Stephen Fry and Richard Dawkins in Conversation 

Did he though? I love Fry but it felt like he didnt leave space for dawkins. I guess it was Frys night . Great chat though.

Perhaps a little *boiling* is enough at times ... frying a little too intense! But Stephen won’t get that any time soon, alas!

I think that after stroke in 2016 Professor Dawkins is not able to speak for such a long time as he used to.

+Koru Yes, Dawkins was acting as interviewer which is why the host didn't do anything. It was meant that way which is why he mainly asked questions which would lead Fry down a path, with Dawkins giving an occasional point of his own, rather than framing it as a straight discussion between the two of them.

Intelligent conversationalists get OTHERS to talk for them... that's how intelligent people learn. The very best do it without thinking about it, that's why it seems like he's interviewing someone. I do it all the time.

He freed you from your church. That church will fail. Many churches will fail. It has nothing to do with debate - just pure apathy. There will be no holidays. There will be no honoring of the dead and graveyards will decay. Aint a damn thing you can do about it. And all to fatten the purse of an heir to ancestral slaver fortunes. Congratulations.

What you are describing is personal not theological.

@@thehermit8723 elaborate

Welcome brother, someone had to bring these brilliant minds into our view. Who better then family.

@@aphaseelec than, not then

Playboy doesn't count by the way.

@@speckledjim9895 i only read them for the articles...

And the black Madonna..., Anamul?

Rick Reason I think being bipolar helps somehow

@Anamul Rahman They usually want their Mums ... the new world religion is Climate Change - if you have to have a religion to give your life meaning get on board that - it's becoming militant too - Win, Win.

Absolutely!

I would need a better education just to get many of the things Stephen says, much less even knowing them.

I would put a full stop after time.

Best wishes Stephen .if everv your free for a lunch or coffee ,please let me know .We met in Africa .I live in Ely Cambridge .,near the Ely Cathedral. Best wishes Di xox

Absolutely!

I concur 100%.

@@agitprop1984 Bore off, clown

@@agitprop1984 What fraud? Honesty, integrity, fortitude. The entire civilized world respects Steven Fry. The cowards discount him because he exposes their dishonesty and cowardice.

Are you from Ancient Greece? Because that's what he was talking about.

@@twisted_nether373 No I am not. What's your point?

Yes thank you Stephan ..we love your intellect etc etc etc etc without sounding too! gushy !

He is

Number 1 on my fantasy dinner party guest, Dawkins is 2nd... don't hold out too much hope for it. Plus I'd be terrified.

@@jamiesmith3259 We both play the same mind game!

@@jamiesmith3259 Agreed. Would have loved the Hitch in there too if he was still with us, but the other 2 would have to shift down a spot!

@@solangoose8372 Ricky Gervais, Brian Cox and Leonard Cohen would complete the list

I like his nose and butt

Jesus.

Jesus

@castroy64 Stephen Fry was pro-eugenics? Seems unlikely since he's kind of ugly, fat, weirdly tall, and also flamingly gay. Pretty sure he's ethnically Jewish in some way as well, so I'm PERTY SURE you are just typing random letters.

I love listening to Stephen Fry too.

He’s a douche bag

Totally !

He is.

Speaking religiously how do you feel?

I agree. I would be happy to speak to a stranger and debate. Let’s connect and discover

But very eagerly being critical of power, and not seldom they are "rulers" of such movements ;)

Perhaps it's because intellectuals don't really get many votes.

Intellectual people aren't interested in seeking power for its own sake, and neither do they care about popularity. When you're smart you don't need to prove to people you're special.

you have weird view of intellectuals , or conditioned box for them ... many rulers were intellectuals ... and almost everyone of them were rulers because they were intellectuals

Intellectuals...you assume this pecular individuals which existsts...and they have impact on our existence...maybe on minority

Thanks, for pointing that out. I do feel extremely fortunate to live at this time in our existence. I remember to enjoy that for many things. Cheers 🤩🌄🌏🌍🌎🌅🌔🤩🌄🌏🌍🌎🌅🌕🤩🌄🌏🌍🌎🌅🌖

Why ?

Don't be silly Bob the fool sayith in his heart there is no God research for yourself

The same could be said for another person in another time. Thank “god” I can’t say it for Jesus.

@@Fullyautomagic Dylan don't you know Jesus is alive in heaven and he will be coming back to judge the earth my friend

Very well said. Dawkins has long been a hero to me, but relatable; Fry seems more like a mythical force. It is very satisfying to see Dawkins respect greatness.

Love Dawkins laughing so hard at 6:50 Fry makes so many points Dawkins would make, but in such an entertaining way

Exactly

Lol !!

