Dawkins in the Classroom: London Students Debate God, Darwin & the Origin Of Life

The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

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I led a classroom of London high schoolers for a Channel 4 documentary, on the subject of Charles Darwin and evolution. It inspired questions from curious young minds that I then engaged with - about the nature of religious belief, about time and space, and about the truth of the origin of life.
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@emilsadykhov123 7 месяцев назад

“If you ever asked me why I believe in evolution the very last thing I would say is that I was brought up to believe in it” 🔥

@Overlordsen 7 месяцев назад

A sad fact is that this statement could have been made by almost all of us (atheists).

@macysondheim 7 месяцев назад

Well what you would say and what is actually true aren’t necessarily the same

@christianvichi5808 7 месяцев назад

In fact you chose to believe in it since there are no proofs at all so whether you have been brought up by believing in it or not it is irrelevant.....still if you listen you your teacher here you will see that you are contraddicting yourself: if you were brought up in india one would be hindu whereas if born in the middle east one would be either jew or muslim. That is so stupid that your teacher does not know what he is talking about. Believing in something is a choice acquired after studying / research etc etc I was brought up by atheists, left school very early simply becuase i could not listen to all this bloody british non-sense. Those who brought me up tried everything to turn me into an atheist but did not work out so, again, it is a choice to believe in something whether you are proofs or you have none just like Richard here.......start thinking.

@stevebaker4319 7 месяцев назад

As a clear-thinking normal person, evolution and the rest of Richard’s theories just make sense. Nothing else does.

@dk0306 7 месяцев назад

In germany we say bavarians are the missing link between austrians and modern humans.

@mjeffn2 7 месяцев назад

👍 That’s a good one. I can think of many way that I can modify and use this here in the US.

@David-cm4ok 7 месяцев назад

😂

@DarthwRath 7 месяцев назад

Technically you Germans have been doing a wilder version of that about 80 years ago....remember.....😂

@VaughanMcCue 7 месяцев назад

BMW speaks for itself.

@speedingatheist 7 месяцев назад

@@DarthwRath Right. That's why you guys never talk about what the Evil Island Empire did about 300 years ago. ;)

@potatojoe6360 6 месяцев назад

I salute your patience, sir. 🫡

@carld9451 7 месяцев назад

What a remarkable man he is unreal I have watched him now a couple times he's amazing how he can explain everything well he's put it all to bed he's educated me big time

@Zxkylar 7 месяцев назад

This is a favorite ❤ Where’s the part where they searched for fossils? Please 🙏

@Youka.channell 7 месяцев назад

You should visit Indonesia, there is a lot of fossils found here. We have museum of it.

@roggy207 7 месяцев назад

Why is professor Dawkins not Sir Richard Dawkins? Serous question.

@RichardDawkinsIsaNonce 7 месяцев назад

Because hes a creep that shouldn't be around kids

@briansmith3791 7 месяцев назад

I'm surprised he hasn't been knighted. He spouts the Authorities line constantly. Praising the warmonger John McCain, attacking Julian Assange and siding with Israel even now.

@doccock100 7 месяцев назад

@@RichardDawkinsIsaNonce I see from your name that you are an impartial commenter

@RichardDawkinsIsaNonce 7 месяцев назад

@@doccock100 Of course 😉

@doccock100 7 месяцев назад

@@RichardDawkinsIsaNonce Richard Dawkins was molested as a child, but I am unaware of his paedophilic criminal history as suggested by your user name. Please educate me.

@babydragon2047 7 месяцев назад

It's so peaceful here) 🦗🦗🦗

@michelangelope830 7 месяцев назад

God is the origin of all. The question "does God exist?" means "was the universe created from an intelligent entity?". The universe or creation is what has a beginning of existence, like for example you, you didn't exist before you were born. When atheists say the universe was created from a singularity, Big Bang, multiverse or anything else what they mean is the universe was created from more universe because no eternal intelligent entity is involved in the creation of reality. You don't have to believe in God because God is necessary because logically it is impossible the existence of the creation or finitude without the creator or infinitude. To discover God you have to understand it is better for you if God exists because without God life is ultimately meaningless and death is terrifying. To discover God you have to understand reality is eternal because from nothing can not be created something. Nothing is absence of existence. Nothing is what innocent and vulnerable children understand by nothing. Nothing is what you get explaining to deaf ears. Either what has a beginning of existence is eternal or what created what has a beginning of existence is eternal. Either the universe is eternal or God is eternal. One option is logically impossible and the other is necessary. Logically it is impossible the existence of an infinite number of causes and effects, therefore an eternal first uncaused cause that caused what has a beginning of existence must exist. God exists as certain as I exist. God decided to create the universe from an eternal existence uncaused and to understand reality you have to understand why. God is everything that exist past, present and future. It is just an idea that can not do harm to anyone. To end the war and atheism and religion the discovery that atheism is a logical fallacy has to be news. The truth, the divine reality, is atheism is a logical fallacy that assumes God is the religious idea of the creator of the creation to conclude wrongly no creator exists because a particular idea of God doesn’t exist. I will rephrase the atheist logical fallacy to facilitate the understanding. Atheism is a logical fallacy that assumes God is "sky daddy" to conclude wrongly no creator exists because "sky daddy" doesn't exist. You have to get out of the circle. You are trapped inside the circle. The circle is hurting you. I am talking about your eternal existence. Thank you.

@BubbaF0wpend 7 месяцев назад

That's a lot of text to not bother reading, but I still managed it.

@rudysimoens570 7 месяцев назад

There have been thousands of gods people believed in. All gods are man-made concepts but have never been proven to exist in reality. All religions are man-made too and often with rules and doctrines in favour of men. And the concept of a god is constructed on purpose so that it can not be falsified. "It" is supposed to "exist" " out of space and out of time", was "itself" not "created" ( specialpleading) , and is supposed to have "created" everything " out of nothing" ( again special pleading), with the coming into existence of the species of great apes called the Homosapiens, after millions of years of evolution, in mind! And then that imaginary "entity", the "creator" of the trillions and trillions of galaxies, is also supposed to care about what and when the Homosapiens should eat, what clothes women should wear, with whom they should have sex with and in what position, etc. Absurdity squared! Moreover, this god is not detectable in any way! That are exactly the same characteristics of something that does not exist! That's very suspicious isn't it? It is an insult to my intelligence and it should be an insult to the intelligence of everybody else including all the so-called "believers"! There is not a shred of evidence for the existence of ANY god or Allah or whatever name they gave to their non-existing celestial dictator! It's about time to grow up and to leave all that supernatural nonsense of ANY religion and all those bronze age myths behind and to deal with the REAL NATURAL WORLD!

