Richard Dawkins- 'An Appetite for Wonder' at Stanford University

[@hope2dust]

Dawkins is pretty much a poet in his own right. Brilliant man. There is something comforting in the way he speaks. His explanations and answers to some of these questions were absolutely inspiring.

[@sydneymorey6059]

An hour & half in the company of Richard Dawkins is so enjoyable. Thank you, KZbin, you too are amazing.

[@Alex-cl4zz]

I missed Einstein and Sagan but I am glad and proud to be contemporaneous with Richard Dawkins and Stephen Hawking. Shit, it's people like them that actually sparked the desire in me to continue to live on this planet.. not that I was suicidal or something.. just aimless.

[@eagleeye1975]

Skip to 5:30 if you want to skip the introductions.

[@capsulecorp6975]

The intro is great thou :)

[@wolvie90]

One of the truly great minds of our generation. He's so captivating, so intriguing yet so humble. He has the same blunt force approach to debating as the late, great Christopher Hitchens, with meticulously prepared strikes that cannot be dodged. I regard Richard Dawkins with the same esteem as Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan.

[@JosephNordenbrockartistraction]

He explains science to ordinary people in a way that makes the learning process of science sound very rewarding as well as entertaining. He does not sound pompous or aloof although he's openly disgusted by how religious indoctrination of children around the world grossly stifles the desire for higher education even among the adult population.

[@bellarosalarsen1638]

I never read an autobiography, no one has ever interested me that much. Then Richard writes his autobiography and I can't wait to read it. What an exquisite human being Richard is.

[@omgtkseth]

I like it a lot when I hear Dawkins talking about science. There are great documentaries from him that rarely mention god or religion, and are just exposing and presenting science generally à la Carl Sagan. I think he should make more of those,

[@ernsthaeckel5276]

I think how the professor spends his time, is his decision Sketh

[@DfiantWolfe]

I'm blown away by the fact that My favorite Atheist Public Figure and scientist, Richard Dawkins was friends of one my most favorite authors, Douglas Adams.

[@captnodge]

42 years of the hitchhiker's guide 2weeks ago .(true) Douglas Adams was a genius just like Dawkins

[@pentuplemintgum666]

No Shit! Sir Richard Dawkins invented the word "meme". You are my hero, Sir. Again.

[@glutinousmaximus]

The phrase "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" was popularized by Carl Sagan. It may be that he was paraphrasing Marcello Truzzi : "An extraordinary claim requires extraordinary proof". Earlier Laplace had written: "The weight of evidence for an extraordinary claim must be proportioned to its strangeness.". And David Hume wrote in 1748: "A wise man .. proportions his belief to the evidence"

[@bellarosalarsen1638]

He is 30 years and 20 days older than me. We share the same month, March and if soul mates existed, I believe Richard would be the one. I think he is the most beautiful, kind, brave man I ever met. He's a one-off, a beautiful one-off. Never failed me to inspire me. Oh and we were both born in Africa. Forever grateful for knowing such a beautiful being.

[@Afief]

Why does the audio at 23:11 start playing only on one speaker instead of both?!

[@AlbertoLopezisnotit]

Maybe the uploader of the video knows the answer to your question... a) A Recording issue on place. b) A KZbin Bug. c) A Human mistake. d) God's will e) Any of the above f) All of the above in a dinamic field of fuzzy logic and non-conmutative probability g) Who knows "why"?

[@KbcBerlin]

Glad I read this, but too late. I´ve just wasted 10 mins checking wiring.

[@katherandefy]

Don’t worry. None of the sound is there now.

[@mikechaisson9875]

I love listening to Richard Dawkins. I feel so privileged and indeed when I first found Richard Dawkins on line it was a matter of a few minutes when I realized "Hey this is what they mean by "serendipitous". meaning..ser·en·dip·i·tous occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

[@juliancoleman848]

Question at 1:01:30 to have Dawkins say "fascinating question" must feel good.

[@thepadster123]

Awesome.Thanks for the upload.

[@spindizzy64]

I really enjoyed that. A bit like a prolonged and visual version of Radio 4's "Life Scientific". Fascinating potted version of how he got to where he is. I think the audience were content with the Q and A at the end.

[@katherandefy]

At min 23, the sound completely vanishes. Something happened to it because I can see from the comments that it used to be there and people enjoyed the entire interview. And there are no captions either so I can’t read in silence what is said in the interview. Oh well. It was very interesting what I did hear.

[@smoothmedia]

Oh boy that Shellfish gene joke was painful

[@ivemeister]

I love listening to geniuses like Richard Dawkins. It's just as shame I'm too stupid to understand him.

[@ivemeister]

Pls forgive my typo.

