The Darwin Day Lecture 2019, with Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins is one of the best known scientists in the world. He is author of 'The Selfish Gene', which upturned our understanding of natural selection, and in 2017 was named the most influential science book of all time. He is also author of 'The God Delusion', which caused a global sensation upon publication in 2006. He has chaired almost every event in the Darwin Day Lecture series since its launch in 2003.
Humanists UK president Professor Alice Roberts takes over the chair of the lecture at this event, and introduces Richard Dawkins as he delivers the Darwin Day Lecture for the first time.

[@loraemceuen1274]

This is the BEST lecture Richard Dawkins has ever done. As an 72 year old American woman raised in a fundamentalist Christian home, I went searching for the truth after realizing that my questions were not answered logically by the church or my parents. The journey took many long and sometimes painful years, but the best tool I discovered in searching for the truth is through science. Dr. Dawkins has made the most concise argument yet for being an atheist.

[@godisamazing8237]

The truth is there is a God

[@guydegroof9373]

Jesus is love Sure. Praise Thor.

[@alexanderstephen1567]

So sad. A wasted life. However, as long as you still have life in your body, there is still available time to come to the truth. Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and Life. He created you and blessed you with free will which makes you different than animals, don`t waste that free will believing in lies and misunderstandings about your life. You are not an evolved beast, you are human and always been. Don't let a group of people strap your mind believing that life came from non-life and consciousness, free will and intelligence is from an ape without free will and without reason. All these theories are so-called "scientifically", but in reality, they are some theories of a group of people, nothing more. They never gave a solid argument or piece evidence to support the origin of Universe and Life. This is just an opinion of theirs. God is real. Don`t wait to die in order to see Him be convinced He is real, it will be too late for you. How your soul real, so is the God/Creator (whatever you want to call Him).

[@alistairprice2837]

Glad you cane to your senses. I had the same journey from nonsense fairytale to facts and reason. Some people prefer to live in their fairytales, but if you examine them they fall to pieces. Good for you

[@alistairprice2837]

@@godisamazing8237 There is also an Easter Bunny a tooth fairy father Christmas Budda Allah fairies at the bottom of the garden and a magic rabbit called George who can turn your shoes into gold but only if you catch him with one eye closed and your hat on backwards

[@louisehaley5105]

Wonderful to see our professor in such good health and sharp-witted as ever.

[@larryparis925]

@English Teacher I think you are misdirecting your efforts. A simple thank you to Prof. Dawkins should suffice. No insincere or sarcastic glorification required.

[@voxpopuli8132]

He will croak, dont worry. We all will.

[@alexojideagu]

He still sounds frail

[@harrywoodman2988]

@Maw 3615054 Two things. First, any single mutation would actually change the information encoded in the DNA. To increase the information you would either need to increase the amount of genetic material or to change the mechanisms by which DNA stores information. Second, although your question regarding which came first Nucleic Acid or Protein is from a scientific point of view, actually interesting, it lacks something that would require more intimate knowledge such as are you speaking about DNA, RNA or Protein and perhaps more deeply, at what point do you consider the system to switch from chemistry to biology i.e. how do you define the system as alive?

[@felipemldias]

@@harrywoodman2988 There are also RNA based mechanisms which are believed to have been utilized by earlier forms of life for structural purposes instead of proteins, just as RNA itself is a predecessor of DNA as the main information carrier. Modern life is far different from what it must have been in primordial times, and the evolution of the intricate intracellular mechanisms is by far the greatest feat of life so far. To put it in perspective, life is approximately 3.5 billion years old, whilst the first multicellular organism is only 600 millions of years old, so most of the time we have existed for on this planet has been spent developing on a cellular scale. Given the amount of variation among multicellular life, you can imagine what it must have been like for single-celled organisms.

[@leejohnson5473]

I was a born again Christian, but then I started to learn about evolutionary biology, and natural selection, Richard Dawkins opened my mind up to the truth of our living world, and presented the evidence that was always there, but was never taught to me as a youngster. It was reading Mr Dawkins book “The greatest show on earth” that I realised that I had been denied the truth, and indoctrinated with lies, and false promises. Thank you Professor Dawkins, and good health and best wishes to you.

[@sputnik1315]

I listen to Dawkins' lectures and arguments expecting him one day to disappoint me, after 20 years I am still waiting

[@leen8374]

He will on politics

[@truthseeram1979]

I wait just as patiently for him to say something new or interesting, but it just isnt going to happen.

[@antediluvianatheist5262]

@@truthseeram1979 Well, there are new evolutionary discoveries yearly. But the basis has not changed. What were you expecting?

[@nossasenhoradoo871]

"expecting him one day to disappoint me, after 20 years I am still waiting" The brainwashed are rarely disappointed.

[@antediluvianatheist5262]

@@nossasenhoradoo871 Nice claim. Please show how people who constantly investigate and question, are brainwashed.

[@alancrook1034]

For 40 (ish) years I was an Atheist hiding behind Agnostisism. I the 1980's I read The Selfish Gene and came out as a Non Believer. Thank you Richard.

[@budd2nd]

Alan Crook - Ramen

[@alancrook1034]

Sauce be upon you! @@budd2nd

[@budd2nd]

Alan Crook and the parmesan, be in abundance😇🍝

[@alancrook1034]

As an @English Teacher you will knowthe importance of supporting your argument! A simple desulatory philipic fails to include this.

[@antediluvianatheist5262]

@English Teacher And yet you do not actually give any explanation, do you? You just hint and imply. If the selfish gene contains clearly wrong information, you should be able to point to it and show it as wrong. Odd that you do not. Just make unsupported claims like a creationist.

[@panuntukan]

Cheers to UK atheists, from France. I thank your nation to have made such a man possible.

[@williamwallace897]

gamer hahahahhahahaha shut up hes not a con man, he does not believe in god agnostic or atheist it does not matter, only a fool believes in god

[@williamwallace897]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer there basically same thing

[@williamwallace897]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer I dont care how I write on KZbin hahah, he still believes in no god agnostic means they believe that god cannot be proven to exist, he openly says he does not believe in God are you too thick to understand that

[@williamwallace897]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer calling someone a con man for making a slight change their way of thinking, your a religious freak no doubt

[@williamwallace897]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer and out of all the times I've watched him I have never seen him say he knows factually that god doesn't exist, just says there is no facts that he does

[@nathanwashburn6289]

We should all cherish Proffesor Dawkins and his brilliance. They just dont make em like that anymore....

[@williamparker7102]

Eat your banana!

[@w8m4n]

@@williamparker7102 thanks to evolution, we can.

[@KarlVaughan]

I got quite tearful at the end. A great lecture by a wonderful man. Hosted by a wonderful lady too :)

[@kelvinmeneely3116]

Alice... you carry the light and truth of Evo truth/truths of reality as we can prove it.(prove it) fact, facts.,.truth, reality as we believe it to be as it is today......easy as the evidence provides for today and for any question that is proposed .etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc .thank you!