@@samuelfawcett6246 Stephen Fry is one of those rare individuals who, when he dominates the conversation, everyone in the room is grateful.

Reminds me of Hitch no surprise they where friends,

Well he is well well read on many topics , and love to share what he has learned to anyone wanting to listen.

A lot to be said for good broad education

@@barbiegirlfriend5752 he does ,and can

He spent more time promoting atheism than science.

The Gods acclaim Richard Dawkins as a great listener ;)

@@MrYFlyer of course he did. He isn't a Scientist. He is an Enlightenment-ethusiast which encompasses both Science and Atheism

@@DarkSkay l0

ikr i just can listen him all day

Come to Britain - there are many others like him!

His Full Address at the Oxford Union, is another example of just how deep his well of knowledge and oratory skills goes, with some of the same topics as he touched upon here.

​@@MartinKillips Who?

Now back in my home country United Kingdom..ITS A TREAT !

....and he does !

The answer is easy for those who have faith and know Jesus Christ/God by the indwelling Spirit of truth (Holy Spirit). One must be born of the Spirit, born from above, born again in order to know the truth. It's that simple. Read the gospel of John chapter three. Jesus makes it clear. The Spirit sets us free from the lies of this world and the devil (Satan). We are not sinners because we sin, we sin because we are sinners. The blood (only the blood) of Christ takes our sin away.

@@flotinaway7 Yes, I have considered not sinning, a long time ago. We still need his Grace and Mercy for times that we do sin. If a man says he is without sin (never sins) he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Am I the only one who sees these unrelated religious replies that litter RU-vid for some reason, and report them as "Unwanted commercial content"?

@Mister Physics He is clever, listen to him rather than make assumptions based on his education level. You can be clever and not educated by the standard means, if you then read books on the subjects you're interested in.Which Fry clearly has. He has knowledge, he may not be a scientist, but he is one of our most clear speakers and is clearly knowledgeable on the subjects he talks about.

Mister Physics Actually he graduated Cambridge with a second class honours degree. By his own admission “without making any effort” A testament to his genius and innate intelligence. Last time I checked Cambridge is one of the worlds leading community colleges so I would presume an honours degree is worth something.

​@Mister Physics if you were hoping to pass yourself off as an intellectual then you just lost any shred of credibility by starting your argument with "you got cucked". Your clown icon is appropriate.

Lovely story. Stephen Fry is an amazing person, and his voice is very calming. Listen to some of the audiobooks he has done.

I'm currently listening to "Heroes" on audible. Stephen narrates it himself. Very funny and very educational but as he says himself at the start "don't try to keep up with the family trees here." I had to go to hospital for tests and was listening to it in between the doctors going around. All anyone else could her from me was gasps followed by "Oh she did not! Oh that's awful". "She's pegasus' mother?" Great book. Highly recommend.

I don't think he was needed tbh, easy money! 😂

Tbh he really really grated on me: the way he was speaking as this custodian of Britain while at the same time talking in a quasi-English, semi-American accent plainly felt insulting

You don’t really need a moderator for a conversation. It’s not a debate lol.

He couldn't even if he tried...but I do get your point. He humbly let these two great minds entertain themselves and the audience.

@@georgeealasaid8296 I would be 💯 behind electing scientists for leadership.

He is a god

There is a marvelous story about beach pebbles! I was speaking to the bishop of Leicester a number of years ago, and you know...

Yes, he is one of the most eloquent masters of the English language of our time.

"Now, there's a funny story about beach pebbles, and no two are precisely alike you know"

You’re acting like beach pebbles is the most boring thing ever

++++ more !

Entertaining for sure, but any original ideas? The real scientist was quiet

If you haven't already, try Christopher Hitchens.

@Michael Brown Sure, Prof. Dawkins isn't a scientist...goodness, theists are capable of the most dim-witted thoughts imaginable.

@Michael Brown oh, and Georgy Koentges is merely a graduate student.

And Dawkins represents turning science into just another dogmatic religion. Sadly Fry isn't able to see that.

same here.

Me too, an I'm irish and I'll never forgive us for what was done to him by our stupid people and this government. It pains me to put 'us' in there but I am Irish and I absolutely love this beautifully genteel man. I truly love Richard, too, reading him decades. These two, tghtr, is just heaven on a plate to me....... pun intended 😁

You are not alone.

I'm sure all your family members will be delighted to hear this.

@@davidr3789 They'd mostly agree with me

Are you sure thanking god is appropriate in this particular case? :)

@@aprokhozhy Oh lol, got that one

Whow whow whow !