[@skateNappreciate]

Better than watching trash or listening to trash. You understand what you now consider bullshit, because you were raised on it, as was I. Fill your life with intellectual challenge, look up words you don't know, always ask "why", avoid uninspiring distractions. You will get to where you want to be.

[@wrathofme03]

Paul Ivey just look up the terms that you don't understand.

[@juliancoleman848]

Why do they need to introduce the person who introduces Dawkins.

[@TheFifthGreatApe]

@ Richard Dawkins @51:22 The title ultimately comes from you Richard. Even if you don't remember. You published an article called "Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder" in the Reports of the NCSE vol 17 issue 1 page 8 in 1997. ncse.com/rncse/17/1/science-delusion-appetite-wonder

[@truvelocity]

You can put links in youtube videos, now?

[@CrocShark]

truvelocity holy shit you are behind. Google+ took over youtube and now the comments are free game for spamming.

[@truvelocity]

leeeee666, I'm not sure about free game for spamming or you'd get your account suspended for it? But links to cite your sources fairly is useful for a good argument or to expose the trolls who argue for the sake of belief rather than logic.

[@CrocShark]

No, thats what happened for like a week after google+ combined with youtube. It was comment chaos

[@pev_]

WTF is up with the video glitches and the audio changing to left channel???

[@louisehaley5105]

“The Unselfish Genius“ would be a better title for his autobiography. And Leonardo di Caprio would make a perfect young Dawkins.

[@pierreloubris766]

Guys all that matters is to hear Prof Dawkins answers to Qs. These are interesting and it stops there.

[@atlasentity]

5:35

[@LucVNO]

This interview is missing Dinesh D'Souza. I feel the need for these events to always have at least one man wearing his asshat on stage.

[@thepadster123]

i spoke too soon....sound disappears quarter of the way in :(

[@OSRS_KQs]

I'd like to add something to help answer the question from the girl at 1:12:33. In a general sense, there in't really a difference between an agnostic and an atheist. However, just as with a strong vs weak anthropic principle, there is a strong and weak atheism. The weak atheistic position is the typical agnostic stance that says one is not convinced that there is a god, but they don't know it to be certain that there isn't a god. The strong atheistic position is the one the girl assumed was the only interpretation of atheism, where they are absolutely certain that no god can exist. The typical atheist is a weak atheist, and I would argue that the generalization of atheism would better be suited to that interpretation. However, on another note, I am a strong atheist. I have discovered ways to determine that there can be no god. A scientific approach would generally not accept such a claim of certainty, and this is because most of science operates on the premise of observable evidence and the analysis thereof. However, science also operates from the basis of reason, and statements such as "inquiring as to the color of height would be invalid" are true statements. This statement is true because there is an inherent incompatibility between color and height. Asking such a question is simply incoherent. There is an importance to this method of reasoning. It establishes a priori truths, absent observation, which are certain. I have used this same method to discover that there is no space (domain space; not position space) for any god to exist. This is an a priori conclusion, and it is acquired without observation. A priori: knowledge deduced through pure reason and justified independently from that of experience or observation. I would argue that this is the only means that such a strong position could be achieved, and I don't intend to undermine the very real application of the scientific method. There are extremely useful applications based on levels of certainty that are understood via the scientific method, and much of our technology functions because of these scientific facts. However, an issue of such importance as the mechanism which grants my presence is far too important for me to be content with probabilities, however great they might be. Dawkins has stated that he couldn't be fully convinced of anything by observation, even if a 500 foot tall Jesus appeared before him and pledged the existence of a god. He would still have some level of doubt because of theoretical possibilities like hallucinations and simulated universes. This is what makes a priori understandings such a unique tool of reason. They simply don't require observation to be true. I can reply with more information on my process, if anybody is interested.

[@Frank289100]

This is where most people go wrong trying to put boundaries around this thing. It's too big it has no boundaries no limits, it can't have can it, and be what it is?

[@bonnie43uk]

I'm so glad Dawkins mentioned Robert Ingersoll at 1:16 probably the greatest American atheist there has ever been, I strongly recommend his audiobooks here on KZbin, I can see why Christians did their best to stifle his works after he died.

[@MattSingh1]

Ingersoll was an agnostic. And Jefferson, Paine and Christopher Hitchens were all much better at advocating atheism/skepticism/free thought/free inquiry.

[@louisehaley5105]

35:35 - I’m concerned Richard Dawkins mentioned the rewards an animal receives inside the Skinner Box, whilst omitting the punishments (eg. electric shocks). Keeping any animal confined in a small space and manipulating its behavior is a form of abuse. Disappointed and surprised that someone who otherwise is concerned about animal suffering skirted around this moral issue.