[@kelvinmeneely3116]

@macolyis sorry ain't got the time to list the transition for you,once you understand the system of natural evolution , everything makes way more sense...can be hard to follow at times (Evo for ya)....but, life...makes logical Sense....we are born scared, it's renforced (childhood) , thinking critical is ecentual,ocomams razor is a good first step ! Good luck on your search for the logical truth of egsistence?

[@sidecarbod1441]

@macolyis One thing is true for sure, that is that you are a fine example of evolution running in reverse. Please feel free to spout some scary words from your comic book, you can use capital letters to make your reply even more scary if you like.

[@lloydchristmas4547]

@macolyis provide evidence of your claims.

[@stephenmason5682]

Wasn't expecting that? So well deserved.

[@jeffpopova-clark3500]

Haven't seen Prof Dawkins speak since his mild stroke and I'm so glad he is looking so well again. An intellectual giant of our time still contributing. Great stuff.

[@fastlane6096]

The man is not a giant, he's a pigmy, a piss-poor excuse for a human being. He will recognize this the moment he dies and drops, with breakneck speed, into HELL. Since when is a person an intellectual giant who attempts to deny God and encourage others to join him in the fires of HELL.

[@mariost-jacques7490]

Poor man you dont hâve a clue ...do you

[@lloydchristmas4547]

@@fastlane6096 oh no, threats of being put into an imaginary torture place.

[@fastlane6096]

@@lloydchristmas4547 Roses are red, violets are blue, And if the Bible is true Poor Dawkins and you Are in deep doo-doo.

[@mohammedfaruki5368]

@@fastlane6096 so you're saying 'if the bible is true'', show some conviction at least...

[@gnschenker]

The one and only Richard Dawkins! He, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett and Christopher Hitchens have changed my wife's and my life fundamentally. The outcome is fantastic and hugely positive and optimistic! Thank you Richard from the bottom of our hearts 💛

[@sundeutsch]

The efforts by this group is gonna change the world.

[@davidbanner6230]

@@sundeutsch : "All is vanity"....

[@pooddescrewch8718]

@@davidbanner6230 no

[@davidbanner6230]

RELATIVE MISCONSEPTIONS : There have been some recent reports that there are movements by New Zealand’s Mouri’s to have - what they call - there own version of science to be taught in schools. As can be imagined this idea has, understandably, raised the hackles of the scientific community that “science is science” and it should be irrespective of race or culture. Although this is interesting, it highlights a misconception about religion, and that the oft claimed by Atheists, that belief in religious concepts is somehow a threat to acceptance of science itself. As we know there have been many eminent scientists, who have also been believers in religion, it is a misconception to say that science has to be mutually exclusive to religious belief? Atheists, have for too long, and for often nefarious reasons, purposely erected barriers to protect the notion that anyone who believed in forces, beyond understanding/proof, were simpletons? Atheists know it’s not easy to sell yourself as a purveyor of enlightenment, if you allow your message to be contaminated by things too hard for you to understand yourself? There is a world of understanding outside the wonders of science, and the world is not full of fools and idiots. It’s not just true, but vital, to understand a world not just made up of what we call science, but also a world where what people believe, also guides our lives. Including indigenous beliefs’…

[@cinemar]

And four years later, how are you feeling about Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins' covid derangement syndrome?

[@Dr10Jeeps]

It's wonderful to see professor Dawkins still as sharp as ever. We need millions more like this man.

[@cerberaodollam]

Well, except for his defense of pedophilia and such. On science, he's pretty neat, but on ethics....hmm.

[@Dr10Jeeps]

@@cerberaodollam Can you cite me one source or reference where Dawkins supports pedophilia?????

[@Dr10Jeeps]

@@cerberaodollam Well, I don't agree with Dawkins' comments in that article. I understand his point about judging the behaviour of past times by current standards, but still.....pedophilia is pedophilia. So on that point you are correct in my view.

[@corb5654]

@@cerberaodollam He certainly did not defend paedophilia, and the article appear to be heavily biased, including "First, here's what Dawkins said to The Times magazine, as condensed by the Religion News Service" No shit. The writer relies on what a religious new service said one of the most well known atheists of modern times allegedly said???

[@cerberaodollam]

@@corb5654 Read Appetite for Wonder. He mentions that guy. But at no point does he admit that they need killing.

[@Acleron]

Richard Dawkins on the top of his game.

[@TBOTSS]

@Acleron "Richard Dawkins on the top of his game." probably true. But compared to the likes of Rowan Williams, John Lennox and William Lane Craig he is still an illiterate twit.

[@sirmeowthelibrarycat]

TBOTSS 😡 Ad hominem sneering is no basis for a reasoned attitude towards anything. Rather it suggests a paucity of truth in the thinking of the person behaving so boorishly. Really!

[@johnlawrence2757]

TBOTSS well he has sold millions of copies of a book that no-one will ever read. And that hasn’t been done since the Kinsey Report

[@brianevolved2849]

@@TBOTSS Dear Tobotss Richard is a scientist and most literate in his field, the Theists you mention are sadly indoctrinated and so mainly "literate" in one book. I assume you have faith I shall not call you a twit, but if you are happy that faith is by definition a strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof. I shall wish you well. Peace

[@IrishScribbler]

Brian Evolved Then how do you account for the many respected scientists who were once atheists and now have faith?

[@sudo_nym]

Dawkins and Roberts - fantastic stuff!

[@johnlawrence2757]

Sudo Nym I’d rather have Simon Templar any day - more truthful, more reliable, more responsible

[@sudo_nym]

@@johnlawrence2757 Hmmmmmm...

[@skulptor]

Hooray. |A direct anti-religious lecture this year that also promotes the virtue of the humanist struggle. Great to see Prof. Dawkins in good form.

[@SolSystemDiplomat]

skulptor atheists are religious

[@caramel7050]

@@SolSystemDiplomat By definition we are not. What makes you think so, though?

[@biggstavros5876]

@@caramel7050 Don`t listen to that fool. They are just trolling you.

[@adamc1694]

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/religion : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices @@caramel7050 By definition atheism just by itself is not a set of beliefs hence not a religion. By the same definition neither is theism. However atheism often attach to other beliefs, Darwinian Evolution, Big Bang..., which then make atheism a religion.

[@adamc1694]

@Folk Aart atheism is not the rejection of religion but reject of theistic religion. By your way of thinking the killing of a killer is not a killer?

[@itsvoogle]

Everyone has the the right to think what they want, but Its weird to me how people could argue against such a rational and well thought out lecture.

[@Mdebacle]

The "Dawkins Stumped" video was made in 1997. Since then, the data from the genome makes evolution look worse.

[@mattv6262]

@@Mdebacle Quite the opposite, it has only deepened our understanding of the underlying mechanisms.

