Richard Dawkins: I'm a Cultural Christian

[@aion5837]

How very bizarre. Dawkins has spent most of his adult life regaling against Christianity but now makes the rather awkward shift towards being a 'cultural Christian'. If Christianity didn't exist there would be no 'cultural' context. For a person who worships at the altar of rationality that bit of reasoning seems to have escaped him.

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

Can one live by Christian values, but not being a Christian?

[@leftoflibra]

@@trytellingthetruth.2068this is giving the notion that Christian’s owns a certain set of values which it doesn’t

[@benallen4986]

he's been describing himself in this way for decades, so it's not really an awkward shift

[@bigkuriboh3814]

He has consistently called himself a cultural Christian.

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

@@leftoflibra I don't know how you come to that conclusion.

[@frkafkaz]

Her two year old son asked that question? Does this family think everyone is an idiot.

[@thetruthhurts786]

hahahaha

[@cobra8888]

Well...thinking everyone is an idiot is what a media personal need to believe in order to preach their message.

[@suehussain1230]

Both are an absolute hypocrite. Islamophobia is the flavour of the day. Guess he’s jumping on the same gravy train. Wonder how much was this worth in money

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

@@suehussain1230 what do u expect from uk where china is considered a threat

[@loganjudy4089]

I'll take Things That Never Happened for 500, Alex.

[@danielhorton1493]

My friend Shawn put it best. Dawkins want the fruit but not the tree.

[@harshT18]

He just likes the culture. I like Santa Claus memes. That doesn't mean I believe in such irrational ideas.

[@purelyrandom1230]

​@@harshT18 it wont be miracles if it can be explained by science

[@beejuice7972]

NO no no. He, myself, and many others accept cultural things that are Christian in origin if they are innocuous and even fun. We can't get away from Christianity. It is historically significant. And it has had cultural influence. And we accept that. IF it is innocuous.

[@dc56789]

Two year olds can barely speak. Her kid apparently has theological discussions. This family has lies running through their veins.

[@mattbrook-lee7732]

And everyone clapped

[@patrickodea6500]

You're missing how powerful this question is. It points out the priest's own lack of faith. Like Jesus telling the Pharisees you worship with your lips but your hearts are far from me. This question challenges the church in a way that I don't think any family religious discussion would encourage.

[@Aireck174]

The left loves the idea of being led by ch1ldren who have not been influenced by life experience and knowledge.

[@mattbrook-lee7732]

@patrickodea6500 I don't think anyone is missing the power of the question. They just don't believe her 2 year old asked it.

[@ionutsorinrusu7159]

You lack a bit of info on what a 2yo is, like the fact that a 2yo can be 2 years and 11 months.

[@anwaralisayed9767]

Asking an atheist to comment on Easter is like asking a blind person what the colours of a rainbow look like. Journalism in the UK is absolutely on the floor.

[@reimmukhtarmohamedahmedalh8329]

Well said

[@Justiceactivist]

Exactly

[@edcameron]

No, because it’s a cultural holiday that everyone can experience. You don’t have to believe that Jesus rised from the dead to enjoy Easter just like you don’t have to care about guy Fawkes to enjoy fireworks on bonfire night

[@kasarabian3274]

@@edcameron What's the cultural experience for atheists at Easter?

[@adamfoofighters]

​@@kasarabian3274 eggs bunny rabbits and family.

[@jboomhauer]

Dawkins gone from renting billboards with antireligion messages to identifying as culturally Christian. Dude has lost his mind.

[@nugrohosetiyadi8186]

Life Crisis Identity is common for his age I guess😂

[@KJ-js7pi]

He literally said in 2007 that he was culturally Christian, he has never hidden this part of him.

[@javi3701]

He directly contributed in erasing Christianity from the hearts of people and now is complaining that the culture has been lost, I don't even know what to call this level of hypocrisy.

[@samantarmaxammadsaciid5156]

He cannot lose what he doesn't have! He's a obedient follower of the evolution of the wind in his stomach!

[@samantarmaxammadsaciid5156]

@@stephjsinclair You think that he cares about evolution?! Or he cares about there are people who oppose it, and likes to argue?! It's a tool for him, otherwise if he cared he would've joined the world of scientific researchs! What did he discover, other than read what others write?! Either case, scientific theory is not his? Are you saying he invented scientific theory?! He is a loser, other than arguing to hype himself!!!

[@stephenreeds3632]

He loves Christmas carols but is glad that Christianity is fading away? What inspired carols/ hymns etc? Happy that tenets like love thy neighbour, serve not be served etc etc. are no longer considered as meaningful! There's sth wrong with that bloke.

[@randomcenturion7264]

He’s been losing it for years, it’s just getting worse now

[@sufyan56]

He insults religion, claiming it's a fairy tale no different from leperchauns, then cries because churches are empty?

[@Gilbert.Suhendra]

Nope, it's not fading

[@Mr_user_1000]

I'm an atheist, I love medieval cathedrals but I'm glad that Christianity is fading away. What's the problem? Carols and cathedrals were created a long time ago. I am able to appreciate something for what it is while welcoming change.

[@Mr_user_1000]

@CBaboon Doesn't matter the origin, they were spread by Christians and are part of the Christian tradition now. Cultural appropriation is totally fine, that's how culture evolves.

[@mucro849]

What is Christian culture worth without faith? Where will it get its strength from? Christian culture without faith is like a garden without a gardener.