@yaa87 7 месяцев назад

What a wonderful educator! I was delighted to watch how you got the students to engage and encouraged them to think

@WayneLynch69 7 месяцев назад

"3rd day seed/plant....5th day marine life--birds...6th day terrestrial mammals---humans". HOW is that distinct from "descent with modification"?! FN REMARKABLE!! Genesis provides accounting for oxygen on earth allowing for subsequent animal life. Genesis' offers ONLY a koan for first life: plant/seed 4th day prima facie enunciates; "days/seasons/years...for purposes of sacred observance". OF COURSE, removing all doubt "days" references epochs not 24 hour days. Repeatedly the separation between 3rd & 5th days affirms a reverence for animal life not accorded plants. ---The first page of chapter 4 of The God Delusion has Dawkins claiming to repudiate physicist/atheist Fred Hoyle's contention that 'life beginning on earth is as likely as a hurricane assembling a fully functioning Boeing 747'. Dawkins says, 'oh no, poor boy; he fails to appreciate the miracle of natural selection'. Dawkins' worshipful genuflection to natural selection is woefully in opposition to Darwin's chapter 6: "numerous, successive, slight modification". The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics NEVER/EVER/NEVER/EVER allows inanimate objects to proceed through numerous, successive, slight modification. That IS an absolute antonym of 2nd Law; THE MOST proven law known to humans. Einstein said, '..is the one law of universal content which will NEVER be overthrown" IT HASN'T BEEN! Dawkins is a carny barker fool, and I could continue effectively endlessly with his idiocy. HE'S LITERALLY TOO STUPID TO INSULT..BUT IT'S MADE HIM VERY RICH

@barbaragemin5117 7 месяцев назад

Wonderful! You created a good balance between respect, attention to their beliefs and opinions, while gently leading them to think about evolution, their beliefs and the importance of evidence.

@farid6072 7 месяцев назад

It is a privilege to have you in our lifetime to learn from you, dear Professor Dawkins

@rotorblade9508 7 месяцев назад

yes, absolutely

@ankyspon1701 7 месяцев назад

You are joking, he's brainwashing the poor kids with his garbage! He even admits evolution is only a theory! Child asks, why is evolution still only a 'theory'? Dawkins replies "don't worry about that" haha what a joker. He even debunks it himself, when he tells the kid 'we used to have a theory the Earth was round, but now we've been in space we know it round, so we call it a fact now! Dawkins follows that scientific pearl by telling the child "don't worry about why we still call evolution a theory". His exact words... He's making it up as he goes along! Listen how often Dawkins uses the word 'probably', Sorry Dawkins 'probably' ain't a very scientific word! Oh and when you google Denisovans and that cute fake homind puppet appears, remember that all they have is one finger bone and a tooth! The puppet is total fantasy but it makes Dawkins go all gooey eyed. It's no different to pictures of angels in the Bible!

@kookamunga2458 7 месяцев назад

Dawkins is more intelligent than all the mullahs , priests, pastors, popes , bishops and rabbis of the world combined . He is my hero .

@chiamtateng1973 7 месяцев назад

Why do you admire him so much?

@kookamunga2458 7 месяцев назад

@@chiamtateng1973 he is wize ,intelligent and honest and that's just about it . I have been listening to his lectures , maybe too much, since the mid 1980s on TV and later on RU-vid. He also has a dry type of humour which usually make for a better teacher s . Just watch some of his videos he made in America ? The bewildered look on his face is priceless.

@alicetheatheist 7 месяцев назад

The value of educating children about the facts of evolution cannot be overstated. It's concerning to hear about the prevalence of religious indoctrination in schools, especially when it comes at the expense of teaching scientific facts like evolution. In my country, Romania, children are subjected to religious education from a very young age, with classes starting as early as first grade and continuing throughout their entire schooling. And I am talking about regular schools, not faith schools here! These classes often begin and end with prayers, creating an environment that prioritizes religious indoctrination. In a typical school year, comprising approximately 35 weeks, students undergo one session of religious education per week, beginning in first grade and continuing for 12 years. This accumulates to a total of 420 hours dedicated to religious education. In contrast, the allocation for teaching evolution is notably limited, with only one session provided in the 2nd semester of the 8th grade and another at the end of the 12th grade (when, in both cases, most students are concerned with the admission to highschool/college) - adding to a total of 2 classes in 12 years. I vividly remember my own experiences with this system. In second grade (when I was about 8 years old) , I dared to question the existence of God in my religious education class, only to be met with shock and admonishment from my teacher, who told me never to DARE say that again during her classes. Instead of fostering critical thinking, these classes often instill fear by teaching children about concepts like hell and divine punishment. It's clear that there's a need for more emphasis on science-based education, particularly when it comes to topics like evolution. Every child deserves the opportunity to learn about the natural world without the imposition of religious dogma! The educational system could benefit from more educators like Professor Dawkins.

@RJWhitmore 7 месяцев назад

The young mind is very malleable and very naive. Unfortunately, it doesn't have much defence against irrational arguments or beliefs being imposed upon it. If children were very difficult to teach they would be far less likely to survive, so the young mind *has* to be accepting of information coming in as fact. However, children don't have prior information upon which is filter out implausibility, so they have to accept it alongside what may actually be useful information. The more irrationality that is introduced to the young mind the more gunked up that mind becomes. Eventually, usually around the teenage years, the mind becomes more likely to repel contradictory knowledge and more likely to refuse arguments from authorities. So, if the gunk hasn't been cleared out by that point it becomes *very* difficult to remedy. The more gunked up a mind is, the more irrational the mind becomes. We see this with some of the students here, unable to get past the initial premise that the 'holy book' that was fed into them at a young age is not evidence is any rational way. The contradictory evidence that *is* rational gets repelled rather than processed. Thus, an irrational base is very difficult to erode with rational arguments because the 'software' for processing that rationality has either never been uploaded or has been overwritten with irrationality. I do not know the answer to this; I'm not sure there is actually is a 'good' way to remove irrationality once it becomes so established since the only truly 'good' way cannot be used. What we need see is a ban on feeding irrational information to children, in the same way we ban alcohol and tobacco consumption with children. This means not taking children to religious organisations. Prosecuting adults who feed religion to a child. Once they are adults they would then hopefully have a good base of rationality to work from. At that point it becomes necessary to allow freedom of choice - because at that point choice is actually informed and therefore meaningful. It will likely not occur in any country with a sizeable religion population, so we'll just have to hope that strong consisten arguments are made in schools for rational arguments to counter well-meaning, but ultimately harmful, parents blasting religion at the child.