[@Mdebacle]

@Alex McAuliff Furthermore, all humans have mtDNA from one of three haplogroups, conveniently coded L,M,N, with the region of intersection being southwest Asia. This is because all humans have mtDNA from one of the three daughters-in-law of Noah.

[@CyberDwarf1949]

@@Mdebacle lol. Oh, you're serious. Bwahahaha... Please collect your tinfoil hat as you leave. 🤪🤪🤪

[@Mdebacle]

@@CyberDwarf1949 Furthermore, the High Priests of Darwinism in Leipzig unwittingly discovered that Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA was 15-16ths human and 1-16th chimpanzee. The ape-men were not human ancestors. They were the result of human-ape hybridization.

[@Spongebob0911]

"Religion was founded when the first con-man met the first fool." (Mark Twain)

[@iwillchoosefreewill9787]

I love that quote from Twain. He is one of the greatest writers of all time IMHO

[@Edruezzi]

Religion was reinvigorated when the first fanatical Creationist learned how to use a web browser.

[@philippecuenoud2949]

Not at all ! Men are naturally religious, we just fantasize about our origins

[@Human.Destiny]

Hoho

[@j.oaklley8965]

Can you prove Jesus don't exist???

[@theunholyhorseman7139]

He may be older, but Richard Dawkins is a most worthy successor of the late, great Christopher Hitchens' philosophy!!

[@CreamFreshCream]

Hitch was a great speaker. I miss him very much.

[@antediluvianatheist5262]

I find them to be very different, if both worthy. And sadly, Hitch has yet to find an heir. David Silverman came close, but lacked the wit and erudition.

[@kenlee5509]

@@antediluvianatheist5262 As AIU ages he may be ... heirish.

[@nossasenhoradoo871]

"He may be older, but Richard Dawkins is a most worthy successor of the late, great Christopher Hitchens' philosophy!!" You're right, they are both complete tosspots!

[@theunholyhorseman7139]

Everybody has an opinion, so live with it,@@nossasenhoradoo871

[@shookreeseeree4]

As a Muslim..n as a person interested to know the truth..wishing good health to Dawkins n many more good lectures fr him..

[@philiphema2678]

Richard Dawkins, Stephen Fry, Sam Harris and the late, great Christopher Hitchens hv influenced my life in ways that sustain my balance of mind, my love of life and my ability to look at our wonderful universe with such awe. As a Zen Buddhist the teachings of Gautama, although originating from Hindu influences, opened the door to the self, the ego and the conscious mind and are in perfect harmony with these great men. Thank you so much. 🙏🙏🙏

[@user-nl7il5zb8m]

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14.6

[@pencils1951]

I miss Christopher Hitchins, and when he and Prof. Dawkins were on the stage together, they were a formidable pair. Titans of intellect, and Hitchens a master of words. Are there any who could replace them? I fear not. For rarely do we witness to such minds?

[@MsMsmak]

What a giant of a man. He is a gives me so much hope that one day we ALL will be free of the shackles of nonsensical religious belief systems.

[@nossasenhoradoo871]

"we ALL will be free of the shackles of nonsensical religious belief systems" Yeah, then we'll live in China (or a similar communist system) and get told what to do by the government.

[@Pandalka]

sam samoa, hit the table and the scissors will speak. so you do realize religious beliefs are nonsensical.

[@Mdebacle]

Perhaps we agree, science is observable reality, religion is a set of assertions that a sane man could question. Using the numbers most favorable to evolution, "Yet that 2 percent difference represents at least 15 million changes in our genome since the time of our common ancestor roughly six million years ago." www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-identify-gene/ Now when we consider these numbers apply to FIXATIONS in the genome, these are crackpot numbers.

[@mohammedfaruki5368]

How you find religious beliefs nonsensical, so do I of other religions and other 'isms' like atheism. Something came from nothing does sound pretty nonsensical...

[@MsMsmak]

@@mohammedfaruki5368 Ah yes, Special pleading. So where did your god come from? Is it eternal? If so, then what's to say other things can't be eternal? Oh right...your religion says that. Your religion is nonsense pure and simple.

[@petergriffin3737]

Trying to beat religionist with logic is like playing chess against a chicken. It'll shit on the board and strut away like it won.

[@katiekat4457]

Peter Griffin I don’t think that is the problem. The problem is from birth they are taught that God is watching and listening and your prayers don’t even have to be out loud. So they think God can hear there thoughts. As soon as they do start to have doubt about God or something seems reasonable but contradicts God and there teaching from their whole life and reinforced by the two people that created them, their mom and dad, how can you stop the instant fear that you are being listened too and you are going to blow your chance with this God that demands so much of your belief system. A cold fear instantly stops the thinking process and they have to reject the logical just in case their is a God. They can’t follow through the though process to get to the end to decide or debate whether God is reasonable belief or not because the thought process was stopped prematurely with fear of being busted of lacking faith so the whole idea or point that was presented to the person was never fully processed. It’s another reason that believer will reject you quick even if they are unreasonable doing it. They have been scared of being listed to before so they can’t let your words in their head because they think if they think your words God might think that they are their words instead. It’s the strongest brainwashing ever because your parents do it to you from the time you are a baby and surround you with like minded people. If you thought that your thoughts were being listened to by someone you fear that can give you the ultimate punishment you would stick to your silly unreasonable beliefs. I just can’t get over how they don’t on their own see that the God that they believe in is a mean, horribly cruel, flawed, bad designer who can’t fix mistakes, and a head-game player. The whole bible proves that and so does this world.

[@truthseeram1979]

@@katiekat4457 I think that is true to some degree. What about those of us raised to be atheists but who personally found God and know God?

[@lawrencekalapus228]

@@truthseeram1979 How do you know that you know God?

[@lawrencekalapus228]

@@katiekat4457 Right on. Look up God as an abuser

[@oOConstantGardenerOo]

@@truthseeram1979 You start by speaking accurately. You 'think' you found a god. One which when compared to the gods others claim to 'know', is unique to you. If you want to be have an honest discussion, first you must speak honestly. Scientists have no problem speaking precisely, but you'll find that religious 'truths' quickly lose their integrity and gravitas when asked to play fair and do the same.

[@rodri_merli27]

The first time he appeared in a close-up it really brought a smile to my face. I don't want to sound rude by calling him old, but it's just wonderful to see the man at the very top of him game, as sharp minded, sharp witted as ever. What a great man, what a great thinker, what an inspiration.

[@kangre63]

I am proud to be human when I listen to the brilliant and courageous Professor Dawkins. I would love to hear him speak him in person. A true icon of our age. It is sad that some people label him “a militant atheist” rather than take the time to listen to what he has to say. I always learn something every time I listen to him. I think the reason some religious people don’t like him is because he exposes their hypocrisy and mythological beliefs for what they really are. Carry on and long live Professor!