[@SunYellow-zh7vx]

Mmm which bits of Christianity? Bits i like were added later for example.

[@mucro849]

​@@SunYellow-zh7vx Torture, slavery, and physical mutilations were first outlawed in the Christian West Culture. Prisoners of war were first treated humanily there. And this is no coincidence. This fits with Christian morality very well.

[@SunYellow-zh7vx]

@@mucro849 oooo multiple factors.. Climate, geography, literacy, resurfacing of Greek texts, northern requirement for planning and cooperation, agriculture, work ethic (yes protestant work ethic :) and mainly security and stability, time for education, leisure, thinking!

[@theAllucard]

Greek, Egyptian, Aztec and other cultures are still well worth without anyone believing in their Gods.

[@mucro849]

@@theAllucard These cultures have perished.

[@purplecherub]

I'm a hindu but don't at all feel threatened by Ramadan celebrations in London. Why would you feel threatened by people being free to practice their own faith in a democratic society??

[@DearElena-w8h]

When he is talking about white and non-white .

[@jeffersonsola]

Its not about celebrating, its about promoting

[@fineagain7725]

​@@jeffersonsola Is promoting religion against democratic values? Would you be equally alarmed if Christianity or Judaisim or any other religion is promoted?

[@mogznwaz]

@@fineagain7725This is a Christian country. Foreign religions should not be promoted

[@artiomtristram9370]

@@mogznwaztrue, welcomed but not promoted over Christianity.

[@michellenorris8471]

Is this whole discussion an APRIL FOOL??!!

[@WillScarlet1991]

🤣🤣

[@oliverkirkland6541]

Only for a Zionist, if they accepted the truth then they would have to live with it. Or maybe you think theres no Christians in Gaza or that the IDF have already killed them off?

[@YahwehJesus777]

This was filmed yesterday, March 31st.

[@NavarinoDC]

No, its just his arrogance.

[@AbdulKarim-hz4pz]

there is a name or title for a guy like dawkins, its called hypocrite.

[@Lazyormy]

Her 2 year old son also asked Stephen Hawking if every large galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center.

[@roncarlin3209]

She used to play Mommy and Son with Boris when they were growing up, and she's having flashbacks.

[@Lazyormy]

😆@@roncarlin3209

[@bugglebegger143]

Did they meet on Epstein Island? That’s so adorBle❤

[@NickSlingerland-yd8hy]

He thinks that the things Christians believe are nonsense.. yet it is these very things which caused the society he loves to flourish.

[@Ronaldoghar]

Hahahaha really Christianity made the Western world develop or secularism

[@jetsonmace]

@NickSlingerland-yd8hy Well said! 😲🤔😃

[@fauziafarrukh6622]

He is hurting Christianity more than anyone else could. Taking spirituality out of religion!! What is left then? Alcohol?

[@gwin8463]

Lol, no one can hurt Christianity. If there's anything to take from the video, despite his ridiculous views on Christianity, he just said it's way better than isl@m, and it's funny to hear, considering all his efforts to defame Christianity all through the years

[@Applied_Theory]

Brilliant 😂

[@gwin8463]

@@Applied_Theory f0olish, actually.

[@jooseppielleese7156]

Alcohol has nothing to do with christianity except if you're catholic and take communion

[@kolmannen7766]

He's talking about christian culture, not christianity itself. He is an outspoken atheist, but here it seems like he isn't an anti-theist which is disappointing. Taking religion out of western culture is an entirely different thing, and a very positive one, and many countries have done so without losing any of their culture. All they lose is the delusion and oppression.

[@telamin1809]

What is the point of this conversation

[@michellenorris8471]

I agree, twaddle from beginning to end.

[@jn4126]

Racism?

[@cannadodry7022]

​@@jn4126religion =/= race

[@Interestinguiniyyah]

Further discrediting his personal beliefs

[@damienx0x]

A friendly chat about his atheism.

[@michellenorris8471]

Richard Dawkins first points out that he is ''Not a believer,'' - so why is his opinion even relevant?!

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

Believing in Christ and believing in Christian values aren't necessarily the same thing.

[@leslie-annmills-gomez8763]

Well said

[@damienx0x]

If you don't like hearing religious nonsense being challenged, don't listen.

[@mike747436]

@@trytellingthetruth.2068I’m not religious at all, but I suspect a Christian believer would disagree with that claim.

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

@@mike747436 👍

[@mavi2263]

"Behold the irony of fate's cruel jest, For what I once scorned, I now confess. Mocked by destiny's unyielding hand, I embrace the creed I once did reprimand."

[@jsmith108]

What is this from

[@mavi2263]

@@jsmith108 I did.

[@mavi2263]

@@jsmith108 but inspired by several poets.

[@Gerald-said]

Professor Dawkins is waffling . If he doesn't believe in the Christian faith, I don't see what the boy is whining about. A Muslim is as free to believe and practice theirs faith just as he's free to disbelief and not practice . He's a male Karen

[@MrWhitmen1981]

9/11? Explain that.

[@TheArchitect101]

@@MrWhitmen1981explain crusades and every invasion afterwards!

[@yington]

Under Islamic law though, that freedom would not be there however.

[@marcellodelira5601]

@@yington Don't you worry about that.