@alisonauchterlonie8212 7 месяцев назад

@@RJWhitmore I agree with you regarding young minds. I was shocked at some of the arguments from some of the young religious people because they were a group of articulate interesting individuals who had obviously thought quite hard about what they had learned.

@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws 7 месяцев назад

I skived R.E. for the whole of secondary school, got caught and after one lesson where I questioned every word that came out of the teachers mouth, I had to play tabletennis with my co-conspirator for the rest of my srcondary education. I also played table tennis with the same friend every Thursday afternoon for a couple of years for skiving field and going to see our ponies instead.

@dark1021 7 месяцев назад

That’s crazy! But you are 100% correct.

@RichardDawkinsIsaNonce 7 месяцев назад

Look at Dawkins getting an ego boost from debating children rather than step up and debate William Lane Craig

@hablabamosa 7 месяцев назад

This is such a classic.

@MrKuhistani 7 месяцев назад

Aren't these kids are blessed to have interacted with one of the greatest scientists of our age? Dawkins is a gift to the thinking world...

@chiamtateng1973 7 месяцев назад

Why?

@dwightfitch3120 7 месяцев назад

@@chiamtateng1973Can’t u grant ppl a little hyperbole? He’s working hard to educate ppl. Or r u really just asking why ppl should listen to him?

@RichardDawkinsIsaNonce 7 месяцев назад

He's trying to groom them

@briansmith3791 7 месяцев назад

@@Adogsmate4267 Dawkins would be fine if he left it at science, but he doesn't. His real-life views are atrocious. He praised the warmonger John McCain as a "good man", has "no sympathy" for Julian Assange and even now supports Israel.

@brotherben4357 19 дней назад

@@chiamtateng1973Ignorance will continue to make you feel uncomfortable, mate. Study evolution. Be brave.

@subrahmanya9020 7 месяцев назад

There should be specific exercises in school to teach scientific method. These children don't know the difference between faith and facts.

@detinus 7 месяцев назад

Very well explained! One question though: what is wrong with the person holding the camera?

@chasecleary7921 7 месяцев назад

😂

@planetpjr 7 месяцев назад

I feel sorry for the religious ones that are implacable. Their parents baked them deep and dark.

@Nick_fb 7 месяцев назад

There are no words for how perfectly dawkins and darwin satisfy the mind.

@RaveyDavey 7 месяцев назад

“Give me the child and I’ll give you the man” - this video shows how true that is. No amount of facts, science and rationality can undo just a few years of religious nonsense feds to young kids. Shame.

@avaloshector 7 месяцев назад

Very nice, however I believe some scientists often miss the opportunity to point out the difference between hypothesis and scientific theory.

@Overlordsen 7 месяцев назад

Exactly what I thought. Its really important to clarify that one, because the ambigous therm "theory" seem to cause a lot of confiusion

@doccock100 7 месяцев назад

@@Overlordsen very true. Although I would point out that both hypothesis and theory are both magnitudes higher than faith and subjective interpretation

@knifetoucher 7 месяцев назад

I’ll never understand these people who throw away modern science to embrace their thousand year old stories created by people who shat in holes in the dirt 😂😂

@VaughanMcCue 7 месяцев назад

I would agree, or pretend to, with who is in charge. Remember the golden rule. Whoever owns the gold makes the rules.

@briansmith3791 7 месяцев назад

Modern science tells us that we have observable evidence for one universe fine-tuned for Life. For me, that points to a creator.

@VaughanMcCue 7 месяцев назад

@@briansmith3791 The FS Monster blesses you.

@briansmith3791 7 месяцев назад

@@VaughanMcCue FS Monster? What's that?

@VaughanMcCue 7 месяцев назад

@@briansmith3791 Sorry, I should have been clearer. Deep in their heart, everyone knows That the real saviour is The Flying Spaghetti Monster. It is written in She-brews 10;26 Everyone is a Pastafarian, but occasionally, they are willful in their unbelief. Also, in Martha 4;4. Women cannot live by pasta alone. Thanks for your interest and contribution.

@jlankford 7 месяцев назад

I always feel better if I can have a daily dose of Dawkins. It’s almost like therapy for me.

@michaelmarshall9132 7 месяцев назад

I always have a weekly dose of dawkins to make me realise how lucky I am to not believe a word he says . He's a very dangerous man . What's different about this planet is it was created for us to live on . Darwin theory doesn't prove a thing . Asking children to give you questions . He's on the same iq level

@ga6589 7 месяцев назад

@@michaelmarshall9132 How is he dangerous?

@michaelmarshall9132 7 месяцев назад

@@ga6589 because he's lieing to you

@ga6589 7 месяцев назад

@@michaelmarshall9132 I disagree. Dawkins encourages people to think critically and logically, rather than to accept non-evidentiary claims about god and the afterlife. IMO, what's dangerous is when people are religiously indoctrinated through fear, intimidation and superstition. Historically, it's an easy and convenient method that takes full advantage of humans' innate fear of death and what happens after we die. “A delusion held by one person is a mental illness, held by a few is a cult, held by many is a religion." -Robert Todd Carroll

@michaelmarshall9132 7 месяцев назад

@@ga6589 that's my point . Because he doesn't believe he thinks no one else should

@reason2463 7 месяцев назад

Blimey! English HS students are not taught critical thinking, eh? When do they plan on doing that?

@AaronJamesKeyes 7 месяцев назад

This may be the absolute worst camera work on RU-vid.

