Richard Feynman on Exploring and Understanding the Universe.

[paginipro]

god is logic , theoreticalphysics.webs.com

[Vape4life]

always ask why...peel away the onion.

[Measonz]

Very nice exploring xplaination

[palehousepress]

we found a reincarnation ~ palehouse

[dirac17]

String Theory in 11 dimensions. What would Feynman think about it?

[AnnastezhaaMC]

I really think Feynman understood something about reality that many others still do not

[elimik31]

The pope disliked this video xD

[Tolyasooo]

The reason we are here, is to love, and obey God so that we may see and enjoy Him forever in the next life. At least Richard was smart enough to realize the mysteriousness of the universe. It can't be explained without the admittance of the Creator.

[Tolyasooo]

This man was clearly searching for God and thinking He was so difficult to find. I wonder if he ever accepted God?

[deedubya286]

@Tolyasooo There is no way someone of his intelligence would ever fall for any superstitious, mind stultifying nonsense from any religion. If I can't be fooled by any of the innumerable fables and outright lies then what chance is there of dragging down someone as well informed as Richard Feynman?

[Tolyasooo]

@deedubya286 you're joking, right?

[deedubya286]

@Tolyasooo Joking about what? If your original comment about Feynman being stupid enough to fall for religious nonsense was sarcastic hyperbole then I apologize for missing it.

[Tolyasooo]

@deedubya286 no, I was serious about Feynman searching for God. I meant that I would expect intelligent people to come to the conclusion that God is real. It is kind of foolish to think that this life is all there is.

I really do believe he was searching.

[deedubya286]

@Tolyasooo He spent his life in the pursuit of the true “nature of nature” based on factual evidence revealed through experiment and observation. If there was any evidence to support the stories of the various religions I’m sure that he would have examined it enthusiastically, but there is none.

I see no reason to expect an intelligent person to abandon those ideals at the end of his life and embrace unfounded superstition and mythology. The fear of death held no sway over him.

[Tolyasooo]

@deedubya286 Did he ever conduct any experiments that might have suggested "God"? Did he experiment only with objects and matter or did he examine nature of human beings ? Did he ever mention being baffled by anything.? I think maybe when he says here, it was okay with him "not knowing" he was referring to something specific. Why would anyone fear death? Personally I don't, I think there are things worse than death.

[deedubya286]

@Tolyasooo He never “admitted” to being baffled but delighted in being baffled because it meant there was something to investigate and understand. One thing he never admitted was being sure of ever having the correct answer. I highly recommend the other Feynman videos on YouTube as well as “Project Tuva”.

Everyone, including me, fears death to some extent. The promise of avoiding it is one of the hooks that religions use to ensnare people.

What sort of experiment could test for a god?

[ThePapist]

@deedubya286 I'll check out the other videos. I just learned of the man, because of watching vids on Challenger Disaster, on the 25th anniversary. Interesting character. We cannot indeed avoid death but I do believe in a life hereafter. Why do you fear death?

[deedubya286]

@ThePapist I would start with this interview series: /watch?v=0XgmrMZ0h54 or the "Fun to Imagine" series. I've watched them both many times. If you want to see real physics Google "Project Tuva" on the Microsoft site.

Fear of death is a natural survival instinct in all higher animal species. I don't obsess about it but knowing the inevitability of not existing any more is disquieting and one can't help wonder how and when it will happen.

I try to look at it as Mark Twain did.

[Tolyasooo]

@deedubya286 I enjoyed those videos. Mr. F. had an almost childlike quality to his excitement about the world. Such wonderful inquisitiveness and happy disposition. So sad that "death" would be the end of such a soul don't you think? I wish he had heard of the shroud of Turin, or Lanciano, or Guadalupe image. There have been lots of experiments involved there. Perhaps he might have found those equally interesting.

[FearMyMaul]

@Tolyasooo Belive me your not special, its easy to just give up and say i belive that when i die i will grow wings and live happily ever after. Infact im sure most people would like that idea I would, but that dosn't mean I belive it just because somthing is appealing dosn't make it right, faith, this is the most extreme idea of Pseudoscience and is offten over looked due to the mass amount of evasion of peer review and confirmation bias, we should no longer be in the dark ages.

[Tolyasooo]

@FearMyMaul Believe me you are special and so is everyone else, unique. I do not believe that I will grow wings in heaven. In fact no one is ever completely sure that they will even make it to heaven. Faith is a gift friend, and no amount of my talking to you about God or belief will ever convince you if you have so hardened your heart. Atheists, are however those living "in the dark" believers live in The Light. The fact that atheists argue so vehemently against God, shows they believe

[georgek19]

@Tolyasooo what if I said that you really believed in the other gods that you argue against?