[@yington]

@@marcellodelira5601 No worrying here. It’s just a fundamental difference between the religions. In line with the point Dawkins makes. And pointed out to the original post to who probably is unaware. Thanks though

[@NinjaStroll]

Her 2 year old son was my college professor. Great guy but cried a lot

[@mosmanya]

April Fools .. Dawkins is actually observing Ramadan

[@roncarlin3209]

They are very lucky in Gaza because most residents this year have said it hasn't been difficult observing the Fast.

[@Gilbert.Suhendra]

I don't think so, that what he Say that thing

[@enthusiast0]

😂😂

[@nickmeadows8070]

“I’m on team Christian” - Richard Dawkins 2024

[@joecurran2811]

😂 slightly taken out of context to be fair

[@atilla4352]

yeah but he doesn't believe in any of your 💩05:00

[@IlendlirKirei]

@@atilla4352 you and dawkins are a joke

[@gavsmith1980]

He’s called himself a “cultural Christian” for decades, that you only discovered this recently is your isssue, not his.

[@niemand6031]

Yea right, your two year old asked about the difference between knowing and believing 🙄

[@jlr108]

A little genius, of course! 😄 What a family! /s

[@kingkombi2868]

😂

[@mattbrook-lee7732]

And everyone clapped

[@ScottishKoala]

@@jlr108 Edit this and remove the "/s". Now.

[@jlr108]

@@ScottishKoala Why?

[@richardhunter132]

it's a weird position he's got. if no one goes to church, there's no need for church buildings to exist, and inevitably they will go to ruin or be repurposed; and if people aren't Christians then there's no cultural Christianity. I think he figures that he'll be long gone before it ever becomes an issue

[@GwladYrHaf]

Dawkins evidently has no concept of causality.

[@daviddestefanis2989]

By your fruits you shall know them. He is appreciating our fruits, while rejecting our beliefs. Its a start actually.

[@MrBell-iq3sm]

Dawkins has come the full right wing circle. From atheist idol to Christian cultural warrior.

[@rachelfurnival2065]

Given his recent foray into 'Gender Critical' territory to promote his podcast yeah I'd say he is either senile or he is about to drop a book. It's a pity because I used to look up to him a bit. Meh I gues we shouldn't admire our heroes.

[@andrewholdaway813]

​@@PhilBaxter Sound advice that no one will take.

[@PhilWare1]

If you have ever read his books, you will find he has talked about being a Cultural Cristian for a long time. Nothing new.

[@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922]

​Christians lol those fake cult members@@PhilWare1

[@jimmaughan1898]

How disappointing. He'll be going full "Blood and Soil" before we know it.

[@tomharney2703]

If he doesn’t believe in Christianity why does it matter what his views are?

[@OrlandoDibiskitt]

So a Christian's views do matter?

[@OrlandoDibiskitt]

@AyshaA-ml2rd He can say what he likes. when he lives in a world where religion, (especially "judeo-christian" religion) causes nothing but death and destruction.

[@nugrohosetiyadi8186]

No Christianity mean there is no Christian Culture or tradition.

[@BadlydrawnBen]

​@AyshaA-ml2rdhes been describing himself as a cultural Christian for 14 years now it's quite a simple concept. I am an atheist but observing the 10 commandments and avoiding the deadly sins is actually a very productive way to live I have found

[@stanbily9416]

Not everybody has to have a Christian opinion 🤦🏽‍♂️ You people are so woke and engaged with an imaginary person in the sky that does not even exist 💀

[@adamhurd1560]

Dawkins throwing his beliefs under the bus in order to be Islamophobic. Wow.

[@James-i4z4s]

He qualified his statement that re-enforces his atheist beliefs. Your point is erroneous.

[@joshuaDstarks]

Yeah, it’s Sam Harris lite 😂

[@sarahnewton2550]

A phobia is an irrational fear.

[@damienx0x]

Calling him names is childish.

[@TheArchitect101]

He forget to mention he was abused by a Christian priest!

[@samboy90]

Why anyone listens to arrogant charlatan is beyond me.

[@chrisbennett6260]

people some people believe his science holds the facts about the orgin of life ,thats why people listen ,they think hes intelligent ibig up to the Cassius clay aka Muhammad Ali pic

[@JamesMolyneux62]

Let me have my cake and eat it too

[@charlesannor9334]

i don't like Christianity but i like the fruits of Christianity. just unbelievable

[@Lorem_ipsum_dolor_sit_amet]

This is what happens when intellectuals get what they want. Nature abhors a vacuum and the vacuum that Dawkins contributed to, he doesn't like what filled it...

[@marinka424]

As an intellectual he should have understood the ramifications of his actions. Did he ever wonder to himself what the world would be like if he succeeded in making everyone atheist. It would seem not. That’s not an intellectual, that’s a dangerous fool.

[@Scroteydada]

Sometimes I feel being old is a fate worse than death

[@CCP-Dissident]

It's like being conscious about your death, it's terrifying

[@BenGuardian]

You can’t have your cake and eat it Richard.

[@Spaceman-jk5fb]

I love Cake 🍰😋

[@BenGuardian]

@@Spaceman-jk5fb that’s nice dear

[@adamh5153]

Yes he can. His issue is he wants a cake he wont eat.

[@anwarsentinel1752]

Atheists in a nutshell

[@ToveriJuri]

Nonsense. Western society is largely connected to Christianity. You don't have to believe in it to recognize the value it has brought to society and belief isn't something you can just decide to have.

