Break the Barrier (2/6) - Richard Dawkins

Second (of six) part of the 1996 documentary from the Channel-4 series. In this video Richard Dawkins meets people who have experienced the wonders of science first-hand.

We meet the astronomer who first discovered pulsars, the geneticist who invented DNA fingerprinting, a scientist who discovered a protein that causes cancer, and others.

With so many expressing paranormal beliefs and ignorance of science, Dawkins encourages viewers to contrast these ancient superstitions with the power and beauty of our scientific achievements and understanding.

Dawkins interviews famous admirers of science such as Douglas Adams and David Attenborough, and asks them why science means so much to them. We also see how dangerous ignorance of science can be in classrooms, courts, and beyond.

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[bdf2718]

Wow! With human ingenuity, and logic, we can discover things that the Babblical Gawd never thought fit to tell us.

I'm being ironic, of course. If the Babblical Gawd existed then he could have told us these things. He could have smited anyone who thought otherwise until everyone knew that THIS is what Gawd says and you'd better believe it or you die. And, thousands of years later, we'd have found out that Gawd was right.

Instead we find that Gawd was wrong. Game over, religious dudes.

[letdowner]

draagon66; that's his whole point. We always think that their has to be a purpose, which is why God(s) were created in the first place, when we didn't know what anything was. But what people are learning is that their is no built in purpose to natural selection, and there doesn't need to be. We are evolved enough to make our purpose a choice.

[hades23232]

Does anyone else fell like religion is a big joke and your not getting the punch line.

[LordAztahoth]

@bdf2718 Gawd ain't yo dawg, dawg?

[discolemonade66]

Thank you for the nod toward Astronomy. :) LGM, Pulsars and Neutron Stars.

[riyahlicious]

education is the true key free mind thinking …….religion is the enslavement of the mind…………..free up your self …….

[yellowlynx]

I admired both Sir David Attenborough and Dr. Dawkins -- they are truly man of science and rationality.