[@rhondah1587]

Great lecture this year!! I am always pleased to hear from Professor Dawkins. Thank you for sharing on YT.

[@rhondah1587]

@Tony Banana What? I think you are replying to some other comment. You make no sense.

[@rhondah1587]

@J Oak Why would I "choose" fiction over reality? I sincerely hope you would eventually learn the difference and choose reality over mythology.

[@rhondah1587]

@J Oak LMFAO What an absurd claim. You have absolutely nothing to back it up with. You are just to indocrinated to even care to question or investigate and learn that you are foolish and oh so wrong.

[@rhondah1587]

@J Oak You have "researched the missing link and CHRISTIAN biologist proved there is no Apeman" is the most hilarious thing I've heard in my 66 years. LOL LOL LOL LOL Well honey, there are tons and tons of actual fossil proof that human beings ARE part of the ape family. We didn't come FROM chimps or gorillas, we are a branch in that family. Genetics alone PROVES that is a FACT. Your Jesus never wrote a thing down EVER. If he did even exist, he would have been illerate as well as his disciples who also never wrote anything down. The gospels, written decades after he was supposed to have lived, are hearsay and put words in the mouth of a character they invented. You have nothing to support the claim of actually knowing his words, only what some others who never met him said he said. How stupid can you be. LMAO

[@rhondah1587]

@J Oak LOL You are stuck on the Piltdown Man hoax. From the outset, some scientists expressed scepticism about the Piltdown find. G.S. Miller, for example, observed in 1915 that "deliberate malice could hardly have been more successful than the hazards of deposition in so breaking the fossils as to give free scope to individual judgment in fitting the parts together". In the decades prior to its exposure as a forgery in 1953, scientists increasingly regarded Piltdown as an enigmatic aberration inconsistent with the path of hominid evolution as demonstrated by fossils found elsewhere. It was scientists who debunked the hoax, the one and only hoax to date. Why? Because they had better data and that data NEVER debunked evolution. evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo... "Humans share many traits with other apes, and those other "apes" (i.e., non-human apes) don't have unique features that set them apart from humans. Humans have some features that are uniquely our own, but so do gorillas, chimps, and the rest." You are debunked LMAO

[@henriksrensen5958]

Great to see Richard Dawkins in good health👍❤

[@bobx2x2]

American here. I thank the UK for giving the world Charles Darwin and Richard Dawkins.

[@framethis]

Richard Dawkins was born in Nairobi 26th March 1941.

[@RealLeviWekesa]

How fulfilling must it be to have lived a life devoted to progress of human understanding...how fulfilling.

[@Traumm9]

Dawkins doesn't have a clue about the science of the subtle energy levels we naturally inhabit. He is ill-informed and touting superstition to sell books etc. If you want to understand your true nature, check out the work of The Monroe institute and the thousands of books on OBEs and NDEs available Worldwide. Better still, learn to self-initiate an OBE and prove consciousness beyond the body for yourself

[@Jehannum2000]

@@Traumm9 Nah.

[@mrcurly1147]

@@Traumm9 I don't do fiction. Especially ones about invisible superhero's that are disgusting and vile.

[@mrcurly1147]

@Maw 3615054 Was RD involved with the church??

[@mrcurly1147]

@Maw 3615054 Maybe he just wants to eat your children!!!! HAHAHAHAhahahaHA...

[@Do_Odles]

Thank you so much for uploading this! I have been waiting for this since I learned of this years speaker/topic, but was unable to attend in person. 2 of my favourite scientists/people/humanists right there! Please do keep up the excellent work!

[@TBOTSS]

@desktopdoodle Both John Lennox and Rowan William pissed all over Dawkins. William Lane Craig would have done the same but Dick ran way.

[@mmaybe321]

@@TBOTSS Just because someone says something you agree with, doesn't mean they pissed all over their opponent.

[@psandbergnz]

@@TBOTSS , Richard Dawkins easily got the better of both his opponents. He didn't "piss all over them", however, because that isn't his style or tactic. Dawkins won the debates with Lennox and Williams honestly and nobly. People respect his manner and intellect, which is why his book sales dwarf those of the others you mentioned.

[@davidbanner6230]

RELATIVE MISCONSEPTIONS : There have been some recent reports that there are movements by New Zealand’s Mouri’s to have - what they call - there own version of science to be taught in schools. As can be imagined this idea has, understandably, raised the hackles of the scientific community that “science is science” and it should be irrespective of race or culture. Although this is interesting, it highlights a misconception about religion, and that the oft claimed by Atheists, that belief in religious concepts is somehow a threat to acceptance of science itself. As we know there have been many eminent scientists, who have also been believers in religion, it is a misconception to say that science has to be mutually exclusive to religious belief? Atheists, have for too long, and for often nefarious reasons, purposely erected barriers to protect the notion that anyone who believed in forces, beyond understanding/proof, were simpletons? Atheists know it’s not easy to sell yourself as a purveyor of enlightenment, if you allow your message to be contaminated by things too hard for you to understand yourself? There is a world of understanding outside the wonders of science, and the world is not full of fools and idiots. It’s not just true, but vital, to understand a world not just made up of what we call science, but also a world where what people believe, also guides our lives. Including indigenous beliefs’…

[@aftabkhan1961]

I attended this lecture having read all his books and wasn't disappointed. I also met him recently at his latest book launch and would like to marry his brain!

[@rupertmiller2744]

Love this intelligent man, thank you for being my voice sir

[@michaelbarnes2478]

Rupert Miller Thank (even worship) him now but, be assured, no-one will be a spokesperson for anyone else in hell. All will have to deal with their own eternal torment and unrelenting misery in that wretched place. And every condemned sinner will will, ultimately, have only themselves to blame. Stubborn refusal to accept or negligent failure to accept (God's offer of mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ) both result in the same unenviable fate.

[@rupertmiller2744]

@@michaelbarnes2478 the pope has been heard to say there is no hell, ffs take your blinkers off and try just once to think for yourself God any God just doesn't exist get over it and live your life

[@j.oaklley8965]

He is a bad joke to Jesus!!!

[@alexhamilton4084]

Total brilliance. Got to love Richard Dawkins 👍🏻

[@j.oaklley8965]

Poooootttt!!!!!

[@chestbuster1987]

Every time I hear people like Dawkins speak, it gives me hope for humanity

[@joakkley9659]

Jesus is the only hope!!!

[@michaelbarnes2478]

Tamas Egyed To place one's hopes for the future of humanity in the hands of Dawkins et al is sure to end in bitter disappointed, to put it mildly. Yes, he may tickle your ears by saying exactly what you want to hear you, he and every other unbeliever are being seduced by the devil and slowly, but surely, you are all being unwittingly lured to eternal torment and unrelenting misery. As things stand, hell followed by the Lake of Fire is your lot.

[@joakkley9659]

Why don't people want to go heaven., Jesus help them.