[@margaretmckay-os1sz]

I think Rachel is as mendacious as her brother.

[@LDN-pup]

*”as”* !? Gurl… no

[@SunYellow-zh7vx]

Indeed, shameful interview.

[@Oil_uj7499]

Never in my lifetime did I think I would hear RICHARD DAWKINS saying what he just said!!! Wowsers ❗ ❗ ❗

[@user-tt6be2zx3h]

he had been saying this for decades since he start to be vocal in the public in the 1970s and 1980s..

[@NotUnymous]

That sounded less an interview and more an christian mission and/or anti-muslim speech - where Dawkins is forced to say something incomplete and out of context and then it gets quickly repainted into something pro-christianity wothout him giving him any chance to respond... while not answering any of his question and ignoring any of his points. Clearly you can do better, LBC. This peace was beneath you.

[@Wenutz]

Piece not peace

[@Will-xf3qe]

It was over 8 minutes and he talked most of the time. He made himself sound like an idiot

[@valentino3228]

Where was he forced to say somerhing out of context? 😂😂

[@ДарьяДарина-ж5к]

He has long said that he prefers one religion to another and no one forced him.

[@primalego643]

Dawkins looks terrified. Whatever happened to " Mock them, ridicule them"?

[@oliverkirkland6541]

They are both being starved to death in Gaza. So I would guess Zionism is more this guys bag.

[@towhichwayout]

You have a myopic worldview

[@oliverkirkland6541]

@@towhichwayout No, a factual view on world events. What is, is.

[@towhichwayout]

@@oliverkirkland6541 Myopia is nearsightedness. You also have tunnel vision.

[@thedoctor.a.s1401]

what does gaza have to do with dawkins.

[@oliverkirkland6541]

@@towhichwayout And you have no soul, no heart. If it was a relative of yours?

[@shabz4772]

" My 2 year old asked the priest" Just shamelessly lying on national radio.

[@Bzn14]

So he's a "conservative" atheist

[@martasilva8036]

Yes, we can say yes. Since the last decade, he has had conflicts with the left over positions of this type, especially when it comes to Islamic culture.

[@GwladYrHaf]

He described himself as a cultural Christian. Who are you to try and dictate an alternate identity to that which he self identified as?

[@BeautifulPredatorMohammed]

you can be conservative, doesnt matter what is your religion, its just common sense

[@1953mr]

This bloke has been abusing those of faith his entire life.... I wonder does he feel any remorse for driving people away... Anyone knocked any Cathedrals recently? He has no faith in any faith or any actual knowledge of faith but he's very much at home criticising the Muslim faith. Tells you everything you need to know.

[@choicemeatrandy6572]

He has to lay in the bed he has been making for all these decades, this is what he and his nu-atheist buddies had been working for, and when they lay down on this bed of theirs they find it has a ton of bedbugs and lumps they don't like, which they of course were warned about but didn't want to care about.

[@af_125]

​@@choicemeatrandy6572i can't wait till he sees what's waiting for him unless he turns back ofc

[@michellenorris8471]

I strongly feel that neither of these people knows what they're talking about!

[@draymondrob4818]

As soon as he says he doesn't believe in the resurrection and forcibly suggests that she doesn't either, the message pops up right on his face about the end of the meeting. 😅 Dawkins wants the culture of Christianity, but doesn't want the Christ of Christianity. What kind of atheist is this? And then the host feels obligated to trash Christianity. No worries - you will get the godless environment that you believe in.

[@AlignWithJesus]

They reject the King of kings and Lord of lords that is Jesus Christ of Nazareth, all glory to His holy name. They shall reap what they sow; pray for them!

[@SunYellow-zh7vx]

😂😂😂 Believing in the ressurection - that was added later.. Look at the original sources. How can you in 2024 be this thick?

[@MrWood-qd6kr]

Atheist logic.

[@Littletime839]

Great of him to stick up for all of those oppressed Muslim women without bothering to ask any Muslim woman as to whether they feel oppressed. He'll point to outliers like Afghanistan.

[@MrWhitmen1981]

See your television set cuts out when ever news with regards to Iran comes on.

[@valentino3228]

Do muslim women feel oppressed in the west? Absolutely not, that is why they love to move to the west. Do muslim women feel oppressed in muslim majority underdeveloped countries? The answer might be puzzling. Considering that many women are becoming ex-muslim in the west.

[@3-Kashmir]

​@@MrWhitmen1981​​ I see your television set cuts out when news of Muslim girls in India and Muslim women's freedom in France comes on!

[@3-Kashmir]

​@@MrWhitmen1981​​ I see your television set cuts out when news of Muslim girls in India and Muslim women's freedom in France comes on!

[@wft15]

Afghanistan is hardly an outlier, the whole of the Islamic world ranks lowest for women’s rights + safety.

[@StuartPacker]

I'm not religious but I am xenophobic to the point of racism - have I understood this correctly?

[@UTSA2012]

Exactly!

[@Raks78]

Exactly

[@Unpossible8888]

You missed it entirely.

[@MAli-pm2qg]

Crystal

[@newglof9558]

And there's nothing wrong with that.

[@SPIRITofHEDONE]

These comments make me feel better about humanity. This conversation is a sham. MSM trying to make thee whacky ideas the norm 😅

[@joshuaDstarks]

Yeah, we aren’t rocking with Dawkins in 2024…or Boris in a wig for that matter.