[@kentclark9616]

It could have been blind luck that his uncle had the exact same words as the textbook.

[@gonelsas5120]

Housemaster mister Ling did not "buy" any of it Greg Stikeleather, he knew something was not "like it should be", but he decided to let it go all together...at least this is what I think......

[@garynorthtruro]

Success is often intertwined with fortuitous moments of outside intervention.

[@eagleeye1975]

Inappropriate laughter by the other guy on stage... at about 14:00

[@markpatterson3060]

Starts 5:33

[@martinsmacs910]

my right ear went deaf during this video

[@limericklad2000]

Dawkins missed a really obvious reply to that girl's question about why atheism over agnosticism, why certainty over uncertainty? It's fucking infuriating how so many people STILL don't get that atheism is NOT the absolute assertion that no God exists. It is simply the lack of a belief that one does. Theism, agnosticism and atheism are not three points on the same curve. There is only two points on the belief curve, theism and atheism. If you are not a theist that means you lack a positive belief in a God which makes you an atheist. End of story. Gnosticism/Agnosticism deals with knowledge, a completely different question. How do so many people still misunderstand this really basic shit?

[@smurfyday]

Cowards who believe anything's possible.

[@oblioblivion6138]

Who is that other guy on stage? This dude is the opposite of intense.

[@RemainIndoorsPainting]

Bowties are cool.

[@ZOA360]

I became a Liberal around 23:11, after my right ear stop listening :P

[@Andrew-ff7rv]

Go with ought God. Keep calm and carry on.

[@carnifexprincipium5586]

Dawkins mentions early in this talk that he was compelled by the illusion of design in the universe. I just don't see it. Even when I "believed" I was aware of and concerned by the apparent lack of design in contrast to what I had always accepted to be true. I am curious what Dawkins sees that makes him think the universe has even the illusion of design.

[@MrSigmatico]

Why was there no kangeroos on noas ark?

[@menoliketrolls8653]

wow i became a freethinker when I'm 16 too

[@CharmingLordSausage]

Over 5 minutes to wait until we get to the big - D

[@ProfTAdamson]

The Theory of Evolution does not impose any restrictions on any characteristics of Life, including the characteristic of Intelligence. Nor does it impose any restrictions on what Life, using its potentially unlimited Intelligence, could create, including what we may commonly refer to as a 'creator'. And even though the process of Evolution may not require a Creator, Evolution itself poses no restrictions on one being created by the Evolutionary process itself. This theory does not impose any restrictions on how or where Life can be created. The first life could have been created long before the Earth was ever formed, allowing adequate time for the evolving of such super Intelligence. Nothing in the Theory of Evolution restricts this from happening. Even if this may be an extremely rare event, remember that Evolutionist themselves consider the creation of Life to be exactly that, an extremely rare event.

[@Rhondalove]

The purpose of religion is to influence the behavior of people. Good religion helps people love and respect each other.

[@AlbertoLopezisnotit]

At 42:30 Dawkins gets into a cool question but the moderator "Occam's razorist it" to follow the line of the interview about the topic. Everyone laugh, but, What a cold shower experience to Dawkins and curious people on the cool question. Sometimes, good academical ethics is a blackhole to share cool thoughts from a creative interviewee to an informal audience . 42:30 is a good example. It's possible that Dawkins enjoys talking about relationships of Theoretical Constructs like "Moore's Law" instead of "stay on base", talking about his past-work, books and Autobiography. This is the system, the show must go on.

[@smurfyday]

Actually, I'm surprised Dawkins haven't figured it out or read about it. Moore's Law's really just an industry benchmark that became standard because any company that couldn't match the doubling process fell by the wayside. But investment required for research and fabs also grew almost exponentially. It's actually died now, with Intel (the 800-pound gorilla) abandoning speed for power consumption. Newer laptop chips are almost indistinguishably faster than previous generation, but saves a bit of power, because they're getting too hot. It's actually quite concerning, that we can't ramp it up anymore.

[@AlbertoLopezisnotit]

smurfyday yep, the thermodinamical barrier is a big wall for "technological tunneling"...but what about new algorithmns of decoding and recoding information??

[@smurfyday]

Alberto Lopez There's only so much you can optimize out of sequence instructions.

