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Clinton Richard Dawkins FRS FRSL (born 26 March 1941) is an Englishethologist, evolutionary biologist, and writer. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008.
Dawkins first came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and introduced the term meme. In 1982, he introduced into evolutionary biology the influential concept that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment. This concept is presented in his book The Extended Phenotype. In 2006, he founded the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science.
Dawkins is a noted atheist, and is well known for his criticism of creationism and intelligent design. In his 1986 book The Blind Watchmaker, he argues against the watchmaker analogy, an argument for the existence of a supernatural creator based upon the complexity of living organisms. Instead, he describes evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker. In his most popular book, his 2006 book The God Delusion, Dawkins contends that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist and that religious faith is a delusion. He is an opponent of creationism being taught in schools. He makes regular television and radio appearances, predominantly discussing his books, his atheism and his ideas and opinions as a public intellectual.
Vandon Gene is Joined by Todd Cefaratti and David Silverman to debate the influence of God and Religion in our Constitution.
Richard Dawkins at the American Atheists 2009 conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The talk is divided into four sections: 1. The Tony Blair Faith Foundation / 2. Mining the Eddington Concession / 3. God as Science Ficton / 4. Q&A; on dealing with Creationists A note from Richard: "In my Atlanta talk, I briefly quoted the journalist Melanie Phillips, as a possible source of John Lennox's 'stunning revelation'. Unfortunately, I also attributed another, similar quotation to her, which was in fact from another blogger who had referred to her. This was inexplicably slipshod on my part. I apologise, and have asked Josh to remove the brief section of my talk where I spoke about Melanie Phillips. Richard" Produced by The Richard Dawkins Foundation and R. Elisabeth Cornwell Filmed and e...
A brilliantly insightful lecture on how cognitive science explains the belief in supernatural and religious phenomena as a by-product of evolutionary cognitive mechanisms.
On Fox this afternoon, fill-in anchor Shannon Bream grilled the leader of an atheist group over their opposition to a Ohio-based Holocaust memorial that features only the Jewish "Star of David" symbol, excluding the images of other groups of people victimized by the Nazi regime... Read More At: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-anchor-grills-atheist-activist-over-opposing-holocaust-memorial-because-of-star-of-david/ Clip from the Friday, July 26th 2013 edition of The Kyle Kulinski Show, which airs live on Blog Talk Radio and Secular Talk Radio monday - friday 5-7pm Eastern. Check out our website - and become a member - at: http://www.SecularTalkRadio.com Listen to the Live Show or On Demand archive at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kylekulinski Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ky...
Dr. Gina Loudon (Smart Life with Dr. Gina) interviews David Silverman during CPAC 2014. David Silverman is the President of American Atheists.
For those who would like to support what I do with these videos, here's a link to my philosophical sci-fi novel, "Nihala." It is available in paperback, kindle, and as an audiobook on audible. http://www.amazon.com/Nihala/dp/B01AIM677O/ref=tmm_aud_title_sr?_encoding=UTF8&qid;=1452967277&sr;=8-1 In this video, I interview American Atheists president David Silverman about his new book "Fighting God," the upcoming 2016 Reason Rally, and a bunch of other topics. I also take the opportunity to briefly plug my own new science fiction novel, "Nihala." Oh, and did I mention the burlesque dancers? Special thanks to: Steven Coffee -- Videographer Sue Kocher and Todd Stiefel of Triangle Freethought Society Bryan Clark http:/www.brianclarkmusic.com Shockwave-Sound -- "The Garden" Invoice #78515 The ...
AUSTIN, TX March 27, 2013 - Several pastors from Austin and several notable Atheist leaders sat down to ask - and answer - some tough questions, and came away with a better understanding where each other comes from. This was not an attempt to pretend that we agree on everything - nor was it an attempt to "win over" the other in one night. That's what made this evening so special: both sides were seeking to clarify positions so that there can be an open line for conversation in the future ... so that co-workers and neighbors and family members who disagree don't have to avoid spiritual conversations. This, and more, was accomplished on this historic evening in Austin.
Fifty-three percent of Americans say they'd be less likely to support an atheist for president, and almost half say they'd be unhappy if a family member married an atheist. Mo Rocca reports on the many consequences that those who come out as non-believers suffer in a nation founded on religious tolerance.
how the divine pen of michel nostradamus crushed the modern atheist movement http://dissidentphilosophy.lifediscussion.net/t1310-the-boobquake REASON RALLY Dr. Richard Dawkins Tim Minchin Musician, composer, songwriter, actor, comedian and writer. Eddie Izzard Actor; Comedian. Dr. PZ Myers Blogger at Pharyngula; Professor of Biology at the University of Minnesota Morris. Taslima Nasrin Paul Provenza James Randi Adam Savage Co-host of Mythbusters. Jessica Ahlquist High school activist and successful plaintiff in the case of Ahlquist v. City of Cranston (PDF). Bad Religion Legendary rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Greg Graffin. Dan Barker Co-President of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and singer/songwriter. Jamila Bey Journalist; Former Editor and Produ...
Richard Dawkins in the lions den, lol. An interview that really indicates what the rational are up against with creationists. The interviewer asks how we were able to go to the toilet if we evolved, and did we bump into things for millions of years whilst waiting for eyes to evolve!!! This is a level of stupidity and misunderstanding that is virtually impossible to understand. Perhaps as Bill Hick's pointed out years ago, maybe Creationists are not as evolved as the rest of us ! ... Richard Dawkins' initial interview with Howard Conder, the founder of Revelation TV. Richard, has kindly agreed to return to Revelation TV studios for further debates with Creationists; in this interview discusses some of his evolutionary views. Copyright Disclaimer Under section 107 of Copyright Act of...
