Richard Dawkins at Origins Symposium (4/6)

[Unworshipediety]

interesting

[FishermanWhoDied]

On one hand I agree with those who missed Harris and Dennet in this talk but on the other hand it's motivating that there are so many intellectuals of this caliber that there has to be a huge table to sat them all down together.

[sylviabombs15]

krauss is a boss

[sylviabombs15]

pinker is a pimp.

but they should have included sam harris in this talk.

[Jimpsterr]

Yeah, is Sam not in the cool-guy group anymore? He is so insightful!

[luarionte]

And what about Dan Dennet???

[JayDee98765]

@luarionte they already have one philospher there lol

[Iambecome]

Fascinating point made around the 5 minute mark. The religious mind is prone to wanting a nice neat story, with a beginning, middle and end, something that encapsulates all the uncomfortable (even terrifying) uncertainty of their existence. They want to feel connected to something, they want closure, they want some paradigm through which to make sense of their random, ultimately meaningless and insignificant lives.

[mironowak]

I love these humble priests of science. They do not shovel anything down your throat.

Thank you guys for making me think.

Tx for downloading this enlightening program, which unlike religious simplistic nonsense would never make it to the FOX or other commercial networks.

[cjunk351]

yes the guy in the yellow (i think its Krauss) is SPOT ON, and that is what needs to be FULLY explored and kept in mind. Many many many people here in Australia take the view that science is just an opinion the same as religion or other thoughts..

[KLinZ3]

jesus christ, Australia doesn't sound like a very fun place to have a scientific bent...

A great lecture by Lawrence Krauss is posted on the Dawkins channel--you should check it out (I watched it twice).

[chebob2009]

@cjunk351

It's funny how those people never wonder how an 'opinion' can produce the computer they're writing on!