[@chestbuster1987]

@@michaelbarnes2478 If that is your honest position and not just a fear-imposed type of "reasoning" than you really are living proof of why atheism needs to be promoted

[@fastlane6096]

Hope? What are you a sadist? His whole career has been to deny you hope.

[@kevg3563]

Hoorah! for Richard Dawkins - Exposing religion for what it is - ridiculous!

[@SolSystemDiplomat]

Kev G atheists are religious.

[@sdog1234]

@@SolSystemDiplomat Depends on your definition of religious. But by the standard definition - believing in and/or worship of a god or gods - I'd say no. I guess you could bend the definition and use a slang definition like believing in a religion that doesn't have a god but even then that would be a tiny minority of Atheists. So your statement basically loses its value. A side note: defining religious like "John is very religious about basketball" awards you no points.

[@SolSystemDiplomat]

Folk Aart our beliefs systems can do nothing but be used as a guide as we explore the one life we are given. Your belief system seems to be filled with hatred.

[@SolSystemDiplomat]

Garrard most people have a religious substructure - a set of implicit axioms that can be described through their behavior which is imbedded through a hierarchy of values. Obsessing over the sky daddy is freshman lit. Understanding the underlying structure of religious belief is when you discover that atheism is just surface noise.

[@SolSystemDiplomat]

Folk Aart you see those who don’t share your system of beliefs as the “other.” As apart from you. You ascribe intentional malevolence to them. This is tribalistic, warlike, primitive.

[@S24W2]

Dawkins is an absolute genius, such a great guy! It is mainly because of him that I no longer believe in a divine surveillance camera in the sky, watching my every move, listening to my every thought etc. Now I enjoy my life, try to live as a moral individual and live a good life. Thank you Richard for helping me wake up.

Immense pleasure listening to Richard Dawkins. Thanks for sharing this remarkable lecture with the rest of us.

[@assetled]

May Darwin be with you brother

[@tonycat721]

If ever there was some one more deserving to be knighted, it would be Richard Dawkins ............

[@kevinshort3943]

"If ever there was some one more deserving to be knighted, it would be Richard Dawkins ..." Would that happen, as the Queen is also the head of the C of E ? I wouldn't be surprised if it did though, as didn't someone in the C of E say that belief in Jesus was optional?

[@kevinshort3943]

@Maw 3615054 "For what?? None of his preposterous theories have ever been proven!" Well for something to be a scientific theory, it must be have been "proven" by definition. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory Add to that all his educational, charity and TV work............ "In the name of the father, son & holy spirit ARISE Sir Richard Dawkins, procurer of Militant Atheism"." So in a monotheist religion, why are you praising 3 gods?

[@thetessellater9163]

With so many Bishops in the House of Lords (how daft! they get to sit at the front, too) I'd like to see him receive a Peerage, just for a laugh.

[@JUGAopet1]

Honest, intelligent Human can NOT accept that BS.

[@AlexBlue68516]

I'm an ex-Muslim, now an atheist, an anti-theist, an anti-dogmatic-religion; I cringe at the word spiritual be it natural or supernatural; I'm an advocate for reality as it actually is right here and now be it pleasant or not for the past is gone but maybe not forgotten and future may yet to come but the present moment is the actual reality in which we need to embrace and cherish for there's 99.999999999999% or more then not to have a second chance at it, I accept and advocate education, questioning everything, critical thinking, scientific research, logical scientific theory & experimentation of theories, individuality, authenticness, and originality within realistic logical framework. We need great people like Richard Dawkins. His patience, his humility, his knowledge and wisdom has and will always be astronomical. May he live a long healthy life and may prosper as long as he's alive and well. 🖖

[@ericmoore1493]

Good for you. Think for yourself. Question everything - especially “Authority”

[@TheJohannesens]

Thanks Alex, I have walked the same path, just coming from Christianity, and came to the same conclusion

[@salvatorerichichi8780]

Probably the most intelligent human being on the planet, love his speeches.

[@jackthebassman1]

So good to see Professor Dawkins on fine form and in good health. I bought each if my grandchildren "The Magic Of Reality" to help them understand science.

[@mturnbull78]

Richard Dawkins as eloquent as ever!

[@IrishScribbler]

He needs to make the most of his relentless quest to put the square peg in the round hole. The man is nearly 80, his wife has left him and if rumours around Oxford are true, he has finally admitted he prefers sausage to peaches. He hasn’t got much time left. He’s certainly no Attenborough.

[@mturnbull78]

Sounds like you have much insider knowledge@@IrishScribbler

[@IrishScribbler]

marc turnbull Well, being a journalist and living in Oxford does have its advantages when people are talking......

[@IrishScribbler]

Folk Aart Then why are there still professors at Oxford university, with their degrees from Cambridge, who possess more intelligence in the steam that comes off their piss than you have in your tiny little head, yet still retain their faith?

[@richardbutler9692]

@Folk Aart I find your comment lacking in the properties of God. Since God is all powerful and the creator of the universe and everything in it He can do what He wishes, even create life within the womb without sexual intercourse. Your idea of God is so limited, and based upon your secular, humanistic, naturalistic ideas that God must act according to our finite understandings of Him. What is the character of God? You get to know someone by seeing what he does with his life, meeting him, and doing things together. The same is true about God. Through the stories of the Bible we get to know God, because they show us what God did and what is important to Him. Through the Bible, but also through prayer and worship, you can meet God so that what you know about Him is not just theoretical knowledge, but a personal experience. When you commit your live to Him, He leads you through life. You are His child and relate to Him as your heavenly Father every day. That is the best way to get to know the character of God. God is spirit The Bible says that God is spirit (John 4:24). Therefore getting to know God is more difficult than getting to know a fellow human being. God realised that, and had a radical solution: He became man! In Jesus Christ “the whole fullness of God dwells bodily” (Colossians 2:9). So if we are still in doubt about the character of God, we may look at the life of Jesus. When we know how Jesus is, we know how God is. So what do we read in the Bible about God’s character? God is trustworthy First, God is trustworthy. If we get to know who God is, we do not need to be afraid that He will be different tomorrow. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). God always keeps His promises. Always. God is love Second, God is love (1 John 4:8). Jesus made that very clear. He loved the people that society spit out. He embraced children. He invited despised tax collectors to follow Him. Sharing God’s love with prostitutes was more important to Him than His reputation. And in this, Jesus is the perfect embodiment of His Father’s love. For it was God who gave His only Son, so that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16). God is righteous Third, God is righteous. “A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he” (Deuteronomy 32:4). He loves truth and justice, and he hates lies and injustice. This perfect righteousness we also see in Jesus, who said “which one of you convicts me of sin?” (John 8:46). God is holy Fourth, God is holy. Isaiah 6:3 says “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!“. God is glorious, and His glory sets him apart from sin; that is, God is holy. Sin and God cannot go together. God is everything that is beautiful, sin is everything that is ugly. Because this same holiness is in Jesus, He is called “the Holy One of God” (John 6:69). God is merciful Fifth, God is merciful. There is one very striking passage in which the Lord declares His own character. The Lord appears to Moses on the mountain, and the next thing we read in Exodus 34:6-7 is: “The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.” Here we see all the aspects of God character that were mentioned above. But what is most stressed is God’s mercy in forgiving sinners. That is fulfilled in Jesus. In His mercy, God sent Jesus to die for our sins. If we believe in Jesus, God adopts us as His children. When we have become children of God, we have a lifetime of discovering more and more of God’s character. But trustworthiness, love, righteousness, holiness, and mercy certainly are at the heart of who God is.

