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Metaphysics is bunk. The only valid propositions are mathematical statements and propositions based on experience. I have followed Pinker for about 10 years and it is a pleasure to be acquainted with his work. He, Dawkins, Dennett, and the rest of the Brights are a welcome antidote to much intellectual rubbish that prevails. If we make the mistake of conferring religion upon our AI robots they will become as insipid as our modern day woo woo artists. (All we need is a pack of AI Jerry Falwells.) Rather a pack of AI Richard Feynmans any day.

It would all also be explained by the thought that he doesnt believe any of the pain or disturbances exist or that he himself exists in the first place lol

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I can't help but admire Dawkins patience to answer the same questions over and over again, it must be exhausting to be as famous an atheist as he is and be asked "what do you believe if you don't believe in god?" At least once after every (unrelated) lecture.

I like how Dawkins emphasizes that his book is written for children while dressing an audience of adults. My take is that the adults are too far gone so there is still hope for humanity if you reach them early enough.

If Richard and the rest of these people want to believe thier ancestors swung in trees, thats thier choice,but ill just stay with creation,praise God!

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Morals are man made opinions of what's good or bad for survival. There is no natural justice. No one and nothing cares for anything except what's good for them.

24:13 dawkins talking about dhoni what in the multiverse is going on

We are input-output entities and all a religion is is an “agreed upon” way of dealing with inputs and/or outputs that each individual dislikes. When enough of these individuals begin “sharing” with others these inputs/outputs, they then find some commonality among those inputs/outputs, as in “Yeah, I get angry and red when I hear or think about homosexuality” that they then rely upon to dictate how they will respond. That is all there is to a religion.

The. Current model on evolution of a cell is akin to a Neanderthal witnessing a bic lighters flame and deducing it flopped into functionality by a random lightning strike to mud filled ditch

If I'm created by a Supreme Sentient, He/She/It surely was seriously Drunk That Day

The eternal conundrum of Palestine. A land torn asunder by the conflicting claims of two peoples, each with a legitimate historical and emotional stake in the territory. And yet, as I sit here, pen in hand, I am compelled to express my utter dismay at the current state of affairs. The Israeli occupation, now in its fifth decade, has become a moral and political affront to the very concept of human dignity. The Palestinians, forced to live in a state of perpetual subjugation, their daily lives dictated by the whims of their Israeli overlords, are treated as little more than subjects in a colonial enterprise. And let us not mince words, my friends. This is not a conflict between two equal parties. This is a case of a powerful, nuclear-armed state, backed to the hilt by the world's sole superpower, exerting its dominance over a stateless, occupied people. The apologists for Israel's brutal policies will, no doubt, reach for the familiar tropes: the security concerns, the threat of terrorism, the need for self-defense. But I say, what of the Palestinians' right to self-defense? What of their need for security, for freedom from the constant harassment, humiliation, and violence that comes with living under occupation? And then, of course, there is the settlements issue. These illegal, fortified enclaves, sprung up like mushrooms on occupied land, are a stark reminder of Israel's long-term strategy: to annex, to colonize, and to dispossess. The very notion that these settlements can be considered "negotiable" is a farce. They are an affront to international law, a thumbing of the nose at the very concept of sovereignty. But, I ask you, dear reader, what of the so-called "international community"? Where is the outrage, the condemnation, the collective action to put an end to this egregious injustice? The silence, I fear, is deafening. The United States, that bastion of freedom and democracy, is too busy pandering to the Israeli lobby to take a principled stand. The European Union, that vaunted defender of human rights, is too mired in its own bureaucratic inertia to take meaningful action. And so, the status quo persists. The occupation grinds on, grinding down the very souls of the Palestinian people. The settlements expand, a cancerous growth on the body politic of the region. And the world looks on, aghast, but ultimately impotent. But I say, no more. It is time for the world to take a stand. It is time for us to recognize the fundamental humanity of the Palestinian people, to acknowledge their rights, their dignity, and their freedom. It is time for us to demand an end to the occupation, an end to the settlements, and an end to the impunity that has allowed this situation to fester for so long. The Palestinians are not alone. They have the right to self-determination, to statehood, and to the very same rights and freedoms that we in the West take for granted. And it is our moral duty, as citizens of the world, to stand with them, to stand against oppression, and to stand for justice. Anything less would be a dereliction of our duty as human beings.