[@TheFrozenOne97]

He didn’t convert

[@rickdiggler9680]

Imagine being horrified by some pretty lights being strung up

[@cannadodry7022]

Well imagine being horrified by some old man point of view. With this intellectual fallacy you can make everything look like its trivial.

[@andrewholdaway813]

It's what they represent that is the issue.

[@elram2649]

It's not about the lights. They're symbols of what it represents and what it could bring. That's what he's talking about. That's his concern; a paradigm shift for the worse, that's his viewpoint. And, I can't say he's wrong either. FYI, I am not someone who supports Dawkins, neither about Evolutionary Theory nor regarding all other Religions (including his own) yet you have me here defending his clear views on the topic at hand because your comment is so horribly misguided, out of place, out of context, and wholly intellectually deficient, that I had to reply and defend him (...again..) on the topic at hand.

[@michellenorris8471]

@@elram2649 Don't bother, he's indefensible, he knows this.

[@cannadodry7022]

@@michellenorris8471 you have commented at least 10 times under this video, not even joking youre under every comment i saw, why are so triggered ?

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

Dawkins has seriously uh...... gone off this last decade. What a mess.

[@toastymickey9644]

He said he was a cultural Christian 14 years ago

[@SK-ei4cm]

@@stephjsinclairbeing against pervasive religion isn’t anti woke, if anything it’s the literal definition woke as it recognises the inherent oppression that certain religions cause in society

[@polarcorpuscle2941]

Gone off? He's getting on the right track and it's quite heartening to see.

[@MrProg-ey3tl]

He's stayed the same while everyone else has gone off

[@GwladYrHaf]

The last decade? Try the last 4

[@sajjadtariq5689]

Rachel’s ability to tell the truth is as bad as Boris - my two year old! Give me a break.

[@samantarmaxammadsaciid5156]

When did he ever tell the truth?!

[@KevinMurphy0403]

That’s a pretty advanced question for a two year old to ask.

[@michellenorris8471]

Yes, she's lying.

[@stanbily9416]

@@michellenorris8471Why would she lie? Also, where is your proof?

[@michellenorris8471]

@@stanbily9416 Any parent can tell you that no 2-year-old would ask this question.

[@1tzyb1tzel]

@@stanbily9416 She's a journalist, her job is too lie. She thinks overturning Roe V Wade was radical fundamentalism.

[@denisehusbands5751]

The Man does not understand what Ramadan is. What a divisive subject and what a lack of knowledge on the part of Mr. Dawkins.

[@valentino3228]

But he undestands what a Christian society and what an Islamic societies are.

[@vinsin328]

What about you? It is based on the warrior diet.

[@meema9077]

@@vinsin328😂😂😂 what are you going on about…

[@vhyles]

Ramadan = shift of caloric intake from day to night, while keeping the same caloric amount as the rest of the year, that's about it.

[@adamh5153]

Its more than a shift. Walmart cant keep the hallal food in stock during the ramadan gorge fest. Its a month long thanksgiving dinner in the dark.

[@Hannah11235]

He helped to dismantle Christianity for the younger and mid-age generations. What did he expect?

[@justinbennitt835]

That was an incredibly eloquent question that Rachel's 2 yeard old asked the vicar. I'm leaning somewhere between exaggeration and bullsh*t on that anecdote.

[@michellenorris8471]

B.S.

[@jlr108]

Definitely the latter. And a crock of it too.

[@SlingandStoneVideos]

The reason Christianity creates a beautiful culture is because its the truth

[@django3422]

Source; "Trust me, bro"

[@goyogo2601]

Dawkins is the lumberjack hacking the tree down and when he see it start to lean suddenly realizes he enjoys the shade and his kids enjoy the tree swing. At the same time he realizes the others trees that might replace it have thorns.

[@joseph9074]

He's telling the truth

[@Domzdream]

I’m wondering something - I wonder if the Dawkins of 15 years ago would have strongly disagree with the Dawkins right now.

[@joshuaDstarks]

Dawkins gave Hitchens a look he never forgot for stating if he had a choice he wouldn’t eradicate religion from the planet. This Dawkins here would also get that same look.

[@samantarmaxammadsaciid5156]

He wouldn't have disagreed at all, he was always like that! Never changed! People hear what they what they want, like himself! = delusional is Humanity whilst also liking facts of the reality to fit them! Always!

[@caspar_gomez]

no he was always a grifter

[@tomasrocha6139]

Nope he's been he's always said he's a cultural Christian

[@Domzdream]

@@joshuaDstarks Yea I remember that when it aired on KZbin. I was literally taken aback when Hitchens said that. I was immediately wondering if it was the Jack Daniels talking. And when Richard spoke in response I loved every second of it. Hitchens ousted himself as a guy is in this ‘game’ for the theatre, rather than for educational purposes. It was all about the ego. But look. Regardless. I loved hearing anything by Hitchens. I was such a massive fan. I literally watched every single uploaded debate I could find.

[@Reflections-rn3ew]

People used to gain wisdom as they grew older not too long ago. People today spend their entire lives living in false realities, and when they become older, they are shocked by the results of their labors.

[@karlinwilliamson9329]

Revelation is the greatest wisdom ever known to man.

[@saleemq7]

This sounds like religion supremacy rather than atheism

[@Gilbert.Suhendra]

Christian History is not Connect teaching of Bible

[@aspiring...]