@MrMaxeemum Exactly! And he pulls ideas together from multiple disciplines with such ease. I feel smarter just listening to him! He also reassures me that the world isn’t as miserably intolerable as it seems these days. He gives me hope that there is a future, a better future.

@@brynpookc1127 There is a better future. Just listen to yourself and don't let others tell you what to think. Peace.

The only comparable genius I can think of in the USA was Richard Feynman. He had NO interest in 'fame'. It meant nothing to him that he won a Nobel Prize and millions of people who never understand his specialty, Quantum Mechanics, therefore knew he was brilliant. But he was delighted that a street samba band liked him as a percussionist, on a thing they called a "frigideiro", well enough to have them play, with them, in a street parade! One of his favourite "show off" things was mental arithmetic. But in his book "Surely you're Joking, Mr. Feynman" he tells us that Hans Bethe, who liked the younger man whose immense respect for him did not deter Feynman from arguing about physics with Bethe. By the way, George Gamow has a story that Bethe worked out the process whereby stars with enough oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon can use these elements in a "nucleo-catalytic" way to synthesise helium from four protons (hydrogen nuclei) Our star isn't big enough to be using that.

@@MrMaxeemum Ah Yes... Stephen Fry... Hates God, Loves Rectums... Makes Perfect Sense !

@@metalguru9333 And your point is?

never mind yes that is great

Speaking personally, I prefer: "Music is the daughter of memory' ;-))

Don’t hear too many “daughter” quotes

@@jandrews6254 you don't talk to enough mothers then do you, they talk about them all the time.

really?

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Completely agree. I had a little sit down when I heard that.

Yep, I now know what the Greeks meant 😊

Can someone please explain what he meant by that?

@@kevinc721 I took it to mean that all of art is just a recombination or retelling of preexisiting truths and memories. In other words, nothing in art is truly original as it reflects what has come before it, as well as the cultural landscape that it was created in.

@@kevinc721 Literally, the Muses were the daughters of Mnemosyne. So, the daughters of "Memory".

What an excellent thing to say. I agree.

I was thinking just the same thing, and wholeheartedly agree with your lovely sentiments.

I feel so sad to see Prof. Dawkins, who seems to be finding it a little hard to talk. It's as if my own grandpa's unwell.

The self cannot see itself as not to be ~~~but wants to perpetuate itself ~the fear of not being creates Religion !!

@Violeur de Mouton Yup :) He's clearly stronger mentally than a poor soul that needs to explain the world with fantasy. Even if he would exist, he doesn't do anything more than a mental illness (Talk to you in your head, and control your actions).

Wake me up.

Buy the Harry Potter books on Audible and be in aural heaven as Fry's honey-like dulcet tone tickles your ears from ten's to hundreds of hours.

i could too if i was under anesthetic.

@@ricdavid7476 Not a fan of Mr Fry I take it?

@@sos_legio_primus9177 Sadly no. He was ok as the General in Blackadder but it was downhill all the way after that.

​@@elizabethwinsor5140 Two people can come to the same conclusion without copying each other. He also never really claimed to have come up with it. "Ignorance is bliss " comes to mind, which does convey a similar meaning. I don't really think Dawkins adhering to the principles of his study makes him delusional. What is your point? You don't like atheists? Is that it?

@@elizabethwinsor5140 god loves you though right? He has a beautiful place reserved for you right? Because you worship god? Right? What?🌔🌄🌏🌍🌎🌅🌖Which god?🌔🌄🌏🌍🌎🌅🌖 Who is your god? What is your heaven?

@@elizabethwinsor5140 isn't that most effiecient way to learn?

Hmmm. I'm not sure all the 'stupid are satisfied'...have you ever meet a Trump supporter..they are both unsatisfied and worried..while simultaneously completely wrong on nearly every issue...

@@patrickkilduff5272 nearly?

Interesting.

It's too fantastic a notion, The Truth Today, however compelling such a concept might be. Rational human beings creating harmony ? Unfortunately, I suspect we'll never see such a day dawn....

Not sure a Manic Depressive would make a great leader

what makes you think they would want to wade into this cesspool

It brought you to tears?

@@dhvsheabdh ikr, this guy crying over a discussion on a yt vid, touch grass

Only if they are that good. Most aren't. ...and anyone who is, IS a teacher.

@@carladehaas7866 I would tend to agree with that ;)

I bet he appreciated you and students like you just as much as you now appreciate him. I saw some of the best teachers who taught me my curiosity, simply give up on unreceptive students. Learning is a two way street. Many "terrible teachers" are expected to teach monstrous children, which never works.

