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Richard Dawkins
A conversation with biologist Richard Dawkins
A conversation with Oxford biologist Richard Dawkins about evolution, intelligent design and his book "The Ancestor's Tale".
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I feel that a lot of spiritual satisfaction can be taken from studying reality and learning more about the world around us. Just listening to the section where Dawkins is explaining how exciting it is to him to find out that whales and hippos are cousins is further proof of this. Just because one isn't religious doesn't mean that feelings of emotion-enriching awe and wonder aren't possible without religious faith.
This man is not even wrong.
Dawkins seems a very cordial guy; I expected an overbearing tosser.
Sad that his intellect is limited in needing 'proof' to believe in what is true, when human history and especially science has achieved so little proof of anything. Being a scientist he should know better. That a man committed to the exploration of thought for so many years could come away with so little of the marvel of this bountifully spiritual world, and distracted by Creationist Extremists so that he cannot even see life beyond the five senses... Wow. At least he comforts himself in the belief that he's seeing things as they 'are'...that's the faith he has had to put into reality. Unfortunately, no matter how hard we try to avoid it, we all take that leap of faith somewhere in our logic, and no one is free of it. He chooses to take the leap right at is front door and no further beyond it. Still, an enjoyable & lively discussion of many things true!!
Read The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. Wonderful scientist. Kepp writing Richard. jc
I cannot stress enough my hunger to hear Ayaan Hirsi Ali speak to the significant issues that she continues to champion: human rights, women's rights, & democracy. Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins have dedicated the entire earnings from DVD sales of 'The Four Horsemen', an epic conversation on religion, to funding Ali's security. The issues that she champions resonate strongly with the zeitgist of this 21st century; and it is, for me, imperative that Ali's courageous voice be heard, and heard here, as she represents so strongly the spirit of Charlie Rose.
It has to be said that Richard Dawkins has a 'style of thought' and 'moral perspective' that attracts real repect like a magnet. He is hard to place. Throughout the course of human existence, I always wonder how people would have received those that are now judged to be the clearest and best minds. No, Professor Richard Dawkins is hard to place.
Richard Dawkins was interviewed in 2007 regarding his book The God Delusion. Unfortunately, I cannot find the interview in your video archives. Is there another place/site I should be looking? Thank you for answering this question and for a wonderful programme. Suzanne Lavigne Schmidt, Montréal, Québec, Canada
You just have to adore Prof Richard Dawkins; he's the very image of an active Mount Vesuvius fused with an innocuous fluffy little kitten, called - say - Darwin.
Read the book discussed and found it wonderful. Dr. Dawkins is a great scientist and author.
weird question structure in this interview charlie
Excellent interview and discussion, Dawkins relaxed and thoughtfull, good stuff. Thank you. Robert Philbin