@samuelwoods6648 7 месяцев назад

Dawkins EDUCATES

@mingdexiansheng 7 месяцев назад

The world lacks a scientific spirit and it's nice to see Dr. Dawkins

@mingdexiansheng 7 месяцев назад

Dr. Dawkins, thank you for the remply I feel very honored at this moment

@donaldsmith7824 7 месяцев назад

The threat of hell and eternal fire are obvious, or that their parents are wrong in their ideas is unfathomable. Some will evolve from ignorance, some steadfastedly move directly to stupid.

@RichardDawkinsIsaNonce 7 месяцев назад

Enjoy Hell then. I will look down from Heaven laughing at you.

@ergophonic 7 месяцев назад

Is the cameraman balancing the camera on his head?

@pwright141 7 месяцев назад

That’s hilarious 😆

@RJWhitmore 7 месяцев назад

This looks like an older video. If I recall from my very basic camera progression knowledge, auto-stabilising tech was added at some point (and iterated upon), which means we are more familiar these days with steady camera action. This video was either likely taken before such tech or such tech was too expensive at the time for use here. On the other hand, it *was* a long video; maybe his hands got tired and his head *was* free to carry stuff!

@anorax001 7 месяцев назад

I thought the same thing. The camera work is awful. Even so the talk is so interesting.

@Cheximus 7 месяцев назад

@@RJWhitmore "It looks like an older video" No shit?! Was it the four pixels that gave it away?

@AsFewFalseThingsAsPossible 7 месяцев назад

Using modern video software it would be possible to stabilize this much more.

@lanzer22 7 месяцев назад

His reaction when no one can favor any belief over another give me a heartache. Indoctrination is a huge part of society that is unfortunately way too effective.

@troubadour1562 7 месяцев назад

Wow, I think our education is going backwards. I was born into relative poverty in the 1950s but had a solid education. We sang methodist hymns every morning and we're mostly Christian background. However by the age of 9 or 10, I realised Santa was made up, as was God and jesus. Most of us felt the same. Nice stories like The good Samaritan and David and Goliath but we knew it was all billy bollocks. Learning about other world religions just convinced me even more. Make the most of every day we have left and be kind to others.

@murph8411 7 месяцев назад

You mean you didn’t believe David took out Goliath after days of everyone refusing to fight him and the armies just sitting and waiting? You don’t think David took hundreds of foreskins from dead philistines back to Saul as evidence that he’d killed them? Never mind turn the other cheek! Keep your Crown Jewels well protected!

@chad63 7 месяцев назад

yeah i think when childrens realise that santa is not real thats when they shouldve known that thats the same for their religious champions lol but i guess not which is really alarming

@Cheximus 7 месяцев назад

It's mostly just Islam that is ferocious in its brainwashing. Christianity can be too. The other religions are more cultural than dogmatic, imo.

@What-the-meow-meow 7 месяцев назад

I think I've seen this interview elsewhere on RU-vid. But I still enjoyed watching it a second time :3

@Nekotaku_TV 6 месяцев назад

Not an interview... But yes it's an old classic.

@stormbytes 7 месяцев назад

Eternally grateful for your guidance and reason, Prof. Dawkins.

@chiamtateng1973 7 месяцев назад

Why are you so thankful to him?

@carlodefalco7930 7 месяцев назад

@@chiamtateng1973.making these children think and understand that religion has no basis in facts , some historical facts m but all science of islam , Koran is incorrect, plain fantasy

@ga6589 7 месяцев назад

@@chiamtateng1973 I am thankful to him because he is an articulate voice for critical thinking. reason and logic.

@stormbytes 7 месяцев назад

@@ga6589 +1 I couldn't have articulated that better.

@rosalind1635 7 месяцев назад

@@chiamtateng1973 Why aren't you? He is (gently) challenging these kids inherited worldviews in favor of curiosity and an evidence-based intellectual foundation.

@Enhancedlies 7 месяцев назад

this was one of the first films of yours I saw, that really shook me awake to Islam. a truly inspiring man, and an honour to get to learn from you. thank you!

@rosalind1635 7 месяцев назад

This video made you religious!?

@SoorajSuseelan10001 7 месяцев назад

@@rosalind1635If so then this guy will be the biggest failure 😂

@ApprendreSansNecessite 7 месяцев назад

I would be very interested to know how it affected your faith if you don't mind sharing

@davidpayne8413 7 месяцев назад

The camera operator is making me dizzy, like sea sick

@ShazWag 7 месяцев назад

I could see Richard's frustration quite clearly 🤣

@Overlordsen 7 месяцев назад

dawkins: does anybody has an idea why our bodies are made like that? student: because god made us like that. dawkins: yeah!! ... anyone with another idea?😅 reminded me so much of the situations back in school when teachers wont comment on how stupid the answer of a student was.

@SoorajSuseelan10001 7 месяцев назад

Frustrated for what..? He made the students to think rather than imposing something... This was a wholesome conversation

@studioelb 7 месяцев назад

@@SoorajSuseelan10001 Exactly, better than believing in Adam and Eve, the apple and the snake 🐍 with its legs. What kind of evidence for the existence of creation? Compared to evolution, fossils, and DNA evidence, evolution is not a theory anymore. It is an irrefutable fact.

@sansoucie1969 7 месяцев назад

Dawkins mentioned the director not permitting his use of the whiteboard. I have a feeling that the choice of students attending was intentional and that RD was as much a pawn as the rest of them.

@kassimtufail9061 7 месяцев назад

This the best way of learning about evolution I had ever heard! I am biggest supporter of Dr Richard Dawkins 👏🏼

@petemimms4408 7 месяцев назад

A very good programme. Maybe you could have used the oak moth to show evolution. Dark version in polluted areas and lighter version in clean areas etc. This illustrates evolution via natural selection very well. Also why different types of eyes if they were designed, then why not all same?

@jakubholic8769 7 месяцев назад

Missing link is funny tool, because, no mater how many missing links you discover, there will always be some space between found species, where you can stick this "missing link" thing. And we would have missing link until we would have all the corpses of our ancestors, which we of course can never have.

@richardgregory3684 7 месяцев назад

There's an old joke, avout when science fills a creationist gap, they will simply claim that makes two gaps, one on each side.