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With the headlines covering fanaticism, fundamentalism, superstition and ignorance, religion is getting a bad press these days. And much of the conflict in the world, from the Middle East to Nigeria and Myanmar, is often blamed on religion. But how are things from a different perspective? Some defenders of religion claim Adolf Hitler was an atheist. Communism under Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot or Mao Zedong banned religion, but also massacred millions. And science brought incredible and amazing advances, but also pollution and the atomic bomb. A critic of religious dogmatism, Professor Richard Dawkins revolutionised genetics in 1976 with the publication of The Selfish Gene. He has since written 12 more bestsellers, including The God Delusion which sold millions of copies, was translated into m...
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Seth Andrews had the opportunity for a brief, single-camera interview with professor Richard Dawkins at the 2015 Imagine No Religion conference in Vancouver. This is that exchange. NOTE: Richard still had the bruise under his right eye from the injury in São Paulo. He had tripped on an airport walkway.
Richard Dawkins interview with Björn Ulvaeus (of the ABBA group) in Stockholm Sweden on the 12th of December 2015. Discussing a myriad of interesting subjects on Dawkins tour of his new book "Brief Candle in the Dark: My Life in Science" (The brief introduction is in Swedish, Dawkins comes in at 1:03) More Science videos with Max Tegmark and Nobel Laureates are up on the Channel now too :)
This is the full uncut interview with Father George Coyne which was omitted from Richard Dawkins' television program "The Genius of Charles Darwin. TAGS: CNN Professor "Richard Dawkins" "Bill Maher" Bill Darwin Religion god jesus alah athiest "Charles Darwin" Real Creationism Muslim Intelligent Debate atheist atheists Atheism Debate music Creationism Dawkins vote religious Christian theist Buddhism Jew Mohamed Buda Allah Hinduism Hindu Truth Religion Logic Jesus God is dead Judaism Darwin Proof Theory Reason "Charles Darwin" thethinkingatheist AronRa Bible The Biggest Fail Ever Design Truth Morgan Freeman Ali G evolution,bill maher,atheist,dawkins,hitchens,neil degrasse tyson,christopher hitchens, dawkins richard,richard dawkins,carl sagan,sam harris,atheism,ravi zacharias,ken...
We had a long chat before Thom was about to join so I have made the hangout in three parts. This is part two without Thom and the last one will feature Thom. Against the Odds- Youtubers Working Together for Men. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230178697054166/ Project Implicit is a non-profit organization and international collaboration between researchers who are interested in implicit social cognition - thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control. The goal of the organization is to educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a “virtual laboratory” for collecting data on the Internet. https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/education.html Chrisiousity https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn1bhOC69Z4TplynafVv7ng Kevin Logan https://www.youtube.com/user/ploppy...
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/8084919/184-david-silverman-american-atheists David Silverman talks about his Tesla, his next book and the total solar eclipse that he planned around the 2017 American Atheist convention. Also, donate to American Atheists and double your money. Special matching funds if you donate here.... https://www.atheists.org/phil Investing Skeptically: How to look up your mutual funds. Really bad funds and Mutual fund death!
The Atheist Experience 2004-11-07 #369 Are you dating a Godly guy or gal? and Spiritual Facials
[Richard Carrier] " Dr Richard Carrier This Week 2016 speaks on Atheism Plus What | American Atheists" Dr. Richard Carrier gives a lecture at CFI Calgary about how science and history can be used to easily disprove religion of any kind, but with special attention paid to Christianity. Watch as Dr. Richard Carrier 2016 outlines the history of religion in humankind for tens of thousands of years before Jesus ever showed up and even then it wasn't original. Ideas borrowed from other cultures and religions like Zoroastrianism lay the foundation for Christianity. The changes made to religions ►►SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/ue4ZHW Website of Richard Carrier: http://www.richardcarrier.info/ Richard Carrier Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Carrier A Response to Richard Carrier: http://ww...
Tonight we interview my boss, David Silverman, president of American Atheists. You've seen him on Fox News arguing with Bill O'Reilly and that crowd. He's got a book out, Fighting God: An Atheist Manifesto for a Religious World. Maybe it's a romantic comedy; I don't know. We'll find out tonight.
Andy Thomson gives his talk titled 'Why We Believe in Gods' at the American Atheist 2009 convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Buy Andy's book Why We Believe in Gods from the RDFRS Store http://store.richarddawkins.net/products/why-we-believe-in-gods-a-concise-guide-to-the-science-of-faith See more at http://RichardDawkins.net Also see Richard Dawkins talk from this convention: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbza-UtseE0 Produced by The Richard Dawkins Foundation and R. Elisabeth Cornwell
Sean Faircloth discusses his new book Attack of the Theocrats: How the Religious Right Harms Us All & What We Can Do About It. http://richarddawkins.net/audio/645178-audiobook-of-attack-of-the-theocrats-with-richard-dawkins-reading-his-foreword-now-available. Richard Dawkins then delivers the keynote address at the American Atheists National Convention in Bethesda, Maryland, March 25, 2012.
David Silverman, President of the American Atheists, joins Media Mayhem to talk about the lack of separation of Church and State, Christianity trying to monopolize American society, and going into the lion's den of FOXNews. David also illuminates us to the real reason that Bill O'Reilly famously called Christianity a "philosophy, not a religion," and why atheists have been let down by President Obama. https://www.facebook.com/MediaMayhem https://twitter.com/ahopeweiner http://thelip.tv/ GUEST BIO: David Silverman is President of American Atheists and was the Creator and Executive Producer of the Reason Rally. He attended Brandeis University, where he completed his Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science while honing his debating skills with theists in numerous informal debates. Dave served...