[@shamsulislam1350]

Human glory and achievements are on its prime time. Because of man like Mr Richard Dawkins. World needs more of you sir. Thanks a lot

[@sirmeowthelibrarycat]

It is so pleasing to me to see Professor Dawkins in better health. I am in awe of his erudite capacity to convey knowledge in the face of ignorance. This Darwin Day lecture has to be one of the most significant speeches he has given. There is so much depth and breadth to his talk, leavened with sublime touches of his familiar sense of humour. What is so distressing are the inevitable reactions to his work from the deluded and the wantonly ignorant. The comments section will demonstrate my point clearly.

[@nossasenhoradoo871]

"This Darwin Day lecture has to be one of the most significant speeches he has given." Significant for what? Will it reduce our taxes and get rid of corrupt politicians?

[@Chloepickle15]

It is a wonderful privilege to be alive at the same infinitesimal point in time on this planet as this fantastic human.

[@CocoaBeachLiving]

In the face of such rational words, it's difficult to go back to 'the world'. Thank you Richard for a few moments of sanity. Back to the madness..

[@fredgillespie5855]

Bill Seidel - "Back to the madness" - the madness of what - a Godless world?🤣🤣🤣

[@carloseduardopessotto1736]

So happy to see professor Dawkins again.

[@rajeshkamath822000]

What a privilege to listen to one of the greatest men of all time.

[@brucenichols9153]

Well done Richard, a wonderful lecture

[@assetled]

May Darwin be with you brother

[@brucenichols9153]

@AllSeeingEye ofGod You seem to believe religious nonsense rather than scientific facts, so with the greatest of respect study evolution before posting about something you obviously know nothing of!

[@brucenichols9153]

@AllSeeingEye ofGod For the record I have a degree in maths and physics, you live in a world of your own, now go away and start reading about evolution not nonsense!

[@brucenichols9153]

@AllSeeingEye ofGod I have met and heard of some religious fruit and nut cases, you must be at the top of the list. I hope you do not preach when you are at work

[@brucenichols9153]

@AllSeeingEye ofGod All seeing all-dancing nutcase, no you did not. You are a complete fruit cake. better me talk to a tree. I will not reply to your nonsense again. You must believe in a talking snake and donkey, slavery for all Exodus 21, light created before the sun was created---You are nuts and you do not know it! Bye bye!

[@Patrick77487]

Inspiring lecture. Dawkins in top notch form.

[@stewartelder7576]

Good to see Prof Dawkins looking well and delivering this lecture

[@et1016]

Richard looks fantastic!!!! Thanks so much!!!!

[@IrishScribbler]

K Murray Sadly I think you need thicker glasses. He looks awful. He is a gay man, nearly 80 years old, and has had at least one stroke. He’s been spouting all the same boring anti religious crap for at least twenty years. He no longer garners the same level of respect within the scientific community of here in Oxford as he once did, so sadly the end is near.

[@antediluvianatheist5262]

@@IrishScribbler And yet none of that is a negative. And that 80 yo is still right about the religious.

[@malinstella6965]

How do you know his end near? You are a hypocrite of the worst kind. Soon you will be run-over by a Range-Rover. Mark my words @@IrishScribbler

[@snoordman4831]

Proud to be human, to be among brilliant minds like Dr. Richard Dawkins

[@generalviewer8347]

proud to exist without meaning among meaningless geniuses like dr. Richard Dawkins

[@alanstale4965]

Great lecture, profoundly delivered, by one of the great minds of our time.

[@chesterswortham5197]

Lol

[@colz4r454]

Aye right. The universe made itself. 😂 Some mind.

[@pooddescrewch8718]

@@colz4r454 What made God ?

[@TheMibitri]

Professor Dawkins is a brilliant human and the words in this presentation have the steel of truth in them for all of humanity to know, how they are deceived by the wicked in the pursuit of power through religious dogma.

[@djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853]

For the man that needs no introduction,... here's a FIVE minute intro! Great to hear Dawkins in great form.

[@mikelfunderburk5912]

Such an eloquent speaker. Looking good Professor. Glad to see you are still in good health.

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

Congratulations of the award sir. Thanks for all you do!

[@nithinkakkoth1448]

Love you dawkins ❤

[@nossasenhoradoo871]

"Love you dawkins" There is no such thing as "love"; it's just a chemical reaction in your brain. You can't have it both ways.

[@rhondah1587]

@@nossasenhoradoo871 You are correct that it is a chemical reaction and so are all the emotions humans feel. We just give them labels. The labels we give them have a meaning which reflect how they make us feel. Good feeling chemicals are released and we call that love. It is as real as real gets.

[@nossasenhoradoo871]

"The labels we give them have a meaning which reflect how they make us feel. Good feeling chemicals are released and we call that love. It is as real as real gets." Try that in a court of law. "I didn't really kill him because he doesn't really exist. What is reality anyway, your Honour?"

[@rhondah1587]

@@nossasenhoradoo871 Your attempt at analogy is a total failure. It bears no relevance whatsoever.

[@nossasenhoradoo871]

"Your attempt at analogy is a total failure. It bears no relevance whatsoever." So you replied - with nothing. You bear relevance - whatsoever!

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Professor Alice Roberts, one of the shining lights illuminating the public understanding of science.

[@augustsustinoha3654]

Thanks for your great and truthful lecture,Mr.Dawkins. Thanks a lot 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@gurusamykasee8298]

Great lecture!! let's me daringly come out of my religious fears surrounding n suffocating me daily, from Malaysia, tq mr. Dawkins.

[@fredflintstone1109]

Professor, your speaking abilities are unsurpassed.

[@chrisbaerart]

I need that tie - that is one cool tie!

[@igorjee]

You can ask his wife to sell one to you. She paints them by hand, for him :)

[@davidblack2970]

All his ties are hand-painted by his wife.

[@jamaalrichardson7437]

I was thinking the same thing while I watched this. That's a badass tie.

[@mustaphaItani]

People like you Richard, make the world a better and a more enjoyable place. Thank you for all the knowledge and enlightenment. I was a none religious Muslim for 30 years and people like yourself, Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking and many more, Opened my eyes to the true nature of the world we live in. I'm a happier, more content person today. Thank you sir

[@magdalenachadrys9437]

❤️

[@Literasiwatch]

Prophet Darwin & Dawkins bring a wonderful billion years teaching. Hail Science!