@assasin9872 7 месяцев назад

@@richardgregory3684well said…

@user-heeyu4heeyu 7 месяцев назад

저는 무신론자지만 진화에 대해서 자세히 몰랐기에 창조 관련 책을 강제로 읽게 될 때 세뇌가 되어 있었던 저의 모습을 볼 수 있었죠.그러나 도킨스 박사님께서 우리를 위해 진화에 대해서 자세히 알려주셔서 좋습니다.

@entertainermaster2326 7 месяцев назад

After 4hours, midnight in India (1:00AM) how can i watch live this session😂. I shall sleep😴💤...

@DFSdasddsf 7 месяцев назад

You have to stay up man come one 😂😂😂

@ahmadjamalmughal47 7 месяцев назад

i'm rewatching it in Pakistan watch it later lol it is worth it.

@rudysimoens570 7 месяцев назад

Mr Dawkins is a brilliant man and a first class educator. But it is astonishing to realize what devastating effects indoctrination with the religion of the parents and the community can have on young children!

@MrCanis4 7 месяцев назад

If I were a teacher, my students would definitely know this man.

@felixmidas2020 7 месяцев назад

You have to try really hard to come up with such terrible camera work. I almost fainted watching it.

@tomcooper6108 7 месяцев назад

What kind of mixed up world would we have if everyone just believed what they wanted based on no fact. Chaos.

@doccock100 7 месяцев назад

what type of world... the mixed up world we have

@emjaycpe 7 месяцев назад

As an American, this video made me feel great. It's not only us with idiot high school kids 😂

@zaphbrox8239 5 месяцев назад

What a privilege for these kids! I'm green with envy.

@daveondra1542 7 месяцев назад

Nice job Richard. Don't underestimate the value of the work you do. Thanks

@HenryThree 7 месяцев назад

You have far more patience than I, Professor Dawkins

@davidpayne8413 7 месяцев назад

And why the science teacher had not explained what a theory is in the world of science

@pappalorenzo 7 месяцев назад

Maybe the rules of natural selection are not very natural anymore 😢

@kellercitylimits 2 месяца назад

Absolutely horrible camera work.

@1971caap 7 месяцев назад

El Dr. Dawkins es, aunque parezca paradojico, como un profeta en el desierto discutiendo con elegancia sobre temas de evolución a jovenes que, como en muchas partes del mundo, lo primero que recibieron fue conocimiento religioso

@KateBennet-do1ed 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for everything you do! ❤

@ankyspon1701 7 месяцев назад

Everything? He does nothing, he's not contributed to the science in any way! He just lies to children! Did you even watch this video? Dawkins changed the questions two kids asked because he cannot answer them; 'how could the heart evolve' and 'why is evolution still only a theory'! Even worse, Dawkins attempted to shut down an enquiring mind by telling the girl "don't worry about why evolution is still only a theory" before immediately moving on to the next question! Appalling attitude! He's a liar, you cannot prove evolution! Google image Denisovans, look at the stupid cute looking hominid creature that appears and then ask yourself, how could evolutionists have a clue that it looks like this, when the only Denisovans remains found are a single tooth and one finger bone! They obviously have no clue what it looked like, how tall or hairy it was etc etc. It's a lie, a fiction, a hoax to brain wash every child and uneducated person that sees it! Evolution is a lie.

@crislabossiere6234 7 месяцев назад

Camera person was drunk

@JRH2109 7 месяцев назад

Shocking camera work.

@jakubholic8769 7 месяцев назад

It is obvious, that he is not, of course an expert in cosmology. His description is not precise (there is nothing wrong with it, just few people would be able to describe it precisely and I am definitely one of them). But to correct him a bit: Big bang was an expansion. The thing about time begining to exist is better to be explained by the characteristics of time in the singularity. We are not sure, if our extrapolation is correct, but if it is, universe would be at the start of Big Bang in a state of singularity and that would be absolutely small and absolutely dense point. And under those conditions, the time would have to be absolutely slow - nothing would ever change for external observer. That means, we have no way to recognise any "before" where there is no timeline, just a single solo point from which we cannot move back to history. Therefore, no "before the Big Bang" makes sense. Why the singularity expanded is a good question. And I doubt we will ever find out. But who knows.

@briansmith3791 7 месяцев назад

Roger Penrose would have once said there was no 'before' the Big Bang, but he changed his mind later. He said "the Big Bang did not come from Nothing, it came from "incredibly complex geometry, 1: 10^10^124. This is an observable fact".

@colinandrews1118 7 месяцев назад

Diana coopers views on higher dimensional beings the intergalactic council and the rebirth of Atlantis and the five dimensional world 🌍 come 2032 ??????? A question for you Richard Lots of universal love colin 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

@mikeB.derMaler 7 месяцев назад

How would I have loved to get challenged with such questions in my youth. To be tought to think by your self in early age. You do a great job- thanks

@MR_POO2.0 7 месяцев назад

Camera person needs to be sacked

@Bohra04 7 месяцев назад

❤you are my idol prof.

@konstantinlozev2272 7 месяцев назад

In fact, we are all descendants of rock (carbon).

@briansmith3791 5 месяцев назад

"it can be argued that these Constants are very finely-tuned or we wouldn't be here". Dawkins ( Poetry of Reality, Aliens, God 31-33mins). " Our conclusion is that the fundamental properties of the universe appear to be fine-tuned for Life"- 'A Fortunate Universe' book by theoretical physicists Lewis and Barnes. We have observable evidence for one fine-tuned universe with emergent unguided processes such as evolution by natural selection. The fine-tuning argument rules out any Religious Gods, but points to a Mind behind all this.

@michaelloach9461 7 месяцев назад

A great vid, thanks. I wonder if evolution also means you can genetically develop cancer? I do know about BRCA1 & 2 gene & these are inherited, but what about Leukemia? Could you inherit that from your parents?

@doccock100 7 месяцев назад

There are some inherited cancer syndromes as you point out. Some of them can cause leukaemia. If you can reproduce before you succumb to the cancer process, then natural selection will not remove these errors. In the wild, if the elder members of the group play an important role, then any premature death has a survival disadvantage; elephants and some primates. Rodents, insects and most birds less so.