[@AlbertoLopezisnotit]

smurfyday Check this out , Pal... www.wired.com/2013/12/amplituhedron-jewel-quantum-physics/ www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20140515-forging-a-qubit-to-rule-them-all/ www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20140430-decoding-the-secrets-of-superconductivity/

[@omgtkseth]

Nice

[@Frank289100]

IF YOU THINK THAT GOD DOESN'T WORK IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS, YOU PEOPLE BETTER THINK AGAIN. FOR THE PAST 3 DAYS WHEN I WAS TAKING MY BIG BREED GERMAN SHEPARD FOR A WALK. I HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY A BIRD AGRESSIVELY LIKE A KAMAKAZE AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY UNTIL IT DAWNED ON ME YESTERDAY. IN THE FRONT LAWN OF THE HOUSE WHERE MY DOG PEES ARE HIGH PLANTS AND SHRUBS AND HAS 3 TALL TREES ON IT. I REALIZED THERE MUST BE AN INJURED BIRD THAT IS HIDING IN THE SHRUBS THAT ITS MATE IS TRYING TO PROTECT AND THE REASON IT IS ATTACKING ME. WHEN THE ANGRY BIRD SEES MY DOG GOING INTO THE SHRUBS, THE BIRD KNOWS IF MY DOG SEES THE INJURED BIRD HE WILL GO AFTER IT AND KILL IT. THIS EXPERIENCE ONLY PROVES WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING IT FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT THE ADVANCE DESIGNS OF A BIRD HAD TO COME FIRST. WITHOUT A BIRD HAVING THE ADVANCE DESIGN OF WINGS, THE PREDATORS WOULD HAVE EATEN THEM INTO EXTINCTION. EVOLUTION IS AS PHONY AS A $3 BILL. A CREATOR WE KNOW AS GOD OBVIOUSLY EXIST WHICH CLEARLY PROVES WHICH CAME FIRST THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG.THIS EXPERIENCE RICHARD DAWKINS CAME FROM GOD CLEARLY PROVING WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG.

[@drrydog]

Sure doesn't help the case for intelligence, when cat memes have perfect audio, but this video cant even get audio in both left and right channel...

[@neilyvanneily]

"Shellfish Gene"--nice one!!!

[@LividImp]

Also I have to say that the interviewer almost completely ruined this. I cringed every time I had to endure his smug, forced laugh. I am no expert on interview technique, but something was very wrong there.

[@RuudGerrevink]

I wish I had not read this beforehand. It prepared me to listen for it. The comment is true and I found the laughing indeed very distracting.

[@cromwellian13]

It's pretty awful but, to me, any Dawkins speaking the truth is good Dawkins.

[@Frank289100]

IF YOU THINK THAT GOD DOESN'T WORK IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS, YOU PEOPLE BETTER THINK AGAIN. FOR THE PAST 3 DAYS WHEN I WAS TAKING MY BIG BREED GERMAN SHEPARD FOR A WALK. I HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY A BIRD AGRESSIVELY LIKE A KAMAKAZE AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY UNTIL IT DAWNED ON ME YESTERDAY. IN THE FRONT LAWN OF THE HOUSE WHERE MY DOG PEES ARE HIGH PLANTS AND SHRUBS AND HAS 3 TALL TREES ON IT. I REALIZED THERE MUST BE AN INJURED BIRD THAT IS HIDING IN THE SHRUBS THAT ITS MATE IS TRYING TO PROTECT AND THE REASON IT IS ATTACKING ME. WHEN THE ANGRY BIRD SEES MY DOG GOING INTO THE SHRUBS, THE BIRD KNOWS IF MY DOG SEES THE INJURED BIRD HE WILL GO AFTER IT AND KILL IT. THIS EXPERIENCE ONLY PROVES WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING IT FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT THE ADVANCE DESIGNS OF A BIRD HAD TO COME FIRST. WITHOUT A BIRD HAVING THE ADVANCE DESIGN OF WINGS, THE PREDATORS WOULD HAVE EATEN THEM INTO EXTINCTION. EVOLUTION IS AS PHONY AS A $3 BILL. A CREATOR WE KNOW AS GOD OBVIOUSLY EXIST WHICH CLEARLY PROVES WHICH CAME FIRST THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG.THIS EXPERIENCE RICHARD DAWKINS CAME FROM GOD CLEARLY PROVING WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG.

[@ernsthaeckel5276]

Frank, you have CapsLock on and are spouting nonsense

[@Frank289100]

@Ernst Haeckel, I WISH I HAD YOUR IQ. ALL THESE YEARS AND I NEVER REALIZED THE CAP LOCK WAS ON.

[@looktojesus4774]

i think i can prove evolution is a fact. I lived with a male who was 23. He said he graduated high school. He went through AF basic training and tech school and worked as a an AF mechanic. The Af has rules about room and uniform cleanliness that must be followed or one gets punished for not obeying. He moves in with me and tracks mud on our brand new house floor, pisses all over toilet, leaves seat up, refuses to do any cleaning, leaves bread crumbs on counter, does not use plates when eating, does not make bed, puts dirty clothes on floors instead of hamper, keep trash in his car and keeps it smelly. If I ask him to clean up he yells and says he is tired and expects me to clean up after him. I had a full time job and beleived marriage and home chores were to be 50/50 if u do not have a maid. A dog or cat will piss and shit anywhere, eat off the floor and do other disgusting things that humans do not do because basic hygiene prevents the spread of diseases. So, either this male I was did these things to piss me off or he was literally an animal. It made no sense because even if his parents did not teach him how to be clean the Air Force did.