[@niclas9990]

Love you, Dawkins. Thank you for all you have done for us and the world.

[@nadhimabbas4891]

You nailed it Dr Dawkins.

[@willyh.r.1216]

Hats off Prof. Dawkins.

[@nash984954]

Excellent, Sir Richard, is never a disappointment. Oh, wow, love the tie, Sir.

[@billscannell93]

Wonderful lecture, especially the last part, which really made me proud to be an atheist. You don't get much encouragement in the exceedingly religious part of America where I live. He sounds totally recovered from his stroke on this occasion--so happy to see it.

[@fir34effct]

I was there, absolutely brilliant and I will certainly try to get to Leicester in June.

[@johnlawrence2757]

TOM to hear him say it all over again? Poor you! Are you completely unable to think for yourself? Can’t you see how he is using ill-informed people like you?

[@fir34effct]

@@johnlawrence2757Yes he said it over again, because his arguments are actually sound and withstand scrutiny. But feel free to argue against fact. How am I ill informed? Do you know me? Can you tell me what books I have read this year? Are you well informed and if so how? What are your credentials and expertise? How are you thinking for yourself and what makes you special?

[@johnlawrence2757]

TOM there are some comments I made at the top of this post in which I summarise a few of the fallacies in what he propounds.

[@quantumeraser4833]

TOM "evolution" --- You'll have to forgive me, but it's difficult trying to ascertain simple self-evident truths from Crayon Munchers that have adopted and 'accepted' a Complete WORLDVIEW based *ENTIRELY* on a senile ole git Biology Philosopher's take on Honeycreeper Beaks. So that we may limit confusion, can you please answer these simple questions... 'evolution'?? What the #### is that...? a. Define evolution...? b. Post the *Scientific Theory* of evolution...? c. Post just TWO Formal Scientific Hypotheses then *Experiments* that concretized it into a *REAL* Scientific Theory...? d. Highlight The Independent Variables used in Each TEST...? e. Post the Null Hypotheses that were Rejected/Falsified for each...? If you can't answer EACH BASIC QUESTION 'coherently' without feebly obfuscating and/or Wholesale Dodging, can you tell me why you shouldn't be considered a Dunning-Kruger Indoctrinated Mindless PARROTING Fanatical Religious Zealot Wanker ?? And psssst, atheists Errrr.... Can you explain something to us: How in the World can you use your Computer/Smartphone which is enabled by Quantum Mechanics, and at the same time Stage 5 Cling to with a Kung Fu Death Grip that which Quantum Mechanics has Bludgeoned then Jettisoned into the Incoherent Oblivion...The Fairytale 👉 Philosophical Naturalism/Realism -- aka: atheism, Religion? Contradict Yourself Much? Have you considered Carnival as a Vocation? Your Fiasco is tantamount to being a Pit Boss for Richard Petty Motorsports all the while denying the existence of Internal Combustion Engines!!! The Ironic thing is, you just described yourself. And it is *"YOU"* who is NECK DEEP in a Fairytale Religion, smh. In fact, it's Blind/Deaf/Willfully Dumb and *"Scientifically Falsified"* 'Religion: (Philosophical Naturalism/Realism, aka: atheism). *Religion* : 'Belief without Evidence'. " *Naturalism* , in philosophy, a theory that relates scientific method to philosophy by affirming that all beings and events in the universe (whatever their inherent character may be) are NATURAL." www.britannica.com/topic/naturalism-philosophy *Realism* : "the viewpoint which accords to things which are known or perceived an existence or nature which is independent of whether anyone is thinking about or perceiving them." www.britannica.com/topic/realism-philosophy You have some *BIG* Problems. Namely, being in *DIRECT CONTRADICTION* to literally Thousands of Experiments ---( *"Science"* ) Without Exception!! ... "The doctrine that the world is made up of objects whose existence is independent of human consciousness *[Philosophical Naturalism/Realism -- aka: atheism]* turns out to be *IN CONFLICT* with *QUANTUM MECHANICS* and with facts established *BY EXPERIMENT* ." Bernard d'Espagnat (Particle Physicist): The Quantum Theory and Reality; Scientific American, 1979, p. 158. That is: "Matter" (Our Reality) doesn't exist without, FIRST: *A "Knower"/Existence of the "Which-Path" Information.* In other words, "Matter"/Light is derivative ( *The Consequent* ) Information/Knowledge is Primary ( *Necessary Antecedent* ). According to Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Max Born, described by Erwin Schrodinger, THEN... Validated Repeatedly via Thousands of "EXPERIMENTS" without Exception for the past 100 years with the most successful branch of Physics in the History of "Actual" Science, Quantum Mechanics... : Independent of the *KNOWLEDGE* of the *"Which-Path Information"* -- or of it EXISTING... particles (Photons, All Elementary Particles, Atoms, Molecules) have no defined properties or location. They exist in a state of "A Wave Function" which is a series of Potentialities rather than actual objects. That is, "Matter" doesn't exist as a Wave of Energy prior to knowledge but as a Wave of Potentialities. Wave "Functions" aren't "WAVES"(Classical Peak/Troughs) they are "Potentialities" i.e., Probabilities, they have no Mass/Energy. To put it another way, the "Wave" of a Wave Function is not a "Wave" in "Physical Space", it's merely an abstract mathematical construct. *Experiments* : Which one of the Thousands (Without Exception !!) would you like?? 1) Every double-slit experiment, 2) Every delayed choice experiment, 3) Every quantum eraser experiment, Every experiment that combines any of 1,2,3 show exactly the same results - if the *'which-path' Information* is known or can be known - No Interference ( *Matter Existing* ); Conversely, if the *'which-path' Information* is not known and can't ever be known, there is Interference ( *No Matter* ). Another "Fatal" Dagger: *"Non-Locality"* ... To overturn the Scientific Falsification of "Locality" and by direct proxy ---- Philosophical Naturalism/Realism (atheism); whereby invalidating Idealism "Christianity" (which is not a "religion", btw) and as an ancillary benefit collect yourself a 'Feather in your Cap' Nobel Prize... Please take up the *Quantum Randi Challenge* (arXiv:1207.5294, 23 July 2012) ... "The Quantum Randi Challenge, hence forth QRC, challenges any pseudo-scientist *[ YOU, as it were ]* who claims that quantum physics is not true and that quantum entanglement experiments can be explained by a classically realistic and locally causal model." A Nobel Prize AND $1,000,000(USD) is being offered: All you have to do is... Prove Naive Realism or Local Realism is True and not Observation "Knowledge" Dependent. 6 Years + and still no takers, I wonder why? Alice in Wonderland has more veracity and is more tenable than your Fairytale 'religion'. How does it feel to Stage 5 Cling with a Kung Fu Death Grip to a Fairytale *"Scientifically Falsified"* Religion in DIRECT CONTRADICTION with the most Experimentally Validated Field in the History of ACTUAL "Science"(!!!) ?? Clowns

[@johnlawrence2757]

Quantum Eraser I wonder if anyone is looking into the possibility of bringing criminal charges for fraud against him? He has gained great benefits from claiming his opinions are scientific facts, that his research has produced strong evidence for his theories and that theories he supports have been accepted by scientists. He has profited from deliberately exploiting the gullibility of less well-educated people than himself by offering them kudos in their own lives if they propagate his notions in financially profitable ways.

