Richard Dawkins 2of3: Exploitation of the Uninformed

Richard Dawkins describes the 20th century as the digital century, with advances in computing and the discovery that the genetic code is digital. It was a century of great scientific discovery, yet the public understanding and appreciation of science has diminished. This has also led to an unfortunate vulnerability to pseudoscience and misinformation, as well as outright hostility to science.

From a conference in 1998 called Der Digitale Planet (The Digital Planet), which also included Douglas Adams, Daniel Dennett, Jared Diamond and Steven Pinker. Links follow:

Douglas Adams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msAF_MDYWNE

Daniel Dennett: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psBwnE0ByUw

Stephen Pinker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVrb5ClvDho

Jared Diamond: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV_P1VGqMBo


Found here (at the bottom):
http://www.reitstoen.com/dennett.php

Direct link to video (real media):
http://www.web-for-vision.com:8080/ramgen/SPIEGEL/Wfv_Isdn.smil

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• dawkins
• science
• pseudoscience
• quantum
• physics
• quacks
• postmodern
• skepticism

[mrtyles]

i still think quantum physics is bullshit. how come evolution hasnt been adopted by so many "quacks." and how does it follow that someone who believes in objectivity has a political angle? come on dawkins. quit defending you're physicist colleagues and expose the lot.

[theinquisitor]

If quantum physics didn't make reliable predictions then lasers, microwaves, computers, transistors, photocopiers, barcode scanners, digital camera, basically all high technology wouldn't function. They're all based on quantum mechanical principles.

There has NEVER been an observation or an experiment that has contradicted the extremely precise predictions of quantum theory. The accuracy is comparable to measuring the width of america and getting it right to within a fraction of a millimetre.

[mohfoz77]

Many thanks Professor RICHARD DAWKINS.

He is an inspiration for all of us.

[GiulianoTaverna89]

@SpencerBenedict2nd great another white supremacist loony. Tell me, do you wear a white cloak, or one of those black ones when you burn crosses in the woods.

As an ex catholic apostate I can assure you that the church is far too busy protecting pedophiles and making sure Africans stay poor and aids ridden to worry about you schismatic loonies and your obtuse profligate cults.

Also he's not my "leader" I don't have, or need one of those. However he is worth listening to, far more so than you.

[SpencerBenedict2nd]

Dead-to-the-spirit deluded "God Delusion" author & blithering fool scientist goon Richard Dawkins another "leader" given 2 the profane masses is another useful idiot 4 Jesuit machinations

Jesuitical; pertaining to the Jesuits or their principals; designing; cunning; deceitful; prevaricating

The Jesuit Order completely altered the education system 2 suit their Evo-Hoax Agenda to discredit the Bible

Papal Rome cant have their Counter Reformation 2nd Dark Age DESPOTISM until Bible is destroyed

[mooxim]

"saaaaaawyou believe in DNA?"

Ignorance of that magnitude is really soul-crushing.

[ccheng21]

Richard Dawkins, like James Randi is one of the most revolutionary and brilliant thinkers of our day.

It is greatly unfortunate that scientific concepts such as Quantum Theory and Chaos Theory have essentially been hijacked by self help and quasi-pseudoscience to do nothing more than decieve and cash in on extremely sophisticated sciences.

[thelearner60]

An amazing man who is one of our greatest thinkers of the modern age. Postmodernism has gone too far in its absurdities on science.

[ramette99]

he is indeed :)

[Nades129]

its sad this video has only 5 comments

[theinquisitor]

The photocopier makes use of the photoelectric effect, which was first discovered in 1887. Maxwell's equations which describe light as a wave cannot explain this effect.

In 1905, Einstein explained it with the idea of "light quanta" or photons, which is a fundamental aspect of quantum physics. The photocopier was invented in the 1930s. You should really check your facts before you start gloating. Do research, find out how much evidence there is that supports this. It's really quite fascinating.