[@donaldlilly495]

I know this is an old seminar but can you imagine saying I want to find a female undergraduate nowadays?

[@ozhobanew6219]

What is up with the interviewer?

[@alsvar12]

ПЛОХО,ЧТО НЕ ОЗВУЧЕНО.

[@jjledesmac]

Please in spanish language 🙏

[@hofifut]

Natural selection will lead to the host's type of laughter being extinct in a generation or two.

[@melbs2012]

yes i don't think that can last long in the gene pool

[@hofifut]

***** What's even more scary is how you came up with your comment as a reply to mine. Do you even understand natural selection? Furthermore, do you have attention deficit disorder?

[@Frank289100]

IF YOU THINK THAT GOD DOESN'T WORK IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS, YOU PEOPLE BETTER THINK AGAIN. FOR THE PAST 3 DAYS WHEN I WAS TAKING MY BIG BREED GERMAN SHEPARD FOR A WALK. I HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY A BIRD AGRESSIVELY LIKE A KAMAKAZE AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY UNTIL IT DAWNED ON ME YESTERDAY. IN THE FRONT LAWN OF THE HOUSE WHERE MY DOG PEES ARE HIGH PLANTS AND SHRUBS AND HAS 3 TALL TREES ON IT. I REALIZED THERE MUST BE AN INJURED BIRD THAT IS HIDING IN THE SHRUBS THAT ITS MATE IS TRYING TO PROTECT AND THE REASON IT IS ATTACKING ME. WHEN THE ANGRY BIRD SEES MY DOG GOING INTO THE SHRUBS, THE BIRD KNOWS IF MY DOG SEES THE INJURED BIRD HE WILL GO AFTER IT AND KILL IT. THIS EXPERIENCE ONLY PROVES WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING IT FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT THE ADVANCE DESIGNS OF A BIRD HAD TO COME FIRST. WITHOUT A BIRD HAVING THE ADVANCE DESIGN OF WINGS, THE PREDATORS WOULD HAVE EATEN THEM INTO EXTINCTION. EVOLUTION IS AS PHONY AS A $3 BILL. A CREATOR WE KNOW AS GOD OBVIOUSLY EXIST WHICH CLEARLY PROVES WHICH CAME FIRST THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG.THIS EXPERIENCE RICHARD DAWKINS CAME FROM GOD CLEARLY PROVING WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG.

[@Frank289100]

@hold ness THE ADVANCE DESIGNS HAD TO COME FIRST FOR ALL SPECIES. WITHOUT THEM THE SPECIES WOULD HAVE GONE EXTINCT. SECONDLY, THE FOOD CHAIN BEING PREDATORY MEANS LIFE WOULD HAVE EATEN ITSELF INTO EXTINCTION FROM THE START. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSILE FOR EVOLUTION TO EVER HAVE TAKEN PLACE. OBVIOUSLY A CREATOR WAS INVOLVED WHO WE KNOW AS GOD/CHRIST. IF RICHARD DAWKINS IS STUPID THAT IS ONE THING. BUT IF HE IS DOING THE WORK OF THE WHORE GOD CAST OUT OF HEAVEN ALONG WITH HER GIRLFRIENDS, HE IS IN BIG TROUBLE. THERE IS ONLY 1 POWER AND IT IS GOD. THE DEVIL'S POWER COMES FROM GOD AS A MEANS TO TEST MAN'S LOYALTY. FOLLOW IT AND YOU ARE FINISH. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND GOD ALLOWS U-TURNS. IF I WAS DAWKINS, I WOULD SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FORGIVENESS. BUT THE LONGER HE STAYS DOING THE WHORES WORK. THE HARDER IT WILL BE NOT ONLY FOR HIM, BUT FOR THE REST OF THEM TO GET OUT. NO MAN WALKING THIS EARTH KNOW THE TRAMP SATAN BETTER THAN I DO.

[@davidbanner6230]

When we hear the constant mantra that everything is a result of the influence of evolution, yet because Darwinism makes an easy uncluttered bandwagon to latch onto, religion is targeted as something separate to be vilified for personal gain? It becomes even more vile when such a truth is denigrated by hench -men as nothing to do with evolution. Is protecting someone’s reputation more important than what is true?