[@keithevans2722]

Thank you BH for this, February each year is always delightful with Darwin day Lecture

[@hoxtondean9855]

really enjoyed this lecture. Thanks. I hope he stays well for as long as possible.

[@easyguy625]

Wonderful and easy to understand! Superb, wish I could've attended.

[@philltinson5588]

Glad to see you're well again , carry on the good work

[@fastlane6096]

He'll carry it on, I'm sure, right up to the day he drops into HELL.

[@bellarosalarsen1638]

Oh Richard, I adore you. Thank you for your courage and dignity. Eda Andersen

[@candyman5912]

Two of my favourite prominent scientists. As a complete layman, I really do appreciate them.

[@EVZYL]

Thank you so much for sharing! Great to see 'our' Richard in top form.

[@darrylbutt2570]

What a brilliant man. Love Dawkins.

[@fastlane6096]

Since when is a man who wants to go to HELL brilliant?

[@AnnoraEksteen]

Definitely not the easy way out, but so worth listening to the voice of reason, truth and science. Congratulations Professor. We hold you in high esteem.

[@heinpereboom5521]

What has he really explained? He's just claiming something. Dawkins is like a snake that very intelligently says those things that deceive people. Only IN THAT is he a master and the people seem to lie at his feet. He may think it is wonderful that he can captivate people, but if the background is incorrect, it is of no use to anyone. The danger of hearing his stories over and over is that people will automatically start to believe them. When 3 different experts claim something on television, many people say that it must be true and if many people say it, then completely. Also what most people say has nothing to do with truth.

[@Demrie63]

It's good to see him in better health. We need this man a long time longer.

[@IrishScribbler]

I doubt very much that he’ll be getting a telegram from the Queen wishing him a happy 100th birthday. He probably will get a birthday greeting from A queen, just not a royal one. He’s had a stroke so his days are pretty limited.

[@YY4Me133]

According to Wikipedia, his father lived 95 years, and his mother is still alive, at 102. He has good genetics, so he probably has a good chance of living another 15 or 20 years.

[@IrishScribbler]

YY4Me133 You’re probably right. Queens usually do live a long life.

[@antediluvianatheist5262]

@@IrishScribbler Sorry, but calling him 'gay' stopped being an insult a while back. So what if he's gay? and?

[@IrishScribbler]

Antediluvian Atheist People have made light of me being Irish so why shouldn’t I do the same with your hero?

[@Emanoia]

Nice to see you professor Dawkins... this is emotional.

[@exponent8562]

Wonderful lecture. Long live Mr. Dawkins!

[@foadghavami2004]

Great pleasure, to hear him again, immense appreciation for his teachings

[@glentorn5362]

Wonderful lecture! Thank you so much!

[@ybrynecho2368]

Wonderful. I almost applauded along with the audience at the end of the lecture. Bravo.

[@krisc6216]

"if you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe..;"

[@geoden]

Carl Sagan said that in his excellent Cosmos series.

[@stevesayewich8594]

Brilliant. Courageous. Generous.

[@subscriberswithoutanyvid-nv4fn]

Thanks God we have such professors on earth. Salute from #Afghanistan 📌

[@Hashishin13]

Nobody can accuse him of soft balling the Islamists after this.

[@mervinprone]

he really milked those islamic texts

[@eerieeyes2282]

@@mervinprone Lol

[@panuntukan]

In France there is a KZbinr called Majid Oukacha. He's working on applying a rational eye on Islam, litterally destroying the dogma. But as long as his audience is mainly composed by basic French anti-muslim nationalists (convinced that Christianity is in Europe's DNA), he never notes openly that half of his arguments fit perfectly to ANY religion. In none of his videos he claims to be an atheist. Weird.

[@Hashishin13]

Yea, there is an American I like who does identify as atheist but says he actually likes Christianity, "Apostate Prophet" on youtube. I don't really care if people want to focus on one bad thing and pay lip service to another arguably less bad thing. It is more consistent and admirable to point out evil wherever you find it though. @@panuntukan

[@mervinprone]

@@panuntukan your enemy's enemy is your friend? I'm no right wing nationalist but France has a problem with Islam especially when current polls show that up to half the French population are atheist/non-religious and ostensibly are opposed to any kind of religious influence on their Laicite

[@stephenbyrneireland]

Just stick this on repeat daily. Savage.

[@stephenbyrneireland]

@Maw 3615054 no definitely savage

[@kelvinmeneely3116]

@Maw 3615054 full of fear. Com.......Q&A

[@raymaharaj3555]

Spectacularly researched and delivered - crisp and thought provoking as usual .

[@marylinc656]

What a superb talk. I enjoyed every second of that. Brilliant logic and reason delivered with Richards own unique brand of humour at its best. Thank you.

[@Prayukth]

Thanks a lot for uploading this. May the universe reveal its most precious secrets to you...

[@ayushchawdhary537]

He's the creater of word "meme".

[@generalviewer8347]

@Maw 3615054 hahaha!🤣

[@kamrupexpress]

Richard Dawkins changed my life too and made me scientific, a mathematician myself. His writings made me fall in love with evolutionary biology and Darwin is an integral part of my life.

[@larryparis925]

Yet another fine talk by an amazing humanist, atheist, and scientist. Thank you Mr. Dawkins for your ceaseless efforts to overcome the ignorance of the religionists while directing our minds to the role of knowledge and compassion.

[@larryparis925]

@AllSeeingEye ofGod Wow, you are lost in a sea of ignorance. I don't mean that as an insult, I mean it as a fact. I hope you can dig your way out of your darkness and see life and history with a better and more accurate perspective. Good luck to you if you decide to undertake that journey of discovery.

[@Degjoy]

This was fantastic.

[@_aidid]

I love Richard Intelligent Dawkins 👍🏼

[@itsakingproduction727]

I love you, Professor Richard Dawkins. I am very glad to see you are doing well. You are truly one of a kind, Charles Darwin would have been proud of you and your accomplishments.

[@FinchesForEver]

A succinct and poetic speech by Richard Dawkins. Wonderful stuff! Thank you.......

[@fastlane6096]

"Wonderful stuff." It don't take much to get you excited. Are you going to HELL too?