[Tolyasooo]

@georgek19 Well, I'd just say, that I don't argue, I simply believe in only one true God, Father, son and Holy Spirit , 3 in One. That is the truth and we can accept Him or reject Him.

[mignik01]

@Tolyasooo my friend, the first world society we live is not based on faith but on doubt. People not blindly believing the stories they were told and setting out to find for themselves. Doubt is humble, it always takes the possibility that we might be wrong.

“A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.”

U might be happy. I'm not saying u r not but that doesnt mean u r right. u might be right. i dont think its very likely but u might be, cz i don knw

[ericanderson5371]

1 person is frightened by not knowing things.

[rudyschalk]

a lot of talking without saying anything

[wikiwert2]

It frightens me!

[EltBerserker]

beautiful...

[bigpchamber]

What a wonderful man.

[mikeroephonics]

Sorry to sound like a party pooper in the last comment. This video is flipping GREAT! I love asking questions about how stuff works.

Having doubt, but coupling it with curiosity can lead to EXTRAORDINARY results!

[bundantoh]

why is prometheus' response have so many thumb downs? WHY CAN'T YOUTUBERS ACTUALLY READ.

feynman is the best.

[mikeroephonics]

@bundantoh Shitty teachers and shitty parenting. Too much TV, Facebook, etc. I put bad parenting near the top. It's pretty awful, but we can turn it around (if we choose to do so.)

[plutofactory]

a sense of optimism, curiosity, open mind... that's how i feel after watching this vid

[MrAllthewayornoway]

There is no answer to why we are here. Is is not an question that deserves and answer. It is like asking why are mountains here? Or why is the grass green?

[grandolddrummer]

There is an answer to why the grass is green though.

From all the wavelengths that fall on plants only one light is useless to them, and this colour is simply reflected away, like a mirror.

You guessed it, the colour of light that is useless to the plants in the green light.

[MrAllthewayornoway]

How about mountains?

[grandolddrummer]

I'm not sure if there's a 'why.' There is a 'how.' I agree with your first statement. We waste too much time as a species pondering why we are here.  Instead we should just enjoy that we are here.

[MrAllthewayornoway]

Very well said.

[rattaplan]

AFAIK, mountains are formed through plate tectonics. Layers of the earths crust that push or collide onto each other and get pressed upwards.

[MrAllthewayornoway]

Sorry, I did not express myself efficiently enough, I did not mean why as in a scientific reason, which is a reason with which we can explain our own existents as-well partially, I meant a higher meaning as in purpose, which I believe is what we are talking about.

[rattaplan]

Ah, I see. In that case there is no answer (yet). :)

[cacaolover]

This guy is interesting!

[HubertK28]

"It isn't in proportion". As simple as brilliant ;)

[Vegatude]

what did he mean by that?

[selfishgenome]

The guy is a big guy !

[bigdaddydylan]

I wish to be surrounded by people like this for my entire working day. Unfortunately, it seems that this will never happen.

[EikeKehrel]

where are you working ? what are you working on ? and why are you working on that ? ... I had perfectly the same thought you expressed right now... I guess the only possible way is to put yourself into discussion as he did. maybe people around you will be inspired and will open their mind.

[ryanmoreau]

Me 2, I wish I had people like this to study and research with

[sniped101]

@bigdaddydylan i tell ya.. i had a philosophy class like this today and I loved it.

[beyondthesystem]

There's only one Richard Feynman

[12pimpinez]

@bigdaddydylan Be a scientist

[armanewy]

@bigdaddydylan religion will never die, sad but true

[tthtlc]

@bigdaddydylan yes you can: youtube! and many other blogging sites, mailing/discussion lists.  but most important is you yourself!!! just keep asking and not be frightened by your questions!

[PhrostCope]

sweet!

[paultherolls]

Do you trust that what you will find will ultimately be positive? Do you hope that what you ultimately find is something good? Do you feel love during your journey? I don't believe anyone becomes a searcher unless these three things are first met.

[Lihinel]

stop believing and try investigating.

whatever knowledge we gain, its ultimatly neutral and whatever answers we find, they will ultimatly be objective, so attributes as "good" or "bad" are useless.

[pandacommanda]

Why?

[rollsthepaul]

No one searches for that which they do not want to find. We search for what is ours in our hearts. We search for reconnection with that which is what we will eternally be.

[8WholeThing]

Thank you! I enjoyed reading Feynman's books but I had never seen an interview until now. YouTube has put up a bunch of related videos so now I got something to watch all evening.

[superfisto]

Awesome.