Good stuff in here, but Pinker's error is his belief that the mind is the brain.

We are herd animals, we want to belong to a herd and the leader is suppose to think for us. Religions - Cults - The Herd - We belong, follow and stop thinking.

Elon's musk fans are a kind of a religion. I like his toys. But his cult is a bit much.

Brilliant orator this man was

If you released this one scene, building, dawkins, as a standalone FPS for Dreamcast 2 they wouldn't stop playing till xmas 2025 and spend £300, Bz crack knuckles.

14 years on, and the villification and paranoia regarding the aims of Iran are at fever pitch. Their army and actual capability for domination and destruction are very overestimated. Nuclear capability just levels the playing field and is useful as deterrence, like America, Russia and Israel have. Israel is not a democracy, in the true sense. No constitution, weak judiciary. It's a theocratic, settler Colonial State. The two State solution was never palatable to Israelis, even moderate secular Jews, and has been scuttled at every turn. Iraq pissed the West off because Hussein wanted to control his own resources.

Nature goes on forever for everyone and everything to return as everyone and everything an infinite number of times through evolutionary processes. 🌌

With brains that remember and obsess over mistakes, and worry far into the future, what message would be the most comforting? Love? No. "Absolute certainty," is the message. The problem with this message is that "absolute certainty" doesn't exist and it is always the message espoused by the most diabolical and authoritarian leaders in the world.

it's not scientific at all it is indoctrination the fear of death and ignorance ...religion is simply the cancer of mankind

Impacter Extinctions like with te dinosauriërs 66 million years ago is caused ( in my opinion ) because the impact blew a lot of lighter warm oxygen in to space and the heavier CO2 sink mostly to the surface where the survived MegaFauna is casping for oxygen that is not there .

"Random chance" - the basis of Darwinism - only works for super small numbers like dice games kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4aZk2yMgp6dabM

Bonobos are said to engage in sexual relations for non-reproductive purposes.

Interviewer is a dumbass

I know I am not going to live forever and neither are you, but until my furlough here on earth is revoked, I shall elbow aside the established pieties and raise my tumbler of Johnnie Walker Black 🥃 (with 2 Oz of Perrier) to a courageous most exalted thought provoking thinker, his legacy ensures his immortality, thank you Christopher! 💐

Thankyou for sharing this.

*The two consecutive short men questioners are utter obnoxious pricks.*

What year was this???

Religion is a hoax. Simple as that.

What translation is he referring to?

This is a breath of fresh air. Just yesterday a hard core Christian tried threatening me by saying demons were real and the devil was going to get me. I’m an atheist , and this video really helps to counteract the total nonsense I had to listen to yesterday.

When I sleep at night, the possibility is there of never waking, that does not frighten me 🤔

Hey look if Mr Garrison's boyfriend from South Park LOL 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 in all seriousness though this guy sounds like Professor Xavier all this talk about mutation and evolution

I would prefer NO RELIGIONS EN MASSE, just well educated sense of the world and your humanity. Soultrap is an interesting concept.

Are these Levite scientists, at Tel Aviv University?

Lol fuck u too ;-) there is no god. We all know it.

love youtube

gem. and good use of Atran.

I love his mind-expanding lecture on the immune system. It might be in the top three greatest evolutionary developments, number one being the human brain. What do you think the third one would be? Maybe we could consider AI in that same group. It's just so fascinating how evolution is working just as many miracles on a microscopic level.

I think it should be fine to slap someone that adds um every 3rd or fourth word. Slap them every 3rd or 4th word. I hope um everyone has um a nice um day.

Christianity destroyed my family and childhood.

What if this one says eyes does not exist because one is blind... Main time there is billion of evidence that people have eyes

Evolution is not a believe

Didn't know he said that he wrote for posterity. Really thankful that he did, got to know him after his death and oh boy, did he resonated. I wish he was here today as a strong voice against the neo-religious revivalism we see everywhere.

15th December 2011 - the day the world became a much dumber place. Sorely missed.