Stephen Fry ; Hates God ; Loves Rectums... Makes Perfect Sense ! : )

@@metalguru9333 You can't hate what you don't think exists😌

@@LeeJCander Whatever, dude... anyhow... He can have ALL the rectums he wants, as far as I'm concerned... : )

@@metalguru9333 yes he can aha. Though I think he's in a monogamous relationship. To be honest I don't like to spend my time thinking about what other people do with rectums.

Dawkins let fry go of and talk

Couldn't be more right. Dawkins even had an itinerary...

Perhaps an answer to those who think Dawkins has a huge ego; give him something worth listening to...

There's nothing like listening to Fry, and there's nothing like Dawkins learning. That's it.

... by Dawkins' design... Fry's obviously quite fine with public speaking, and the fact that he's funny just makes it for me... one of the funniest men I've listened to in *quite* a while

You definitely aren't 😀

Agreed, hard to whinge about Fry's fascinating talk, but I would like to hear more from Dawkins.

I believe we didn't hear more from Dawkins because it was set up as an interview rather than a discussion. It's why the guy in the middle didn't ask the questions and Dawkins did.

@@sixT4T Thank you daddy.Someday maybe in hundred years we'll reach your complex level of appreciating the world.

Still a few haters though, judging by the comments(the fuckin Neanderthals)

Yeah no shit, unfortunatley these people pursue a higher career, not generally school teachers.

I guess we could all benefit by being like Stephen Fry but that would stop him from being the unique human being he is. Maybe if we all just aspire to be like him the world would be a better place.

You can listen whilst performing some mundane task 😊

Power resides where people think it resides

yes that was great: Hitch-slapped and Deep Fry`ed indeed! I miss Christopher Hitchens too, but still we have these two alive and kicking

The Catholics were subjected to antisemitic bigotry by two Jewish loudmouths

@Martha Luckert Sounds like altar boys are a bit more in your mind than other people's

@@splinterbyrd Oh dear. Are you one of those 'Americans' who thinks the right to free speech means the right to tell lies? Fry and Hitchens, Jewish or not, have every right to attack the disgusting godless hypocrisy of the Catholic church. Any decent person is angered that godless people can call themselves religious yet abuse children, protect the abusers, torment unmarried mothers, talk rubbish about contraception, worship a false female deity called Mary the mother of God, create icons and issue indulgences for money. That is why there was a split from the Catholic church and we now have things like the Church of England. Catholicism does not equal Christianity. Christianity is about a personal relationship with God.

Stephen Fry does not understand Catholicism. It is possible to undo evolutionary theory too. On a philosophical basis.

True, the ability to have chat without arguments or conflict. Brilliant

@@Lucia-1414 The answer is easy for those who have faith and know Jesus Christ/God by the indwelling Spirit of truth (Holy Spirit). One must be born of the Spirit, born from above, born again in order to know the truth. It's that simple. Read the gospel of John chapter three. Jesus makes it clear. The Spirit sets us free from the lies of this world and the devil (Satan). We are not sinners because we sin, we sin because we are sinners. The blood (only the blood) of Christ takes our sin away.

Martha It's sad you've been misled by these atheists yes Richard Dawkins and Stephen Fry are accomplished professionals who have done astounding contributions to their students and society Their views about God and our Lord Jesus Christ are not correct in fact blasphemous You and atheist Dawkins and Fry are really against organized religions-the theology sermons of priests pastors rabbis or monks and the bad inconsistent life of their members or those identified with You need to evaluate their pyramidal views that their premature conclusion are wrong because these are based on incorrect used of inductive reasoning when they start building from the lowest level up to the top I wonder how they reach the top where they simply conclude there is no evidence of God or the Lord Jesus What they have said is all about science and secular materialistic ideas but there is a big chasm that separates their materialistic reality from God You will notice they always deal on peripheral or secondary issues presenting first their assumptions and presumptions and conclusion They should have gone straight to the primary and central problem of human beings whether there is God or not and who this God is and who is the Lord Jesus Christ If the powerful God is the Creator of the Universe as defined in theology of Christian organized religions and amazes human beings to think why there are stars up and why there is life the question how can He be accessed by human beings is a central problem that must be solved The reason why these atheists can not find evidence of God it is because may be they are lazy and they do not how to find God that's why to my mind they failed me and you They only relied on their intelligence and knowledge of science They ignored that intelligence and science are not enough to find God and settle the questions about the Lord Jesus

Dawkins too, surely.

No, they're both just British :P

Of course he doesn't KNOW, nobody does. But I bet you think you KNOW, eh?