[@robertmcclintock8701]

If you love the universe the birds will make you mentally ill so you fight with the environment to make it intelligent. Your supposed to make the environment intelligent so no God needed. God has been liberated and he is fully capable of evolving himself without any help. God don't want your worship he just wants to get married. Royal weddings is most watched thing on television. We fixed the video and audio for best experience possible. Cameras are supernatural and all of them captured 3D. The audio loud don't make violence so has depth. Nobody has to buy anything for it to work.

[@thomaschurchwell5180]

The guy introducing Richard lips smacking like a gay person

[@drdassler]

Look at the meme now. 🤣

[@216trixie]

Dude babbles until 5:20

[@jdogsful]

I was an atheist by 12 yrs old, but then i started taking psychedelics at around 22 yrs. Now, i dont believe there is no higher power. And that there, is my only issue with Dawkins.

[@eagleeye1975]

So because you used chemicals to alter your perception of the world so that it no longer was in line with what all of the rest of the world (including scientists, etc)... you now question what those other people (including scientists) have discovered to be true?

[@LucVNO]

Take it from someone who has vast experience with LSD and other assorted drugs. Its all in your head.

[@EdwardHowton]

In other words, you didn't believe in a god, but then you damaged your brain cells and religion made sense. Thanks for clearing that up. We already knew that, without needing to become brain damaged.

[@RemainIndoorsPainting]

When i was eleven i had a severe fever and began to hallucinate. I have vivid memories of the patterns on my parents bedroom curtains moving and talking to each other. Should i now believe Curtain People exist? What you should have learned from your stupid use of psychedelics is that your brain can come up with all kinds of crazy crap when you interfere with it's working.

[@jdogsful]

eagleeye1975 Spoken like a true, inexperienced skeptic. No, what i was saying is - that after all the scientifically unexplained, ignored, dismissed, neglected, ineffable experiences i have had during potent psychedelic sessions, interacting with what could best be described as a superior intelligence's, at least to mine and yours, I have been humbled enough to know that i cant say with certainty that there is no higher power. In fact, I find it hard to deny it, these days. Also, i will point out that not all scientists perceptions of the world are in line with each other as it is. But my perceptions are very in line with the scientists that have personal experience with psychedelics.

[@josephlandrut4154]

