A conversation with Richard Dawkins (12/12)

Richard Dawkins and Paula Kirby sit down for a 40 minute conversation at Eden Court Theater. There, they talk about evolution, religion and the importance of science. This is followed by a question and answer session with the audience.

Credit:
UHI Millenium Institute
April 2 2008
http://www.library.uhi.ac.uk/dawkins/

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• Richard
• Dawkins
• Paula
• Kirby
• Atheism
• Evolution
• Religion
• Christianity
• Islam
• God
• Delusion
• Atheist
• Science

[ChronoVassal]

God, that moderator dude was an asshole. I love how Dawkins bitch slapped him every time he pretended to ask something intelligent.

[sushanalone]

Dawkins is SOO politeto that Hallucination guy; i am sure a religious person facing such herecy in front of him would have sent him to ever burning hell. Dawkins is such a Gentleman!(with titanium alloy and carbon composite nerves)

[freiheitsalv]

that last dude went to the whole thing and paid for it, just to go and say that!?

[Reip187]

Why is it so difficult for people to understand that even if they do need to be tribal there are millions of options? People can't get together to do charity work every week? They can't go to a book club? They can't work for HAbit for Humanity? It's so absurd when people bring this up as a need to be in a group. There are way more interesting groups, and much more helpful groups to be part of. Being told you are not worthy is certainly one of the worst forms of tribal bonding. HELP OTHERS

[Reip187]

I wish there were more of these discussions with Dawkins, except that they excluded the God Delusion as a topic. LOL

[killerboyfoolz]

@Elfenlied89 God wouldn't want you to damn people to hell now would he? =)

[martinbondesson]

@Krauz85 That's exactly why religion can be so dangerous. It teaches people to believe things without any real evidence and that nothing is more important than your faith, and whatever your imaginary god might say to you, it's okay. So people who normally are rational in all other aspects of life, can be made to do terrible things.

[bermudaguy1]

I'm glad the guy asking Dawkins the question, wasn't my dad....he is "touched"!

[bermudaguy1]

I think humans are tribal....needing to be in groups of like-minded....hence the success of churches.

[rotov80]

@Krauz85 hehehe

[Krauz85]

The guy at 5:00 is a very smart person with no mental issues...