Richard Dawkins: Diversity Of Thinking

Science & Reason on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/ScienceReason

Introduction: Diversity Of Thinking - Richard Dawkins @ University Of Oklahoma March 2009: Response to OK Resolution (State Representative Todd Thomsen).

---
Subscribe to Science & Reason:
• http://www.YouTube.com/Best0fScience
• http://www.YouTube.com/ScienceMagazine
• http://www.YouTube.com/ScienceTV
• http://www.YouTube.com/FFreeThinker
---

This is Richard Dawkins' special introduction to his lecture at the University of Oklahoma on March 6th, 2009. See more about the events surrounding his visit here: http://richarddawkins.net/article,3641,Oklahoma-legislator-proposes-resolutio...

Richard Dawkins is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science author. He was formerly Professor for Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. He was voted Britain's leading public intellectual by readers of Prospect magazine and was named one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People" for 2007.

Dawkins came to prominence with his 1976 book "The Selfish Gene", which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and introduced the term "meme". He is a prominent critic of creationism and intelligent design. In his 1986 book "The Blind Watchmaker", he argued against the watchmaker analogy, an argument for the existence of a supernatural creator based upon the complexity of living organisms. Instead, he described evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker. He has since written several popular science books, and makes regular television and radio appearances, predominantly discussing these topics.

Dawkins is an atheist, secular humanist, sceptic, scientific rationalist, and supporter of the Brights movement. In his 2006 book "The God Delusion", he contends that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist and that faith qualifies as a delusion − as a fixed false belief.

• http://www.richarddawkins.net
• http://www.youtube.com/richarddawkinsdotnet
• http://www.atheism-magazine.com/people/Richard_Dawkins.html

If you enjoy the video and would like to support the work of The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, please purchase the program on DVD at http://richarddawkins.net/store/
.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Introduction
• Diversity
• Of
• Thinking
• Richard
• Dawkins
• University
• Oklahoma
• 2009
• Response
• OK
• Resolution
• State
• Representative
• Todd
• Thomsen
• The
• God
• Delusion
• Atheist
• Experience
• Amazing
• Atheists
• Atheism
• Magazine
• Community
• Freethinker
• Religion
• Evolution
• Science
• Reason
• Charles
• Darwin
• Secular
• American
• Humanists
• Humanism
• Sam
• Harris
• Christopher
• Hitchens
• Christianity
• Christians
• Intelligent
• Design
• ID
• Religious
• Faith
• Belief
• Bible
• Jesus
• Christ
• Catholic
• Young
• Earth
• Creation
• Creationists
• Creationism

[BrothaDesmond1]

Ben Stein is.... AN IGNORANT FOOL

[Havenfall]

Atheists are unafraid of a supposed "all powerful being" and his eternal punishment, yet we're cowards?

No, I see absolutely no reason to believe in a god. I dismiss the idea a silly, bronze age superstition, and I'm unafraid to do so.

[joslinnick]

@seonf I wonder if they are the kind that play world of warcraft.

[ZachRose88]

I would screaming my head off if I was there. Dawkins is the MAN.

[KarbineKyle]

I would love to see Prof. Richard Dawkins. Unfortunately, I had to see Billy Graham (10+ years ago). I'm the only atheist in my family. My parents are Christians, but my Grandparents, wow... My grandfather asked me if I believe in the "Old Earth" or "New Earth", and I said, "The Earth is ~4.54 billion years old. It's a fact, so Old Earth." I want a "New Earth" (not the 6000 year old Earth) but an Earth where everyone agrees all religions will soon be mythology.

BTW, I won't reply to trolls.

[Tony2438]

@seonf I wonder what sex they are ?

[ajnode]

@seonf

Any money says you're a female...

[DrFreeman00]

I was raised in a religiously neutral house. When it came time for me to start thinking about what religion I should choose, from an objective standpoint, religion seemed absolutely absurd to me. How is it possible for an "entity" to be so sadistic? I remember a quote from Dawkins. He said something about Atheism being a freeing experience. He was right, I feel like I am tied to myself and my family, no one else. My mind is free to think upon the questions that arise.

[benthejrporter]

You cut out the heckler! He was amusing. I hope Richard took it philosophically; after all, is he trying to win a popularity contest, especially in God's America!?

[seonf]

@TheDcac H ha yeah but it's still my idea of hell.

[TheDcac]

@seonf I was joking haha.

[seonf]

@TheDcac With insane people? Probably smelly as well, yeah some heaven.