Richard Dawkins on "The Agenda" (Part 3of7)

Richard Dawkins on TVO's "The Agenda" with Steve Paikin (May 10, 2007) -- part 3 of 7

Part 1 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=whHVI_s2HEA

Part 2 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=_W5EKYsg6PU

Part 4 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=5I0Z3jzd2YM

Part 5 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=HgRJnPmjVsc

Part 6 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=fG0Nxo5YvAw

Part 7 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=hSs49IL2HL8

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[seraphimra]

"You can shake me with evidence any day you like." -Richard Dawkins

This guy is just simply marvelous! This is the new age type of philosophy that, I believe shall rule to era to come. A palatable knowingness but not a fervent and arduous relationship to infalliability as in religion. Morality is in our very nature, as a step in the evolutionary process, that we achieved in order to survive. Discourse anyone?

[Robodisco]

Religion is for the insecure and weak they like the thought of having a daddy figure for the rest of their lives and enjoy the idea of when they die they can suckle on his breast.

[BroJeetKune]

It's interesting that the atheist's greatest strength is also their greatest weakness in that their independence makes it difficult for them to organize. I don't understand why atheists can't just vote on the policies that would come to be the backbone of their organization. This would be an excellent use of democracy!=)

[yamammiwammi]

@Robodisco LOLLLL

[zebezd]

"Science knows it doesn't have all the answers, otherwise it would just STOP!" -Dara O'Briain

Love that quote, quite relevant here.

[freiheitsalv]

shut up and listen to the interview !!!! :ooo:

[jahbabylon]

@seraphimra I didn't, it was metaphor.

[seraphimra]

Hmph, hilarious that you thought we are playing Chess...we are engaged in a drastically different gaming mechanic. With the mind, and especially beLIEfS, the rules are subject to change. If only the human mind was as simplistically complex and predictable as Chess. Nice thought though.

[seraphimra]

@jahbabylon The saying, "Time flies when you are having fun." is a great barometer for measuring whether something is altered by the person/subjective perspective or if it is a universal constant. I am attempting to simplify the verbage, but these are very abstract subjects that you are expecting 'answers' about. If you 'knew' I was full of shit, then why not suggest a colonic or enema? This personality type is ineffectual in it's ability to assist people. Instead, it's judgemental. 1+1=10? How?

[seraphimra]

@jahbabylon Individual truth: putting on a pair of green tinted contact lenses, the world appears green. While it is not the truth of someone without them, as they see a multicolored world. This is different from concepts such as gravity or electro-magnetism. Which are empirically verifiable, although you can manipulate them, the results are no reliant upon an individual's personal perspective. Meaning that no one can choose to levitate, it must be scientifically achieved.