Dawkins and his peers always maintain that Christianity has never benefitted society, now suddenly he says this. True Christian keep church alive. The beautiful cathedrals will not stay open if we are cultural Christians.

[@jn4126]

Just abit of casual racism, best not call it out too much ay LBC? It's not like they did some serious racism like, made a slight criticism of the state of Israel

[@danielshagman]

Sorry, which race was abused in this segment?

[@jn4126]

​@@danielshagmanso you don't think antisemitism is racism either then?

[@andrewholdaway813]

Your comment needs explanation

[@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922]

​@@jn4126antisemitism hmmm ..the Holocaust happened yes...Do Israel act like the ones who did that Holocaust ...yes

[@brianferguson7840]

​@jn4126 An antisemite is not someone who hates jews ! An antisemite is how jews refer to people "They" hate !

[@mauromatos3124]

Hilarious conversation by two people who think they are smart.

[@bigkuriboh3814]

Richard Dawkons is smart. He is the world's leading evolutionary biologist, is paid to give lectures and is a professor in one of the most prestigious universities in the world :p what have you done with your life?

[@mauromatos3124]

@@bigkuriboh3814 I have a PhD in KZbinhology ( the largest media platform in 2024). I even, for the benefit of humanity write short opinion pieces on it pro bono. Other great achievements include brushing my gnashers for a full two minutes this morning and don't suffer from Islamophobia.

[@bigkuriboh3814]

@mauromatos3124 well done for proving my point 👉 👈

[@Sammy.a1287]

@@mauromatos3124great response 😂

[@caspar_gomez]

@@bigkuriboh3814 he isn't the worlds leading anything, hes a grifter that writes books pandering to atheists

[@Alexander-uj5pb]

Dawkins now playing into the tory culture wars -- he is a devisive character.

[@walan31]

I thought his thing was vehemently being anti all things Christian? Now he treats it like a sports event where he supports A team which he dispises because he hates the other team even more!

[@choicemeatrandy6572]

Those of us who were alive 20+ years ago remember how he, Hitchens, and Harris were traveling all over the world, essentially campaigning for the abolition of Christianity. How the times have changed. He didn't realize what it was he was doing, now he's calling himself a cultural Christian, what a joker lol

[@babymonalisa]

Exactly. He is just a hateful person. It's not long to go before he loses his status and ends up as the grumpy old man in the corner of the care home that nobody wants to go near, covered in poo and shouting his head off at everyone. People like that who spend their whole lives looking down at others always end up lonely and miserable.

[@louisehaley5105]

Hurrah the Church of Dawkins ! Let’s preserve the vacant churches for secular meeting places. Let’s just be less religious and more humanist.

[@johnnyboy6707]

Christian reformations throughout the centuries IS what made the modern West…and I admit that as one who doesn’t believe in the existence of a creator. Where I used to be opposed to it - after all I see happening with the spread of postmodern idiocy, I certainly ain’t anymore.

[@louisehaley5105]

Apart from the Druid religion of our Celtic ancestors, all other faiths came from abroad, including Christianity. What matters is tolerance and the freedom to debate and criticize these ideas without fear of persecution.

[@adamh5153]

Ali Dawah has entered the chat:

[@folksurvival]

"What matters is tolerance" Haha

[@cannibalgrape9863]

If we're just going to adopt a religion for the purpose of cultural homogeny, why not the original Pagan beliefs of the British Isles? If we're admitting it's not real and just dressing up for show, why not make it something fundamentally European?

[@Tao_Tology]

Why not move on from the fanciful nostalgia of any beliefs, then.

[@RichardCranium.]

I agree. Hail Woden

[@L333gok]

Because those beliefs are long gone. And anyway, which Gods would we worship? Brits are a mixture of Celtic Roman Gallic Germanic Viking etc genes. We don’t have one set of ancestors

[@cannibalgrape9863]

@@L333gok All gods are long gone because they're not real. If we're going to worship pretend gods, we might as well worship cool ones related to our culture, like Wotan, and not lame gods related to a different culture, like Yahweh/Christ.

[@L333gok]

@@cannibalgrape9863 English culture can trace its roots back to the Middle East if you go back far enough. We got our culture form the Anglo-Saxons, who got theirs from the Romans, who got theirs from the Greeks, who came from Anatolia originally, ie: in the Middle East. You’re setting an arbitrary date at which you consider English culture to have started. Why don’t we all worship African gods? Since we can all trace our heritage back to Africa…

[@richardanson2445]

Dawkins exposes the intellectual and moral weakness of his new atheism really adeptly here.

[@joecurran2811]

He seems to have given it up in this interview. It's a really bizarre turn.

[@tuptehkhan4047]

Haha cultural Christian what a joke!

[@jansmarco7842]

no sharia law in UK?

[@valentino3228]

Christian culture is not the same as Christianity.

[@broann4138]

@AyshaA-ml2rd Right? I like Douglas Murray, but "Christian atheist" is just absurd.

[@jooseppielleese7156]

relgion shapes culture even if you aren't a believer

[@Mr_user_1000]

Is it really? Isn't it true that for better or worse we live in countries that were heavily influenced by Christianism? We are products of our time and culture, so is it really crazy that like it or not we are all "cultural Christians" at least to some extent? On the other hand, Murray's Christian atheism is bs because he wants Christianism to go on. My point is, there's a difference between acknowledging our influences and wanting them continue while you supposedly don't believe in the ideology.

