The Richard Dawkins - Thunderf00t discussion (Part 1)

Late in 2009 I got together with Richard Dawkins for a chat. Nice chap and some stimulating conversation.

Yup I appreciate the audio sucks. The leading reason were that I was primarily in Europe to do research, and when I left the US 2 months before this was not something that was seriously considered (I had VERY little AV kit with me) and that the discussion was all arranged on very short notice.- basically for a one man army there are limits to the things you can pull off.

Richard Dawkins is of course a big name in the defenders of science, publishing several best selling books and started a foundation that bears his name.
http://richarddawkins.net/

The foundation also has a youtube account.
http://www.youtube.com/user/richarddawkinsdotnet

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[Neueregel]

@moosepok without science you wouldn't be able to view this message in you Science-made PC right now. Think deeper.

[NeroTheAtheist]

Lol no he didn't you moron ray just kept dancing around his questions just like the rest of you do. Ray Comfort is an asshole for what he did with the origin of species. If you were a ''truthful christian'' you would know that.

[TweekDash]

Thunderf00t is terrible. It's embarrassing to watch this discussion.

[uaintgotnopankakemix]

@FlashmoreGash Scientists that believe in god can produce accurate science, but they used the scientific method to arrive at their conclusions, and as long as those conclusions are reasonable and supported by experiments they will be accepted. God cannot be proven though the scientific method because their is no data concerning god,

[uaintgotnopankakemix]

@FlashmoreGash atheists have not highjacked science. Science is just a mechanism for solving problems. However as scientific research became more advanced it became more obvious that a God was not needed for the state of the world as it is today. If there is no need for a god or a reason to believe in one why believe in one.

[FlashmoreGash]

Atheist's have highjacked science in an attempt to eradicate believe in God and his very existence.

Many respected scientific believers of god have no problems finding scientific answers with 100% accuracy .The difference being that they give reverence to god the creator who made it.

Its this last gesture that riles those who have an issue with religion (because of false religions/bad experiences) so they attempt to massage and twist what we can clearly see!.

[icsvortex665]

@Neueregel yes everyone agrees with that. but how did evolution help science and technology? what does evolution have to do with real science? except for slowing it down in some cases. what benefits do we have from evolution theory?

[JusticeIsWhere]

This empty void that is psychologically manifested in the removal of one from possessing control over autonomous-self in giving up an individual identity for a group identity allows for greater success of survival for the individual but creates the altered-self which may induce or manifest hallucinations as the psyche seeks balance, thus creating a projected-self or god image.

[JusticeIsWhere]

The leadership-void-filled theory of father, God replacement:

The patriarchal peoples psychological need, to replace father relationship with God religion as an individual passes from childhood to adulthood. Patriarchal leadership often oppressive resulted in damaged or altered since of autonomy to child resulting in a continued dependent mentality that seeks a replacement value of self.