Tim Minchin Interview Pt 2 of 4 The Skeptic Zone 6 Apr 2009 Complete

After his sell-out Sydney show at the Enmore Theatre on April 5th, Stefan turned up the next morning to chill out at the hotel and discuss touring, life, the universe and skepticism.
Part 2:
Participating in the discussion/debate online.
Discerning between defending yourself and helping someone.
Skeptics - even though all I do is write silly songs, I have an obligation to contribute to the dialogue if I do throw things out there.
Humour highlights the absurdities.
Dawkins and Hitchens, wicked but we are all participating.
I am contributing information.
Grand showdown gig - start the next show with a confession and a choir.
Alternative medicine?
Son and grandson of a surgeon.
Will research and look for evidence about alternative medicine.
Homeopathic remedies.
Childhood vaccines.
Science makes decisions about things while discarding human foibles.

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Science & Technology

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• homeopathy
• skepticism
• religion
• social networks

[saelaird]

Oh and a nice quote for you...

"Homeopathy ultimately works on the assumption that one can overdose by NOT taking their medicine"

lol

[saelaird]

Great video mate,

Love Tim's stuff and thought your interview technique was very relaxed!

Regards from the UK!

[Forgarr]

IT'S ANONYMOUS! GET HIM! lol

[gurra9]

@simplerachel11 Well, he does say that alternative medicine per definition has either not been proved to work or been proved not to work. That doesn't mean that you can categorically dismiss all of it.

[simplerachel11]

correct me if I'm wrong, it seems to me tim is bit confuse about his view on alternative medicine

[TorinLicklider380]

Dnload the audio from this song at soundnabber doht cohm.

[cambell1308]

just get from it what relates to your life, if it dosen't reject it, if it does explore it

[iissamiam]

"tim minchin and whoever" lol

[XLauraXxXx]

who is that interviwer lol , hes kinda weird :L 

[Jaychra]

"one of the greatest things you can do as a human being is to distinguish between when you're just defending yourself and whether you're going to help them... " (something like that). Also awesome ^^

[20mo08]

yeah he replys to people. i asked him a Qs and he replyed bk 2 me through a social networking site.

wanna c him again, hopefuly he comes bk 2 his adopted homein the UK and tours again :)