[@adnaanu]

The man who spent his whole life debunking Christianity laments that churches are being closed due to poor attendance 😂.

[@sanashams7836]

Apparently, the irony is lost on him...

[@SunYellow-zh7vx]

No he does not, listen.

[@adnaanu]

@SunYellow-zh7vx I did listen. He said and I quote: "But I would not be happy if we lost our cathedrals and beautiful parish churches "

[@folksurvival]

@@adnaanu Nowhere in that quote is attendance mentioned.

[@djroccaL]

“Christianity is absurd, but having Christianity as the bedrock of my society is quite nice”…..wait…what

[@kadourimdou43]

The cultural traditions in a secular country. Christmas for example makes no requirement you have to believe in Christ, but you can still like the community and social cohesion the tradition has created.

[@KingPingviini]

He spend years in fight to tear the Christian roots in his country, then he got alarmed that there is no fruits anymore.

[@AlignWithJesus]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@kadourimdou43Where did these lovely traditions come from? From faithful Christians. You can’t say you like the community and cohesion but want to remove the foundation of what fostered that community and cohesion. Makes zero sense.

[@TheGadlyn]

@@kadourimdou43 Of course it is a requirement. Else it is cultural appropriation. If you are not Christian you don't get to participate in Christian rituals.Period.

[@TruthNerds]

The concept of lying in the bed that you made escapes some people.

[@trevorspencer9866]

He spent his career tearing down Christianity and is now mourning its loss. Go figure!

[@silverhawkscape2677]

mock them. ridicule them. in public. with contempt. Richard Dawkins 2013

[@SumtinSilly]

Bruh... The dude didn't imagine that removing christianity was going to make people not like the cultural stuff that came out from it? That's a total 437834784783 IQ move

[@gkdaniels1]

The context of what he’s saying is that he believes that everyone else should believe in the Christian religion, because the cultural norms set by a Christian nation, are favorable To the cultural norms of an Islamic nation. But he doesn’t want to believe in Christianity himself. It’s fundamentally an oxymoron to ask that the populist not believe in Christianity, yet continue to adopt the norms that come from adhering to the morality system of Christianity. There is no justification for the morality system of Christianity, without the religion.

[@django3422]

He's also wrong. The cultural norms he values are British values, not Christian values. You could go to other "Christian nations" around the world and you wouldn't find the same cultural values.

[@jayguerero47]

What about the religion of atheism? Or the worship of his self?

[@jayguerero47]

@@django3422lol? Only British values? Not the selfish gene values???

[@sojiogungbesan5547]

What exactly is Christian culture? Read your Bible

[@alphamale7875]

The Apostle Gino Jennings has proven according to The Bible Christianity is made up

[@GuzziHeroV50]

Never read it, never gonna read it. Wanna know why? Because my parents were from different sects of the christian death cult and chose not to put me through the child abuse of being raised christian because of family division over which part of the cult I should be. christianity is tearing itself apart as it fails to cope with infighting and is unable to cope with the loss of its own relevance.

[@michellenorris8471]

No, thank you.

[@OrlandoDibiskitt]

Did read it.. twice!.. came away thinking "what a pile barbaric of nonsense"

[@Vuirotto-]

​@@OrlandoDibiskittomg you're so smarrrrrrrt 😱

[@CoveyWill]

Is Ms. Johnson went to the Jerusalem church where Jesus was crucified, we can wonder why she didn’t go to the West Bank church where Jesus was born? Who or what hindered that pilgrimage?

[@Longestspring]

He got what he wanted and now is regretting it lol

[@philjameson292]

Zizek slavoj calls himself a Christian Atheist, which is probably what the CofE actually runs as

[@CeiliogWaspflake]

The April Fools.

[@notadoctora7956]

I would love to know where he stands on Judaism?

[@astroflyinsights]

No because that would be anti-semantic 😂

[@bluesclues132]

he doesn't want to lose his funding...

[@CCP-Dissident]

Even militant atheists don't dare to criticize Judaism

[@folksurvival]

If his views were anything less than praise he'd be too afraid to state them publicly on record.

[@brianferguson7840]

If you repeat a lie often enough eventually it will become Israel 😪

[@babymonalisa]

🤣😂🤣

[@valentino3228]

If you repest a l ie often, eventually you become a Mu slim that practices Taqqiya every single day 😂😂

[@gwin8463]

Takiya bredda

[@There-is-no-God-but-Allah775]

​@@valentino3228share sources of what taqiyya is or shut up.

[@holyromanemperor420]

No, it will become Palestine😂

[@GuzzarAwan]

😂😂 well i agree with most of his logics , myself being " CULUTRAL HINDU" . But the point which spooked me is when he said he spports Christian Missionaries against Islamic dawah in africa .

[@AminahAbegglen]

Because he’s hypocrite

[@adamh5153]

Have you heard islamic dawah?

[@abuyusuf4926]

This man clearly has no credibility left. Refreshing that most of the public now see this and his voice is non relevant.

[@jimjam5012]

You're commenting from emotions, not rationalism. Because he offends you does not mean he's irrelevant.

[@abuyusuf4926]

You are wrong it's because his views are contradictory and very subjective. He speaks from a place of bigotry which makes his views irrational.

