BBC Atheism Tapes - Daniel Dennett (pt 1)

Daniel Dennett expounds on his famous theory of Skyhooks & Cranes -- the competing miraculous and rational explanations of phenomena -- and discusses the extent to which people need "magic" in their lives.

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[TheEnglishAthiest]

Been some time since I saw this series hope your planning on uploading he rest of them. keep up the good work

[TurpisHaereticus]

Thank you. Yes, more coming soon. Takes a little longer to convert them to the higher quality video format. This is a great series! Shows how the so-called "evil atheists" are really just thoughtful, caring and intelligent human beings.

Take Care.

[3dimensionalJoe]

@raficsulejmanovic communism, is an ideology, it have its doctrines and taken to seriously without thinking. Much like the dogma of religion, ever noticed most communist countries have their leaders much like god, thought police, no opposing ideas, despotic, etc, etc. Now think again.

[guysholliday]

@raficsulejmanovic Marx and Lenin have no place next to Mao, not even close. Marx and Lenin were brilliant intellectuals and philosophers, not murderous dictators.

[ZarathustrasCrown]

@bodeezy I've never met an "evil" one, largely because I don't really believe in good or evil as absolutes, being a moral relativist...I've met borderline militant atheists who have physically assaulted people for believing in a God, I've met atheist extremists who, were they ever to come into a position of power would have little issue destroying churches and such and killing anyone who tried to hold onto their beliefs. Most of us aren't like that, but extremists of any stripe can be horrific

[slidadog]

Darwinism is refreshing like a hard slap in the face.

[bodeezy]

@raficsul, "don't see my argument"? You argue that those dictators you mentioned murdered millions because they were atheists, right? I don't see YOUR argument there. What evidence do you have that they murdered people "for atheism"? I suggest you look at crime rates of countries that are secular or mainly atheist. Crime rates are much higher in religious countries like the U.S. & the middle east (rape/murder). What was Tim McVeigh? Were the 9/11 terrorists atheists? I think not.

[raficsulejmanovic]

@bodeezy Sorry don't see your argument. Atheists and theists all have done and capable of doing evil and horrible things. Plse dont tell me you are from another planet. Not being arrogant tho'/

[bodeezy]

@raficsulejmanovic No doubt....but they didn't do it "because" they were atheists. Do you think that if you lost your faith today, that you would start doing horrible things to people? I bet not. There have been millions of atheists before those asshats & millions since that haven't done such horrible things. As a matter of fact, you only have to look at the world's two biggest philanthropists to see that, Bill Gates & Warren Buffet. Priests claim to believe in god don't they? Nasty things?

[raficsulejmanovic]

@bodeezy I have never met Marx, Lenin, and Mao ... but I heard they did a lot nasty things to millions of people

[bodeezy]

Well put.

I'm sure that they are out there but I have never met an "evil" atheist.

Now, excuse me while I go eat a baby.