[3/5] Episode 3: The Genius of Darwin HQ & Full Screen

Episode 3 : God Strikes Back

Aired: August 18, 2008 on Channel 4, Richard Dawkins presents the ultimate guide to Darwin and his revolutionary theory of evolution by natural selection which Dawkins considers the most important idea ever to occur to a human mind. In this powerful three-part polemical series, Dawkins explains who Charles Darwin was, how he developed his theory, what it is, and why it matters. He reveals how Darwin changed forever the way we see ourselves, the world and our place in it, and hopes to convince us that "evolution is a fact, backed by undeniable evidence" According to recent polls four out of 10 British people still believe in God as the creator of the universe and everything in it. As a scientist, and Britain's best-known atheist, Dawkins believes that such people simply dont know enough about the evidence for Darwin's entirely natural explanation of life on Earth evolution.

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[crabinfestation]

It doesnt always produce improvements. Hence an outstanding amount of species we only see in the fossil record because they ALL DIED! It is quite unlikely to see living failures because by default they would not be passed on to the next generation because they would be dead.

[grumpone]

Those teachers are complete pussies. They are scared of retribution from the violent parents, that is why they don't stand for what they believe in. It is interesting that the intelligent ones are scared of the dumb ones, because the dumb ones are much more prone to violence instead of reason to resolve their issues.

[MartinDHash]

I agree with those science teachers. What makes truth in science more important than going to phoney wars in Iraq? Why demand someone "believe" in science when we won't demand birth control in poor nations? If there is a priority list of things we are going to force people to believe - I want to help make up that list. It is indeed a political issue not a science issue.

[Doc418]

Those are science teachers?  Wimps...

[Nightmeare]

what animal is 00:12?

[ILIPU]

One way of interpreting life? From a science teacher thats just sad.

[calsonick]

You don't believe the earth is round only if your an astronaut rofl

[dalecampbl5]

dawkins is the world's number 1 party pooper, haha

[aModernDandy]

08:50 is just BRILLIANT! I think I'll quote that a lot!

[aModernDandy]

@dunnonuffink "Passing wolf snaks on baby deer"

very very dark but somehow incredibly funny because it's expressed so deadpan!

I wish my biology teacher had explained natural selection like that.

[stormofshadow]

@100pjp: odds? if the odds of millions of years of slow progression is too low, what are the odds that the entire universe and all (simple and complex) living creatures were created in an instant by an omnipotent being that transcends time and space? just curious.

[k87jury]

It is your job to teach science. If they don't accept it, then you are talking to a brick wall!!!!