[@folksurvival]

@@abuyusuf4926 But that wouldn't be irrational.

[@joejohnson4592]

Bless Richard's heart. He believes everything that exists came from nothing.

[@chrisbennett6260]

as most scientist do

[@kasarabian3274]

@@chrisbennett6260 You are both wrong.

[@chrisbennett6260]

@@kasarabian3274 acually its you that is wrong pal

[@kasarabian3274]

@@chrisbennett6260 Nope. I follow the science at a high level. Keep dreaming.

[@dauntless4498]

​@@chrisbennett6260scientists do not believe that everything came from nothing. If any scientists say that, then he is not a true scientist. Rather scientist are in search of that question that what is the thing that everything come from. And as they have no clue or evidence about it, that's why they don’t want to believe anything without proof.

[@leecoping8114]

Let’s all argue about some lights , while we Londoners have seen a massive rise in knife crime , homelessness, let’s hope the next mayor will actually try and tackle these problems rather than do nothing about them like our current mayor

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

First it's some lights, then before you know it we have Sharia law, and with around 30 Sharia councils in the UK, we are already well on our way.

[@michellenorris8471]

@@trytellingthetruth.2068 Stop talking nonsense.

[@johnrussell3961]

It’s to do with Tory Poverty.

[@cujimmi]

​@@johnrussell3961what is knife crime 🤷

[@craphead9842]

Lee... The maths tell you that Khan will get in again.. A no brainer really... Tony cuenca

[@jonandrews382]

Imagine calling over people snowflakes when you’re upset about things like this

[@bryancoulter5998]

I am a Christian and I find this awful man offensive.

[@wft15]

Why is he awful? And what did he say that was offensive?

[@folksurvival]

So?

[@frefai]

Christianity, which has been the tip of the spear for the some of the worst atrocities in history is a "decent religion"?? Absolutely hilarious.

[@evolassunglasses4673]

It's been tip of the spear in changing the West for the better.

[@evolassunglasses4673]

Compared to what?

[@ryanbale2416]

Insanely ignorant. Christianity has been the cornerstone of western civilisation. Although not perfect, it is the greatest civilisation the world has ever seen. To overlook its benefits is beyond ignorant

[@toastymickey9644]

Never knew Maow was Christian

[@BadlydrawnBen]

Funny how the other major religion has led to there only being 1 democracy in the middle east

[@Collabcreatemarketing]

I seem to recall Dawkins calling Jordan Peterson an idiot for saying basically the same thing. Has he been paid to change his tune? Either way seems very odd

[@wft15]

He called Peterson an idiot for saying an old African sculpture depicted modern day DNA. Get your facts right.

[@mereskepticism8548]

Tell me you understand the damage done by mocking the role of Christian Ethics- Without telling us. Thank you Dr. Dawkins for being transparent after all the attacks. Honesty becomes you.

[@khkforest]

no mate...you're not a Christian...Jesus said " if you're not with me, you're against me"

[@craigsmith86]

I thought it was Putin who said that?

[@OrlandoDibiskitt]

@@craigsmith86 🤣 Putin said "if you're not with me, you're going out the window!"

[@khkforest]

@craigsmith86 he might have but Jesus said it first 😂

[@RajbirBhattacharjee]

I thought uncle Sam said, you're with me, or I'll send the marines to bring you some democracy.

[@AlignWithJesus]

Amen

[@craigsanderson4330]

Why does Boris in a wig get any air time at all….

[@Blue-5]

Richard Dawkins has an amazing talent of being a living , breathing , sentient contradiction. He'l believe any evidence is a hallucination , with zero evidence to prove/disprove , while saying that faith is belief without evidence . He doesnt want people living in delusion , but loves christian culture and even admits it is beneficial . It's like he practices the very thing he tries to fight against , which is absolutely hilarious

[@Human_Herbivore]

Cultural Christianity, whatever that is, seems to have made it acceptable to carry out atrocities in places like Afghanistan and Iraq.

[@haxstir]

Wrong

[@marcellodelira5601]

​@@haxstirOr is it🤔

[@haxstir]

@@marcellodelira5601Neo-liberal politics did that. I'm no defender of religion by the way

[@marcellodelira5601]

@@haxstir Neo-liberal cultural Christians

[@folksurvival]

@@marcellodelira5601 Nope.

[@dazfire5646]

"YOUR FREE MEETING WILL END IN 10 MINUTES"

[@WillScarlet1991]

Lol 😁

[@naseeha101]

I know that was a bit of a blooper. I get me not paying for Zoom but LBC?! 😂

[@kalm4766]

What an absolute clown

[@MaxPuliero]

hypocrisy at its finest.

[@7QHook]

"Christianity is a fundamentally decent religion in a way that Isl*m is not" Thank you Prof. Dawkins.

[@dauntless4498]

Then please, also accept that "all the faith of christianity is 'nonsense' ".

[@7QHook]

@@dauntless4498 Rejected.

[@MH-bf4uu]

So thick …

[@7QHook]

@@MH-bf4uu it's plain as day.

[@bigjohndavid1]

She has a spot on her face.

[@sashsash6679]

Why would you ask an atheist for an easter message? 😂

[@ZER0--]

Yea. What are you on about?

[@Anisa_Hoxha]

he is right

[@tuptehkhan4047]

Rachael is even more lost, she needs to read the bible or maybe seek some advice from her Turkish muslim relatives!