've called it medicine.
Fuglebolle 1 year ago
Mr. Dawkins treats doctors like Gods! :-(
JeanySullivan 1 year ago
@JeanySullivan wtf r u talking about jeany
scheme86 1 year ago
@scheme86 I mean that he obviously thinks we should trust doctors and school medicine without questioning and just obey our doctor's orders blindly. At the same time, he denies the evidence of alternative medicine. That is fundamentalism.
JeanySullivan 1 year ago
@JeanySullivan u should trust doctors they went and got an education. shit would u rather trust someone who is uneducated?? its not looking at them as gods but instead respecting their intelligence. i mean what u say is very strange and kind of disturbing. i think u r one blood sacrifice away from being a cult member.
scheme86 1 year ago
@JeanySullivan Dawkins correctly states that science is the widely accepted explanation of something be it the universe or health treatment at the time based on mechanical scientific testing of evidence. If new evidence becomes available, it is tested and the explanation may change. By definition the changing of a positions that occurs refutes your claim of fundamentalism.
thetalkincow 1 year ago
@JeanySullivan is there any basis on which you build your statement? i`m only asking for one example
DudeIAmAPsy 1 year ago
Piped whale music...The real healing energy. AAARRRRGGGGHHH. OK! I'm better. Stop the pain!!!
rickylarch 1 year ago
Polio has not been eradicated, except for a clever name change. Viral and aseptic meningitis is the new name for polio.
BriscoCountyJr23 1 year ago
@lairdriver a new study just came up that showed atheists know more about religions than their own followers, so ...!
arash3589 1 year ago
@lairdriver
go die in a fire please...
Uteko95 1 year ago
@lairdriver By reinacting the enviroment 4billion years ago some experiments have actually created everything needed in a cell, however not in a cell.
It really dosent matter if u say that the chance is 1 in a trillion or 99 in 100 its just a dumb statment since no one really knows how life was created. If you dont know how something happens u can not say how small chance it is to happen.
Ultimate question: whats the purpose of life? E=produce/take care of our offspring R=Die, get to afterlife
Uuuurk 1 year ago
@lairdriver First of all u havent provide any information. So you are a chemist and dont know much in the fields of evolution.
They should have been fired ID is not and will not ever be science. If they would have teached alternative medicine as a alternative to medicine they should have been fired. ID do claim that a higher inteligence(god) created us, claiming other wise is just silly.
Uuuurk 1 year ago 2
@lairdriver well the chance that i would be born is proboably less then 1 in a TRILLION TRILLION even if the universe was a couple of thousand years old, yet here i am. Ur argument is bad.
What kind of scientific backround do u have? I study microbiology, biochemistry, biology etc and none of my teachers who all are scientist would ever say it was impossible.
Im not against religion however it gives easy answers. Its more about faith, less about proving things.
Uuuurk 1 year ago
@lairdriver I inivte you to see an A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled here on youtube. Ben stein is as idiot, a thief, and a liar.
"I mean for several Million a year, you would expect something more then 'I dont know where LIife came from"
Just because we dont have the answer dosent meant that we should except easy illogical answers.
Uuuurk 1 year ago
Nicholas Humphrey seems to frighten Dawkins with his wider and firmer grasp on how to explain everything so far...
LeHuyAnh 1 year ago
Dog Ma is a bitch.
SIMKINETICS 1 year ago
Hahah! My favorite part was Monty Python's song at the end!
teenzo 1 year ago
lol, the end credits are from Eric Idle.
Wraithofvolsunga 1 year ago
4:29 when he sees the squirrel haha.
SomeShortBaldGuy 1 year ago
Hey mysticresistnce and bumblybee, what does any of the bollocks you 2 tools are crying over have to do with this video?
SuperNanel 1 year ago
@SuperNanel I actually agree. All I said was something to the effect of "while I disagree with Dawkins on religion, I agree that 'alternative medicine is a bunch of bull' " & he starts going all foaming out the mouth "DAWKINS IS ALWAYS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING!!!!" in a way that would make the average fundy lool sane.
I disagree w/Dawkins attacks on religion, but I think he is right on w/this video on bogus "medicine". A wise man can find someone intelligent while still disagreeing w/him.
mysticresistence 1 year ago
Exposure to piped whale music!!!!
The last time I had a facial I had to ask the beautician to turn the music off, torture!
sonrosado 1 year ago
Dawkins is a brave and prudent guy.
spiekblix 1 year ago
All I have to do is think for myself?!! That sounds too good to be true.... I don't believe it! Look at the heard... they've been believing certain things for millions of years...they must be right! (fucking sheeple)
sleepyeyeguy 1 year ago
@Hikk0
Please can you give me some sathi. An alternative doctor told me I suffer from angel drained enegry syndrom. Which means I am lacking angel energy that is why I feel so tired. It is a divine energy that comes from spirits and angels we cannot grasp at this moment. But it is very likely and true. Do you think sathi can heal this? I would like to order a few liters to start and hope the angels come back. Thankyou Hikk0 this might be the solution to my tiredness!
