This video is unavailable.
'The Evolution of Confusion' by Dan Dennett, AAI 2009
134,495
Subscription preferences
Loading...
Sign in to YouTube
Sign in to YouTube
Sign in to YouTube
Uploaded on Oct 30, 2009
Dan Dennett talks about purposely-confusing theology and how it's used. He also describes his new project interviewing clergyman who secretly don't believe anymore, and introduces a new term: "Deepity."
Dan Dennett is the author of many excellent books, including "Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon" and "Darwin's Dangerous Idea". He is also featured in the video "The Four Horsemen" along with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens.
Download Quicktime Version
Small: http://c0116791.cdn.cloudfiles.racksp...
720p HD: http://c0116791.cdn.cloudfiles.racksp...
Watch "The Four Horsemen" in HD on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DKhc1...
Produced by The Richard Dawkins Foundation and R. Elisabeth Cornwell
Filmed by
Josh Timonen
Edited by
Joel Pashby
-
Category
-
License
Standard YouTube License
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Next in AAI 2009 Conference
Suggestions
-
9:30
Father George Coyne Interview (1/7) - Richard Dawkinsby Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
298,554 views
-
58:05
The Four Horsemen HD: Hour 1 of 2 - Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Ep 1by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
623,473 views
-
41:41
'Science in Hollywood' by Carolyn Porco, AAI 2009by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
56,793 views
-
1:53:25
Is God Great? - Christopher Hitchens vs John Lennoxby StrangerInAustralia
434,037 views
-
35
videos
Play all
Evidence FOR Evolution and Against Creationismby cdk007
-
25:31
Dan Dennett: Responding to Pastor Rick Warrenby TEDtalksDirector
528,039 views
-
10:54
Daniel Dennett on William Lane Craigby riversonthemoon
229,624 views
-
7:26
The True Core Of The Jesus Myth | Christopher Hitchens @ FreedomFest (1)by FFreeThinker
975,986 views
-
57:33
Evolution, Culture and Truthby ResearchChannel
43,408 views
-
34:14
Christopher Hitchens at AAI 07 pt1 of 2by RationalResponse
129,412 views
-
2:16:26
Debate - Hitchens, Harris, Dennett vs Boteach, D'Souza, Taleb.by LaCiudaddelasIdeas
448,451 views
-
1:10:14
Good Reasons for "Believing" in God - Dan Dennett, AAI 2007by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
197,632 views
-
23:45
Dan Dennett: The illusion of consciousnessby TEDtalksDirector
199,680 views
-
46:21
'Design vs. Chance' by PZ Myers, AAI 2009by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
144,447 views
-
2:43
Why Richard Dawkins Doesn't Debate Creationistsby ForaTv
719,842 views
-
1:04:52
'A Universe From Nothing' by Lawrence Krauss, AAI 2009by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
1,639,397 views
-
1:17:11
Who Says Science has Nothing to Say About Morality?by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
552,788 views
-
49:20
Daniel Dennett - The Genius of Charles Darwin: The Uncut Interviewsby Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
120,435 views
-
56:04
'Creationism: Still Crazy After All These Years' - Eugenie Scott, AAI 2009by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
149,815 views
-
44:57
Full Length Talk by Daniel Dennett - 'How To Tell You're An Atheist'by TheClergyProject
148,338 views
Top Comments
Andrew Wilson 1 week ago
A radio is not a self replicating object that varies from parents to children in an environment in which the most successful ones go on to replicate again.
We, and all other organisms, are.
Sign in to YouTube
Sign in to YouTube
Eric Lin 7 months ago
No, we hope everybody lives without being deluded. Believing so many things will affect your actions, which in turn affects us non-believers. None of us are forcing you to do anything, neither are we forcing science into your church. Keep creationism out of our classrooms.
Sign in to YouTube
Sign in to YouTube
All Comments (2,309)
maxnmad 8 hours ago
"The truth is simple":
Eve trusted a talking snake (who would not?).
In her perfect innocence, all creatures made by god were perfect and trustful... but she was deceived by a (former) messenger of god, and all mankind was punished.
Then all creation minus an Arc (without any plants), was flooded to death because of corruption.
Then Jesus came to save us from himself, and sacrificed himself to himself to forgive us all..., but not yet...
Do you REALLY assume an intelligence behind this nonsense?
Sign in to YouTube
Sign in to YouTube
Caldwerld 1 week ago
It's funny how I've seen that same example given by creationists everywhere. They give the same exact verbatim arguments over and over again no matter how much they've been proven wrong. They think that if they bash people over the heads with something enough then it'll stick, like religious teaching. Doesn't work that way with science.
Sign in to YouTube
Sign in to YouTube
RuleofFive 7 months ago
I think you missed his point. His criticisms of organized religion are based on the harm he feels it does in our society worldwide. It affects the lives of billions of people in many negative ways that most people don't stop to consider. His criticism is directed at all religion not just christianity. He never said we have purposeless lives.
Sign in to YouTube
Sign in to YouTube
David Laflamme 7 months ago
let's pompously achieve global iconoclasm....yay...clapclap for you.....is it a necissary step in allowing the development of our global space program (the only future for the human race within the atheistic worldview) ...... is this dude scared that the christians wont let the human race move into the nearest habitable planet???? maybe he hopes the "truth" will pat him on the back too.
Sign in to YouTube
Sign in to YouTube
David Laflamme 7 months ago
ie....what gives....why does this jackass care what i think if (within his worldview) there is no governing force over mankind that i need to align my understanding with. who cares...you get no brownie points for proving religious people wrong....CUZ NOBODY'S BAKING. you die, i die, we die, the sun destroys the earth's atmosphere in 600million years....and the human race ends....this guy's full of it....keep riding your high horse pal.
Sign in to YouTube
Sign in to YouTube
David Laflamme 7 months ago
So let me get this strait...i can believe whatever i want right?, cuz there's no god, no purpose for life, and no life after death...believing whatever i want won't effect my eternal destiny cuz there is no eternal destiny....but there are conventions like this, displaying great effort by very smart people, trying there damnedest to help out the christians so they can live the rest of their purposeless lives living without their "angle" on reality????
Sign in to YouTube
Sign in to YouTube
Tyan Allen 7 months ago
You can hear Hitchen's giggle throughout this video. 45:53 Especially.
Sign in to YouTube
Sign in to YouTube
Tyan Allen 7 months ago
Shut the fuck up, please.
Sign in to YouTube
Sign in to YouTube