The World and Society. Everyone who reads my words will find we all have a conscience but you should spend a few minutes reading the entire page because it will contribute to worldwide development just remember you are one of Gods children who ever you are. This is my final article and will either annoy you because of your guilty conscience or appreciate its content and want to support me. If any word in this article is misspelled, it is because hackers are continuously trying to prevent me from telling you the truth. Having been threatened many times because of my words published on the Internet, I am now going to explain how I am protected. Everyone has a subconscious computer and a conscious awareness, which is two computers in our forehead. Our conscious computer is controlled by our bodies emotions and determines the attitude we develop in society and our subconscious comput is void of emotions and sensitivity of our body. This means we are two people in one body and work together as our subconscious computer advise our conscious awareness without us being aware of our relationship. As human robots we were created by an intelligence far beyond human comprehension. To communicate with our subconscious computer, we can work with he YES/NO signal of a dowsing pendulum, which provides our conscious awareness answers to our questions based on logic and not emotion. Our conscious awareness has freedom of choice but if we are antisocial our subconscious computer will not support us and if anyone tries to kill me their subconscious computer will prevent them doing so. Everyone who has tried to kill me is witness to who I am. I am the reincarnation of Jesus Christ and the son of an intelligence, we refer to as God. When you recognize my value to society you will recognize I am a social scientist and protected by everyone's subconscious computer. This world is programmed to achieve true democracy, based on everyone sharing world resources and wealth. If necessary this world will be programmed to destroy millions of people o achieve true democracy. The way forward is to monitor children from birth until they are 16 years of age, to prevent abuse, incest and other antisocial problems found within family units. Failure to heed my words will result in the complete breakdown of society as children progressively refuse to respect their parents and grandparents. When we identify antisocial behavior we must prevent many more problems by recognize the potential damage to a developing society. Everyone In authority must make sure they become much more pedantic with people who are trying to damage democracy. If atheism is allowed to prevail this world will continue to experience disasters killing many people. Religion was introduced into this world to achieve ultimate development, not only with this world but every populated earth like planets in the universe. This universe is just one of many universes that exists in the magnitude of space. Every universe is a ‘perpetual motion machine’ and recycles every 16 billion years. There is a Gods Son in every universe, who responsible for ultimate development. Every populated earth like planet in this universe [perpetual motion machine] has one major problem and that is DNA profiling is yet to be introduced to achieve perfection. This world in the only world in the universe [perpetual motion machine] that is confused by religion and has contributed to social development throughout the universe [perpetual motion machine]. When children are monitored from birth until they ar 16 years of age they must not be brainwashed with any religion but expose to all religions and allowed to follow the religion of their choice; from the age of 16. My words are here to help develop this world and if necessary I will develop it single handed because although I try to explain the principle of our existence, all I receive is abuse from people who have a guilty conscience. When I am recognised as a social scientist and paid accordingly I will solve social problems, based on my communication of our dimension of origin and where we transfer to when our body dies, providing we qualify. Failure to qualify in this life will result in becoming the conscious awareness of an unborn baby with a set of emotion different to this life. Everyone who refuses to recognize my words as the words of Almighty God will remember when I was Jesus Christ, I w crucified because heathens wanted to destroy me and now they call themselves Atheists. Everyone will either to heed of my words or be prepared to experience financial hardship worldwide. When everyone in authority come to terms with me they will realize i'm here to help they achieve a better life for everyone worldwide. world population must be allowed to increase to a maximum of 18 billion people, base on encouraging mothers to produce only 3 children and China to allow their mothers to produce 2 children and when world population achieves 18 billion, mothers will be encouraged to produce 2 children only. As a senior citizen 77 years of age, my life expectancy is 125 and in the future life expectancy will be 160 years of age. Everyone will know my family is know longer part of my life because I divorced my wife after being married for 51 years but i was necessary because I needed freedom to work long hours, without interference from anyone and as you read my other articles you will learn how we all have true partners who are compatible and communicate with each other via mental telepathy. At 74 years of age I never expected to divorce my wife but having been celibate for 15 years, to me I had found my true love. This universe [perpetual motion machine] is on its first cycle and when perfected will run for eve, based on its fue; Atoms of Hydrogen. My x wife and I were destined to live together and raise a family although my wife is ofv roman catholic religion and I was christened a protestant. However, our four children were baptized in the catholic church we were married, although 2 boys were born in Australia. Everytime I think of the love and care I showed our children makes me realise, children these days have complete disregard for the welfare of their parents. After finding out that my wife lied to about a relationship before we were married when she was 17, I realised when she revealed the truth, when our bodies died it would have prevented us achieving Enhanced Perpetual Life because if I had know the truth at the time of our relationship there would have been know marriage or family. People who murder, rape or commit suicide reincarnate as soon as their body dies and become the conscious awareness of an unborn baby with a different set of emotions. Each time we reincarnate we're born into a family that may be living in poverty. During thousands of years we have played many different parts in the theatre of life. Many people would like to know what happens when their body dies. However, having lost my son in a tragic accident during 1999, it was a question I put to him when I was able to communicate with him via thought transer soon after his death and what he said ‘One second he was riding his cycle and in an instant he was outside of hi body watching paramedics trying to revive him, then shortly after he opened his eyes and knew he had transferred to the outer sanctum [spirit world]. When we transfer to the outer sanctum when our body die our conscious awareness transfers to a robot, designed to continue life until we either reincarnate or transfer to a smaller robot in the inner sanctum; providing we qualify. Failure to qualify for enhanced perpetual life mean we continue to reincarnate back into this world. As a clairvoyant I have discovered that those people who transfer to the outer sanctum would have contributed to society if only they had known what thy they do now. Their only consolation is they will achieve ENhanced perpetual life providing they are socially minded and believe in the existence of God, who is an intelligence far beyond human comprehension. My words can be ignored but those of you that to persecute others because they believe in the existence of God should remember when you reincarnate and become the conscious awareness of an unborn baby with a different set of emotions it may be your turn to live in poverty in this theatre of life. As a social scientist without academic qualifications, my expertize with a dowsing pendulum complements my 62 years practical experiences achieved both in Australia and the United Kingdom; since leaving school age 15, during 1951. By: Joseph Robert Neil Landrut and Lena Buchanan.

[@JosephNordenbrockartistraction]

Joseph Landrut. Whatever you wrote, I skipped straight to the bottom to line #130 to find out you are superstitious. I'm guessing few people care to read that much. I sure don't. My opinion should not bother you.

[@hymmofsilence]

Jeez, that guy doing the introduction is unbearable with the constant smacking sounds after every word. Disgusting. Had to skip it after 30 sec.

[@jessieluna7783]

That weird guy with the ridiculous comb-over, bow-tie, and horrible smacking problem. "blah blah blah Dawkins blah blah blah *smack*", "*smack* blah blah blah *smack*". Ugh making the eyes twitch.