ChevyJay1 1 year ago
@Hikk0 LMAO
MrChucksalot 1 year ago
...i think our perception will change about these mumbo jumbos. they might be inaccurate but on another point of view, a psychologist for example are essential for human evolution of reason.
09205479428 1 year ago
...let us focus on our latest " alternative" "/ independent scientific research in quest of truth. The bigger thoughts now are 1. if quantum has high probability in what it claims ( copenhagen interpretation )2. matter is affected by vibration ( cymatics ) 3. human body is matter even at the level of DNA 3. DNA at the right frequency ( external/internal state of thinking) activates DNA functioning ( RIFE tech / Bruce Lipton research )....... combining these, i think our mind set will change.
09205479428 1 year ago
Nice documentary there. I must say its not just mumbo jumbo or quantum elegance. Cymatics, the effect of sound or vibration is worth an investigation. Japanese scientist Emoto found cymatic effect on water. The observer effect is also an important factor in these investigation. Let us put aside homeopathy, palmistry, astrology, psychic powers and other of these stuff. They have done their job, to challenge investigation/reason .. that is why they are leaking in the human psychie. Instead .....
09205479428 1 year ago
why were they just standing in a meadow somewhere? lol
LauraKathleen05 1 year ago
4:31 SQUIRREL!!!!
ezelouie 1 year ago
This video is bogus for one big reason: Dawkins never actually mentions the real enemies of Reason, i.e., philosophers like Kierkegaard, Dostoyevsky, Hamann and Lev Shestov. Those were the real enemies of REASON who were proud to call themselves "irrationalists". Why doesn't Dawkins grow a pair and talk about people who's ideas can defend themselves instead of picking easy targets like crystal wavers?
mysticresistence 1 year ago
@mysticresistence Why not target crystal wavers? They retard humanity.
sanechipmunks 1 year ago
@mysticresistence this video is specifically aimed at the medical enemies of reason. also he's a scientist not a philosopher, if he were to say the video was all about alternative therapy, the power of human suggestion and placebo effects, but then go on to discuss Keirkegaard or Dostoyevsky's theories he would not be answering the questions to which he set out. 'Enemies of reason' is mealy a title for the series and not every episode can encompass the wider spectrum of philosophy and reason.
tompants2010 1 year ago
@tompants2010 My problem is that if you ask these people if they are against Reason, they will say no, BUT, if you ask the same questions of people like Kierkegaard & Dostoyvesky what they feel about Reason, they would tell you that they indeed are it's enemies. Why not go after those who admit point blank that they are the Enemies of Reason & are proud of the fact?
mysticresistence 1 year ago
@mysticresistence of course they would say no, most of them are deluding themselves into believing what they do actually works scientifically. where's the proof? real doctors on the other hand deal only in evidence not on hearsay.
secondly smallpox has been wiped out, don't believe me? do a quick search on the numbers infected in the 20th century, then get over yourself.
oh and by the way philosophers are supposed to question reason, just like everything else (the hint is in the name) .
greatbrownbear 1 year ago
@greatbrownbear No, smallpox is alive and well and sitting in a government lab in the US as well as in Russia. "Wiped out" and "dormant" are two different things.
mysticresistence 1 year ago
@mysticresistence So going from 50 million infected every year to none(?) is a bad thing? How many hundreds of millions have died from smallpox in the past...
sanechipmunks 1 year ago
@sanechipmunks If smallpox was actually wiped out, it would be wonderful, but small pox was actually weaponized & The US & Russia both have it & other biological weapons in their stockpiles, all brought to you by science. Pollution, nuclear war, global warming, Eugenics, Acid Rain, etc etc etc..."progress" is a myth.
mysticresistence 1 year ago
@mysticresistence lol thats not even close to what dawkings is saying. who gives a shit what the governments are doing with smallpox, they spend billions on germ warfare(that they will never use as its against all sorts of international and un law), smallpox is the least of our worries. it has been wiped out in the wild and thats what matters, thanks to science we don't have to worry about our children contracting it.
greatbrownbear 1 year ago
@greatbrownbear No, now we have to worry about some goverment releasing smallpox on the children of the world...and we also have to worry about global warming, nuclear war, acid rain, smog, etc etc etc...all things brought to us by science.
Every religion has it's myths: for Christians it's the crucifiction, for Jews it's Exodus, for the Atheists, it's Progress.
mysticresistence 1 year ago
@mysticresistence umm acid rain, smog, global warming are products of industrialization, and these are problems that only science will fix.
greatbrownbear 1 year ago