@RUSSIAN ROBOT True knowing is impossible in anything except Maths. No other field has absolute proofs. So if you think you know something 100%, unless you're a mathematician, then you're wrong. We are all Jon Snow, we all KNOW nothing. Except Mathematicans, of course.

@RUSSIAN ROBOT Mathematics has absolute proofs for a lot of it. You can literally look this up in however long Google takes. There is no truth in God but the oft proven wrong Bible. Why should I believe such a text when it tells me Judas hanged himself and also that Judas just fell and exploded. Or that trees were created before man in one part of genesis and after man just a chapter later. It's not even internally consistent, so why would I assume it is externally consistent. Your God does not exist, face it.

Herb don't worship Fry worship God, Fry just speaks empty words Jesus will set you free from sin if you ask😀

@@samuelcalderwood1379 Only when Santa Claus delivers exactly what I want for Xmas may I then take you up on your delusional advice.

Yes and speaking of telling stories, if you've never heard Hitchhitker's Guide to the Galaxy read by Stephen Fry, then you know what to do. He's absolutely amazing.

@Mister Physics How come he is much more eloquent and smarter than you?

Hear ! Hear! Yes

Don't waste your time away follow Jesus instead 😉

@@samuelcalderwood1379 ha ha 🥜🥜

@@samuelcalderwood1379 Yeah, listen to an imaginary friend who never speaks. Much better than Fry.

@@vanavatareight5135 Jesus is real and he's coming back

@D-Sai-Pha Apparently you weren't paying much attention to what he said.

Well, a classical English education is an astonishing thing.

In his case masses !

The answer is easy for those who have faith and know Jesus Christ/God by the indwelling Spirit of truth (Holy Spirit). One must be born of the Spirit, born from above, born again in order to know the truth. It's that simple. Read the gospel of John chapter three. Jesus makes it clear. The Spirit sets us free from the lies of this world and the devil (Satan). We are not sinners because we sin, we sin because we are sinners. The blood (only the blood) of Christ takes our sin away.

That was indeed quite remarkable.

Quite. Also, I now want to drink milk from the armpit of a Nepalese virgin...

Right there with ya

Well, amen to Paglia I am glad Hitchens was physically dead.

Ay to that. He was the best - unbeatable - mind you he would have taken a fair slice of time from these two, Fry is fascinating.

V. LeChan ... Same, it was nice that his name was mentioned, We still miss you Hitch, you brilliant bastard x

@me hee I think CH would have loved that description of himself!

Anamul Rahman Hi Anamul I need to correct you, atheists don’t say there is no God rather they say we are not convinced by the claim that there is a God. It’s about the lack of evidence for the claim, if there was good scientific evidence to support the idea, I would definitely believe, but there isn’t. As for your plane crash idea, why would I call on something I don’t believe. Anymore than I’d ask for help from the fairies 🧚‍♂️

Anamul Rahman Also what is the (pbh) ?

should be SIR Stephen Fry.

@@vladtepes4346 well may the royals excuse my horrific ignorance.

@@Son_Of_Scotland n7

@@vladtepes4346 Yeah why hasn't he been knighted?

Pity he is not living for Jesus my friend think for yourself of course Fry is smart but he is not on the right path

Fry is a polite intelligent knowledgeable decent man but seems to impose his hatred of faith/religion on others - Dawkins seems polite etc but is actually very bitter cold rude and negative. Can you define 'Legend'? Regarding science - they both have opinions on things which we can not possibly know although we now think we know better of - but of which will seem stupid in the future.

@@viclimited9081 Can't speak for Dawkins but Fry fights against many organised religions specifically the Catholic Church because of the damaged that they have caused throughout history and specifically to him. But aside from that he simply loves to learn and to experience and has an extraordinary ability to spread that to others and if there's anything that makes a man a legend then it's that.

@@viclimited9081 fry and Dawkins sees religion as anti humanist. They don't claim to have the final understanding of the world that is your claim about them, so you need not hold them accountable for that. I can say with certainty their views are grounded, compassionate, and rational, which is far better than most other views currently

@@gerritkruger4014 ...regarding this issue - all views are equal because we simply do not know why where and what we are. We can guess - but we don't know for sure. However it is wrong to impose you views onto others. Fry becomes aggressive when disagreeing with religion - but religion has saved many lives and entire nations during apocalyptic times - including the one I belong to. Religion is a reference point for those in need and less fortunate than Fry and Dawkins - whom quite frankly do not know they are born - and their arrogance is embarrassing when they claim to exist and thrive without the existence and influence of religion - without which - mankind would have perished a long time ago. Dawkins calls people who disagree with him - "a disgrace to humanity" - hardly compassionate and rational. They both need to grow up.

but he's dead. You want resurrection?