@ready1fire1aim1 7 месяцев назад

[RATE MY THEORY / 1-10 Good to Bad]: (part 1; the doo-doo sandwich "💩 + 🥪") *"It is impossible for a contradictory thing to be true.* A non-contradictory thing could be true or could be false depending on context but at least has the *possibility* of being true." -me, I said that ❌️Contradictory Theology, Mathematics and Physics❌️ (Knowing Good; Functions; limit built into every operation): 1. The Genesis 1 character and the Genesis 2 character are the exact same character. 2. Zero is not fundamental and nonzero numbers are fundamental (Newton calculus). 3. 0D is not locally real and 1D, 2D, 3D, 4D are locally real (Newton physics). ✅️Non-contradictory Theology, Mathematics and Physics✅️ (Knowing Good from Evil; Relations defined by constraints; limit is a separate operation): 1. The Genesis 1 character and the Genesis 2 character are polar opposite characters. 2. Zero is fundamental and nonzero numbers are not fundamental (Leibniz calculus). 3. 0D is locally real and 1D, 2D, 3D, 4D are not locally real (Leibniz physics). Interpreting the Bible with the Genesis 1 character and the Genesis 2 character as the exact same character generates near 70,000 contradictions (see reason project) and requires heavy apologetics. A Bible interpretation which includes near 70,000 contradictions (impossible to be true) is what a snake-oil salesman would sell you. 🐍 The standard model of physics is 3+1 space-time, which are considered locally real, where 0 is considered not locally real. Been that way since Newton. Problem is...quantum physics proved the observable universe (1D, 2D, 3D and 4D) is actually not locally real...and that was over a year ago! 🦧 locally real = more real (Leibniz said "necessary") not locally real = less real (Leibniz said "contingent") TL;DR if you aren't sure if the meaning of 0 (zero) and 1 (nonzero) changing is epic just remember that Rick Sanchez ,🥒, collapsed a Galactic Federation by changing a 1 into a 0. in·fin·i·ty MATHEMATICS a number greater than any assignable quantity or countable number (symbol ∞). What is the meaning of zero in Webster's dictionary? a. : the arithmetical symbol 0 or 0̸ denoting the absence of all magnitude or quantity. b. : additive identity. specifically : the number between the set of all negative numbers and the set of all positive numbers. Zero is the most important number in mathematics and is both a real and an imaginary number with a horizon through it. Zero-dimensional space is the greatest dimension in physics and is both a real and an imaginary dimension with an event horizon through it. Read Leibniz's Monadology 📖 and consider that the Monad is the zero-dimensional space binding our quarks together with the strong force (it is). The other side of the Monad is Monos (Alone) and this side is Monas (Singularity) and there's an event horizon between them. So El/Elohim or Theos/Logos etc pick your language. Isn't God supposed to be outside of space (1D, 2D, 3D) and time (4D)? Well, 0D is outside of space and time: 0D (not-natural) = dimensionless and timeless 1D-3D (natural) = spatial dimensions 4D (natural) = temporal dimension

@ready1fire1aim1 7 месяцев назад

[RATE MY THEORY / 1-10 Good to Bad]: (part 2; fart clouds of probability "💨 + 😶‍🌫️") Quarks are dimensionless (no size) and timeless (not-natural). The two main quark spin configs two-down, one-up (subatomic to neutron) and two-up, one-down (subatomic to proton) could easily be construed as the male (neutron) and female (proton) image that Elohim made us in during Genesis 1. Quarks experience all 3 fundamental forces plus have a fractional electric charge that's why protons and neutrons have electrons orbiting around. A) The postulated soul has 1. no spatial extension, 2. zero size and 3. exact location only. B) Quarks are mass with no size measured in Megaelectron Volts. Conclusion: A and B are the same thing, you goofy goobers. Important point 👉 (dont forget): 0D (zero) is different from 1D-10D (nonzero) because 0D is a not-natural dimension whereas 1D-10D are natural dimensions. 0D monad (Creator event horizon) 1D, 2D, 3D are spatial (space) dimensions 1D line 2D width 3D height 4D, 5D, 6D are temporal (time) dimensions 4D length 5D breadth 6D depth 7D, 8D, 9D are spectral (energy) dimensions 7D continuous 8D emission 9D absorption 10D black hole (Destroyer event horizon) It is impossible for 1D-9D to have an event horizon since only 0D has an event horizon. 10D at least contains a placeholder 0 for its event horizon. The other side of the event horizon at the zero-of yourself (near horizon) is God. The other side of the event horizon of a black hole (far horizon) is not God. It's a mirror universe with 0D at the center. This side (Elohim; singularity) is contingent and less real (the natural dimensions anyway) and the other side (El; alone) is necessary and more real (pretty sure the entirety of the other side remains locally real and simply "knowing Good" but yeah sue me if im wrong 💵). The zero-of ourselves (more real 👻) was made by the Holy Trinity in Genesis 1 which should not be confused with the Unholy Trinity in Genesis 2 who constantly messes with the 1D, 2D, 3D parts of us (less real 🤷‍♂️). The Holy Trinity is our greatest conceivable hue-monad (soul). Dimensionless and timeless. Three that are not each other but cannot be divided further. Singularity. Could literally be standing right beside you...BOO! just kidding of course thatd be crazy...or is it entirely possible and they're totally right there just watching you 👀 not understand MY THEORY!!!

@ready1fire1aim1 7 месяцев назад

[Monad in philosophy/cosmogony]: Monad (from Greek μονάς monas, "singularity" in turn from μόνος monos, "alone") refers, in cosmogony, to the Supreme Being, divinity or the sum "I am" of all things. The concept was reportedly conceived by the Pythagoreans and may refer variously to a single source acting alone, or to an indivisible origin, or to both. The concept was later adopted by other philosophers, such as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who referred to the Monad as an *elementary particle.* It had a *geometric counterpart,* which was debated and discussed contemporaneously by the same groups of people. [In this speculative scenario, let's consider Leibniz's *Monad,* from the philosophical work "The Monadology", as an abstract representation of *the zero-dimensional space that binds quarks together* using the strong nuclear force]: 1) Indivisibility and Unity: Monads, as indivisible entities, mirror the nature of quarks, which are deemed elementary and indivisible particles in our theoretical context. Just as monads possess unity and indivisibility, quarks are unified in their interactions through the strong force. 2) Interconnectedness: Leibniz's monads are interconnected, each reflecting the entire universe from its own perspective. In a parallel manner, the interconnectedness of quarks through the strong force could be metaphorically represented by the interplay of monads, forming a web that holds particles together. 3) Inherent Properties: Just as monads possess inherent perceptions and appetitions, quarks could be thought of as having intrinsic properties like color charge, reflecting the inherent qualities of monads and influencing their interactions. 4) Harmony: The concept of monads contributing to universal harmony resonates with the idea that the strong nuclear force maintains harmony within atomic nuclei by counteracting the electromagnetic repulsion between protons, allowing for the stability of matter. 5) Pre-established Harmony: Monads' pre-established harmony aligns with the idea that the strong force was pre-designed to ensure stable interactions among quarks, orchestrating their behavior in a way that parallels the harmony envisaged by Leibniz. 6) Non-Mechanical Interaction: Monads interact non-mechanically, mirroring the non-mechanical interactions of quarks through gluon exchange. This connection might be seen as a metaphorical reflection of the intricacies of quark-gluon dynamics. 7) Holism: The holistic perspective of monads could symbolize how quarks, like the monads' interconnections, contribute holistically to the structure and behavior of particles through the strong force interactions. [Monad in mathematics, science and technology]: Monad (biology), a historical term for a simple unicellular organism Monad (category theory), a construction in category theory Monad (functional programming), functional programming constructs that capture various notions of computation Monad (homological algebra), a 3-term complex Monad (nonstandard analysis), the set of points infinitesimally close to a given point

@utahjag Месяц назад

I would have Loved to have seen this go on for longer, a lot longer. Maybe you could do it again? In the US we have difficulty getting a mix of religions in one classroom, but there, and perhaps other places, you could again find a mix of Hinduism, Islam and Christianity so they can discuss how beliefs are indoctrination rather than actual reality and education?

@kotilman3873 3 месяца назад

Mr. Dawkins preaches the gospel according to the description of Charles Darwin, who knew nothing about genetics and described the cell as a pile of jelly. 24 Juni 2024.

@andro8854 7 месяцев назад

Jesus Richard Dawkins is awkward, he's allowed questions for the children but I doubt adults will get that opportunity (even uni students) and he's so enthusiastic about evolution. At least he was respectable enough to not show his militaristic atheism "the God delusion". Remember the only time WLC and Dawkins encountered he presented himself as a very hostile guy "I highly doubt that"(referring to Craig's remark that they hope they don't have a good conversation? Why is he lecturing children and broadcasting it? To show how smart he is? This guy is shady Edit: You can just see that he's really high in dopamine. It's like me on my ADHD meds, I'm able to focus and get into anything and am doing CS + philosophy and have been looking at Dawkins a lot and he's a pretty pompous do-it-by-the-book guy....no experimenting with substances he's fought hard to earn his position and I kindof respect him but at the same time find him very narrow minded and just a tool tbh

@chris220480 24 дня назад

‘If the evidence regarding evolution suggested our understanding was wrong, I would follow the evidence and change my mind, and I suggest you do the same’ 🔥

@pappalorenzo 7 месяцев назад

Kitty says meowmeo? __ I'm all ears ... and in fact I have been enjoying your true English language.. sing to me, Richard Dawkins... I will read the books and papers, all you have to do is sing, old man !___ we will not have a second Dawkins in a million years and , hahaha god knows what hahaha ... so, personally, I don't argue with the fool, unless I was irish droonk ofcourse ❤️😂 but I will sure listen to Richard Dawkins anytime, for love's sake please, I read all of your books and I'm not bored yet .. ewww , old man ❤️❤️❤️😂😂😂

@powersend Месяц назад

@48:30 he asks why believe in evolution when it apparently started from something else - he meant it started ‘somehow / unexplainably’ then explainably evolved. dr Dawkins seemingly didn’t understand and said “it’s difficult to understand?” and the kid says “yeah” and the audience thinks that’s all, but the kids question was hard for Dr Dawkins to understand and the kid has probably never been taught natural selection theory so can’t comment on it being hard to understand yet Dawkins passes off as if that’s what he must mean, he means the situation is hard to understand how to ask Dawkins the question Dawkins couldn’t grasp. Why believe somehow a molecule could appear and replicate itself, instead of floating Jesus? Ahha

@davidpayne8413 7 месяцев назад

I wish Richard had explained what status a theory has in science

@sarahtonin4649 4 месяца назад

It makes me very sad, and worried, actually, that these young people can even weigh science vs religious beliefs as though they're equally valid, when it should be obvious that they're comparing actual knowledge about the world with ancient stories told by superstitious, ignorant men. Some of them seem actually frightened by the idea that their indoctrinated religious beliefs might not be true. It almost seems like a mental illness, an obsession. If course, they're not entirely to blame, since parents and teachers drill the nonsense into their heads, as fact, rather than legend, mythology, parable, etc., but some of us indoctrinated in that way were easily able to abandon "God" as easily as we abandoned Santa Claus, and for the same reasons. I wonder why it's so hard for some to simply question their beliefs and change them accordingly.

@berglen100 7 месяцев назад

She/male MAN fits for certain allegories have dark sayings parables to pacific Travellers state of traditional dance till better coach Neville Goddard about another world have unlock imaginations shine like Sun ONE power boost for flesh and blood babbles foregivened natural lust gods journeys entertain waking immortal above lower Sun shines still just ticks prophecy Sun burns out to higher dreams like I AM all things eternal spark lights up back home timelessness.

@powersend Месяц назад

Young boy asked why a human would have to evolve into a different kind of species (he said the theory of evolution suggests no forms last forever).. A way to say it can perhaps last forever is referring to the crocodile which has been around whilst many other species formed upon/from eachother…. Perhaps humans will remain the same for a very long time but it seems in the ultimate grand scope of things, genetic drift would likely get the better of the lineage and turn it into something unreachable by todays standard (reproductively(viably)). 🎉

@jtdavis6937 7 месяцев назад

Love this. Good questioning technique.

@Private-fi3ne 7 месяцев назад

Note that the Muslim Kids findet it hard to believe it. I have been there and thank Allah I am ex Muslim. I denied the whole theory eventhough I am a biological Student. The only good question came from the white Kid who said: Can we evolve still?`

@JoeGillespie-rf1zr 7 месяцев назад

I think it would have helped if the concept of 'belief' was defined at the outset. The dictionary definition is 'a strongly held view usually without any evidence' There you have the difference between 'theory' and 'fact'. You cannot prove the existence of God. A belief in God is a theory, not a fact. God is the lazy man's explanation for everything he doesn't understand.

@Overlordsen 7 месяцев назад

Following this disscussion made me really sad. Sad to hear how young people are rather willing to search their answers to the big questions of life in religious traditons they are raised into, than using their own brains and open their eyes and ears to scientific evidences. Perception of reallity is no matter of trust or feeling good but in what you really beleave is true. (And: No, I didnt use the word "beleave" here in the common but very missleading religous way but for what this word really and litteraly means.)

@victorjcano 6 месяцев назад

When the question comes up, whether or not scientist, believe in God, whether or not God is compatible with science, the most important thing is what is the definition of God? if one uses the word God to mean the mystery of the universe itself that is quite different from the belief that God is a magic sky daddy who is concerned with your behavior in actively involves himself with your life

@walterroberts114 7 месяцев назад

Why is Darwins theory of evolution a copy of the old testament. The old testament was written long before Darwin was born.

@sLazar5520 6 месяцев назад

I would love to speak to students in the school I work in over in Ireland about evolution like this,I mean they touch on it in their science class but unfortunately this school is a "faith based school" as the principal puts it so a comprehensive talk like this video will never happen.

@chasecleary7921 7 месяцев назад

Resentment to the parents who primed these kids with religious questions.

@paulanelson1629 7 месяцев назад

Dawkins won't debate creationists. William Lane Craig or Kent Hogan 😅 He is scared 😂

@donaldsmith7824 7 месяцев назад

The girl can’t grasp the enormity of the the universe we do not all evolve intelectually equally.

@Nekotaku_TV 6 месяцев назад

29:30 I'm so surprised he didn't tell them than in science theory means it's proven... They simply don't understand the word. orz

@mingdexiansheng 7 месяцев назад

感谢道金斯博士您给人类带来理性和科学！

@lovesickforone 5 месяцев назад

Always wonderful seeing the older generation teaching discredited lies to young children

@LawByStan 6 месяцев назад

Petition to have the cameraman detained. 1 VOTE...and counting.

@richardlankas2050 7 месяцев назад

You're such a treasure, Prof. Dawkins. Truly enjoyed it as much as you did.

@ALavin-en1kr Месяц назад

Is this guy still saying consciousness does not exist. The definition of consciousness is God.

@Templetonq 7 месяцев назад

An electrifying discussion. I appreciate how he didn't talk down to them but encouraged them to examine their own beliefs. A shame he missed an opportunity to nail on the head what the word "theory" means in science.

@ankyspon1701 7 месяцев назад

Haha, we all know what the word theory means in science, I'm guessing you don't and are confusing it with the academic definition!

@Templetonq 7 месяцев назад

@@ankyspon1701 No. People don't. Otherwise, they would not say that evolution is JUST a theory. I don't know what you mean by "academic". There is the scientific definition, the philosophical definition, the mathematical definition and the common use definition, and they are all different.

@carlodefalco7930 7 месяцев назад

@@ankyspon1701religion is all .. theory .. in every meaning of the word ..

@Templetonq 7 месяцев назад

@@carlodefalco7930 No. It is speculation. It is not theory in the scientific sense.

@ankyspon1701 7 месяцев назад

@@carlodefalco7930 Actually lad, there's more 'factual' information in the Bible, Sumerian scrolls and the Vedas etc than there is in any of Dawkins' books or lectures. You were brainwashed as a child reading too many Tommy the T rex books, how much real investigation have you done into evolution since then? Do it and then see what you find, because while you can obviously see that life does slowly change over time, that's the same species evolving, ie a human simply becoming a slightly different human, not a totally different creature. As for lies... Dawkins talks about Denisovans looking so much like us, but did you know the only Denisovans remains they have is a single tooth and finger bone! But Google Denisovans and you will see a full sized homind creature, it's a fiction, a lie, to sucker people and continue the brainwashing everyone's had since kindergarten! Dawkins just posted a new video of himself attempting to brainwash kids the way we were all brainwashed as kids and when he invites them to ask questions, he evades most of their questions because they are unanswerable. Evolution is only a theory!

@martinward1767 7 месяцев назад

A marvellous man. The perfect teacher. Doesn’t just tell but draws the answer from students.

@AnthonyAtheist 7 месяцев назад

A London classroom with white kids?? Yeah right!!!

@井上彩-l3r 7 месяцев назад

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@ChullsterOG 7 месяцев назад

The only person I admire; Mr Dawkins.

@rayowen4151 7 месяцев назад

Can human brains be emotionally encrypted to childhood scripture before they ever learn how to distinguish what is evidence & what is not to an extent they feel disloyal for ever doubting its authenticity?

@raymondhartmeijer9300 7 месяцев назад

Appears so, religious explanations ultimatly are arguments from authority. A parent, a priest or a holy text says that x or y are true, so it is true

@Redwarfa 7 месяцев назад

He keeps losing his wives Theories on life etc are not really helping him in the real world

@studioelb 7 месяцев назад

As always, Professor Dawkins was fantastic and explained evolution with great eloquence. Respect and appreciation.

@michaellander7420 7 месяцев назад

Dawkins is definitely on the spectrum.

@baldtasticorigami 7 месяцев назад

Absolutely love this

@llwydanwyl 7 месяцев назад

cannot watch knowing there is a caged bird in the background

@GodsendKorosha 5 месяцев назад

You are trying to sound like some kind of genius scientist. Here is one question, Forget your unscientific claims about the age of universe. Can science accurately measure how old you are without looking in to your birth certificate? If science can't give us accurate birth date of living man, how can you claim you know something happened billions of years of ago? come on the science guy!

@w8m4n 5 месяцев назад

Yes, yes it can 😂😂😂 why on earth would you use such a rubbish example!? I'll tell you something though, if they found a skeleton, they could only tell what gender it was "assigned" at birth, not what they/them identified as. 😂