[@liberatorocillo5300]

Morirá este pobre individuo de viejo, por muy sabio que sea, y la Iglesia Católica seguirá siempre joven. Ya otros (y son muchos) en el pasado han deseado lo mismo (napoleón bonaparte por ejemplo). ¿Y saben porque? , por que está animada por el Dios verdadero. CUMPLAN LOS MANDAMIENTOS LICENCIOSOS y dejen de desear lo imposible. Querer destruir la obra de Dios es como querer tapar el sol con el dedo. Arreglen sus vidas perniciosos antes de que venga la parca.

[@Frank289100]

RICHARD DAWKINS IN THIS VIDEO MENTIONS JOHN MAYNARD SMITH. Let's take this man as an example. He has written and published many things as being truth. He is looked up to as some kind of genius according to Dawkins. His platform sits on an Atheistic foundation and evolution as truth. Now let take a fellow as myself possessing college degree. I was an Atheist 20 years ago until I was introduced to the existence of a spiritual world and the existence of the supreme being of darkness as the bible states. Upon rejecting the darkness as with Roger Morneau, all Hell broke loose. The underworld came after me with a vengeance and a journey that went on for months which started an endless relationship with the creator GOD (Hope I didn't offend someone), and boy does he have a tremendous sense of humor. Witnessing the supernatural powers first hand bring us to one conclusion an that is. Nearly everything that John Maynard Smith learned and wrote is 100% based of lies and yet we consider him a genius. THEN WE ARE TO LOOK UP TO THESE UNIVERSITIES WHO TEACH NOTHING BUT LIES AS TRUTH. WHEN THEY SAY THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT IS TRUE. THE DEVIL LOVES FILLING BOOKS UP WITH LIES THEN HAVE PEOPLE ACQUIRE PHD'S IN THESE FIELDS LIKE MAYNARD AND DAWKINS DID AND WALK AROUND LIKE THEY ARE GENIUSES AND THEN THE DEVIL AND HIS BUDDY'S LAUGH THERE FUCKING BALLS OFF. 

[@notreaIIysure]

Troll?

[@Frank289100]

Modulating Toast TRUTH?

[@notreaIIysure]

Frank289100 Troll.

[@Frank289100]

Modulating Toast WORM.

[@notreaIIysure]

Frank289100 Troll......

[@goatamongsheep4296]

This was a horrible interview in my opinion, none of these men deserve to share the stage with Dawkins. I am puzzled by this "foundation", and its purpose. Does this foundation seek to muffle the message? This is the second time I have seen a video from said organization, and I am expecting somehow a trend. Disappointing. This man has a lot to offer when not distracted by idle chatter. Some subjects yet to be discussed would be the original faith/belief of Abraham... followed by the question of Hyksos domination of the Hittites....an expose of Romans as anti-christ and Lucifarian....the origin of The Three Magi, and their story with Jesus and Mary and Elizabeth and John the Baptist..... but would that upset the apple cart? Mr. Dawkins we need to have a worthy conversation. ,

[@levaithan325]

I love Richard Dawkins, but is he wearing make up?

[@Earth098]

The interviewer is the worst ever.

[@Andrew-ff7rv]

Go with ought God. Keep calm and carry on.

[@scorpionfiresome3834]

*without.

[@Frank289100]

IF YOU THINK THAT GOD DOESN'T WORK IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS, YOU PEOPLE BETTER THINK AGAIN. FOR THE PAST 3 DAYS WHEN I WAS TAKING MY BIG BREED GERMAN SHEPARD FOR A WALK. I HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY A BIRD AGRESSIVELY LIKE A KAMAKAZE AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY UNTIL IT DAWNED ON ME YESTERDAY. IN THE FRONT LAWN OF THE HOUSE WHERE MY DOG PEES ARE HIGH PLANTS AND SHRUBS AND HAS 3 TALL TREES ON IT. I REALIZED THERE MUST BE AN INJURED BIRD THAT IS HIDING IN THE SHRUBS THAT ITS MATE IS TRYING TO PROTECT AND THE REASON IT IS ATTACKING ME. WHEN THE ANGRY BIRD SEES MY DOG GOING INTO THE SHRUBS, THE BIRD KNOWS IF MY DOG SEES THE INJURED BIRD HE WILL GO AFTER IT AND KILL IT. THIS EXPERIENCE ONLY PROVES WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING IT FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT THE ADVANCE DESIGNS OF A BIRD HAD TO COME FIRST. WITHOUT A BIRD HAVING THE ADVANCE DESIGN OF WINGS, THE PREDATORS WOULD HAVE EATEN THEM INTO EXTINCTION. EVOLUTION IS AS PHONY AS A $3 BILL. A CREATOR WE KNOW AS GOD OBVIOUSLY EXIST WHICH CLEARLY PROVES WHICH CAME FIRST THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG.THIS EXPERIENCE RICHARD DAWKINS CAME FROM GOD CLEARLY PROVING WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG.