Ep 1: Waking Up in the Universe - Growing Up in the Universe - Richard Dawkins

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  • @tristanc6967
    @tristanc6967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    30+ years later and this still holds up. A mark of an exceptional educator.

    • @normanthrelfall2646
      @normanthrelfall2646 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let have some truth for a change! Dinosaur Revelations of the ICA Stones
      Examination of the ICA Stones in Peru revealed their authenticity. Dr. Andres Zhurov a Russian with a PhD in Andean Archaeology from Moscow State University and Don Frazier, a computer technological expert from San Jose California joined the team. Dr. Ricardo Jochamowitz the Director of the Cabrera Museum association agreed to an examination of the ICA Stones. Marcel Rosas of Nazca Peru, a sceptic of the stones also agreed to participate with other skeptics and debunkers. They negotiated a test that all sides felt was fair and reasonable. Each person would randomly select five stones, each with dinosaurs carved on them from the museum and so by the end of the day we had analysed forty stones in total. The skeptics selected any stones they thought were fakes and believers selected stones that they liked for examination. Neutral people could also select stones at random. Dr. Dennis Swift used a portable USB digital microscope used in forensic laboratories and police crime labs. This is a high tech piece of equipment. It magnifies from 10x to 200x. To give an illustration of its power, it magnifies a human hair until it looks like a giant redwood tree. The microscope is connected to a laptop in order to take photographs and digital images which can be compiled on a Camcorder. All the information gained from the ICA Stones was analysed in detail. This microscope proved the authenticity and antiquity of the ICA Stones on the 8th April 2004. All sides agreed that the tests were scientific, accurate and fair, thus there were no skeptics left in the room at the end of the day.
      A charge often made by evolutionists is that the Cabrera Collection of stones was carved by rotatory power tools etc. These leave tell -tale signs behind them in the stone, such as contoured grooves, chips, flakes, cracks and pieces of metal, all would be recognize under this forensic microscope, but there were none. These stones are “andesite” in nature and under examination the stones are covered with patina which illustrates age and this when right into all the grooves of the carvings related to the dinosaurs displaying antiquity. This natural forming patina has been found on other Pre-Columbian burial archaeological artifacts. There is an accumulation of patina and varnish from biological sources being produced from algae or bacteria. If these stones had been carved by rotary power tools they would have cut through this ancient patina and it would be evident, for all to see under microscope. Lichen colonies had been identified being found in the carved grooves; that take hundreds of years to grow, particularly in the Nazca desert burial chambers. Laboratory tests proved that these Lichen colonies belonged to the Xanthoparnelia variety. These stones alone prove that dinosaurs were contemporary with humans only a few thousand years ago and that they did not die out 65 million years ago. Forget about radio metric dating etc. We have scientific proof that dinosaurs were contemporary with humans not so long ago. Take all evolutionary dating methods with a pinch of salt for rocks and fossils they are not worth the time of day. The whole ideal geologic column is fake news, it is a false image of where man originated from, and for those who recognise this, it has come crashing down to the ground like the chaff of the summer threshing floor and chaff does not hang about but gets blown away by the wind.

    • @normanthrelfall2646
      @normanthrelfall2646 ปีที่แล้ว

      @fanabudrogh9241 Thank you for your honesty and forth rightness in this matter. I wish we had more people like you speaking out. Great men tell the truth and often suffer persecution for doing so. You may enjoy this reasoning:
      The Evolutionary Origin of Birds
      This is a matter of deduction, it is all guess work. Pure fantasy and imagination based on the artificial geologic column. There is no fossil evidence of the stages through which this remarkable change from reptile to bird was achieved. Impossible alterations needed in order to change a reptile into a bird: A “variety of feathers” covering the bird, growth of wings, strengthening of certain muscles, higher blood sugar levels and body temperate levels, this is a drastic change, total revision of respiratory, nervous and reproductive systems, lightening of bones in order for it to fly, new digestive system and instinctive behaviours, every specie is subject to irreducible complexity. This is a problem for Darwinian Evolutionary Religion and a bridge too far for natural selection based on random mutations relative to the genome. It is not possible to have a build-up of genetic complexity. Irreducible complexity speaks for itself. They say it takes about 20 transitional forms [guesswork] to change one- specie into another. Charles Darwin said, “As by this theory innumerable transitional forms must have existed, why do we not find them embedded in countless numbers in the crust of the earth? Good question Charlie! The number of intermediate links between all living and extinct species must have been inconceivably great!
      A note on Comparative anatomy
      This not evidence for evolution. It just means that when you have a good design you use it to create a variety of species. For example: the foot, knee and ankle. Man invented the wheel, utilizing it on carts, bicycles, cars, trams, steering wheels etc.
      Evolution is on trial here not Creation.
      If there were a number of evolutionists in a room with one creationist, who do you think would have the legitimate right to throw a stone? If the creationist said to the evolutionists show me fossil evidence of macro-evolution on a grand- scale. All the evolutionists would have to leave the room one by one, beginning at the eldest to the youngest; he would be left alone in the room. The creationist would be the one that had the legitimate right to throw stones at all the evolutionists, but he could not do so. Being a Christian he would show love and have mercy upon the willingly ignorant, praying that they may come to their senses! Being caught up in evolution being your occupation when suddenly the light comes on is not an easy position to find yourself in. As one molecular biologist said to me anonymously, that he could see design in all living organisms but he could not say he didn’t believe in evolution or he would be out of a source of income, words to the effect.
      Objectivity of Science
      “One cannot be exposed to the law and order of the universe without concluding that there must be design and purpose behind it all. To be forced to believe only one conclusion that everything in the universe happened by chance [my opinion doesn’t make sense] would violate the very objectivity of science itself. They [evolutionists] challenge science to prove the existence of God. But must we really light a candle to see the sun? It is in scientific honesty that I endorse the presentation of alternative theories for the origin of the universe, life and man in the science classroom. It would be an error to overlook that the universe was planned rather than happening by chance.”
      Dr. Wernher von Braun [Father of American rocket and space program]
      The problem today is communism and a lack of scientific honesty, because evolutionists are hostile towards belief in God. This teaching is all part of the globalist agenda which will end in tears.
      I would have liked to see Richard Dawkins debate a man like this.

    • @bigkuriboh3814
      @bigkuriboh3814 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@Nour083 what a load of 💩

    • @gat3010
      @gat3010 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@OmenSinistrum1138she is muslim that's why

    • @HEMA-NRW
      @HEMA-NRW 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Unfortunately not an objective person ... he is more like propagandist

  • @richarddawkins
    @richarddawkins  11 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    Oxford professor Richard Dawkins presents a series of lectures on life, the universe, and our place in it. With brilliance and clarity, Dawkins unravels an educational gem that will mesmerize young and old alike. Illuminating demonstrations, wildlife, virtual reality, and special guests (including Douglas Adams) all combine to make this collection a timeless classic.

    • @KutaPuta
      @KutaPuta 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wish you would redo this with updated graphics and the like for children of today. I will be incurageing my children to watch this for sure thanks for sharing.
      may be get Seth McFarland to help fun it he helped with the new Cosmos. IT is Great!!.. Another thing I will bore my kids with as well.

    • @KutaPuta
      @KutaPuta 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Simon Brown Rather have some thing that's true and not religious garbage.

    • @KutaPuta
      @KutaPuta 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thanks but was just looking for scientific educational material. Their are several churches close by me or family members I can get religious information from.
      No offense

    • @KutaPuta
      @KutaPuta 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bumble Weaver
      no reason to be nasty..

    • @bumbleweaver7194
      @bumbleweaver7194 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yes, there absolutely is. those types of people are a detriment to advancement in society. waiting for the uneducated and ignorant to die off is taking too long.

  • @Bootsystem66
    @Bootsystem66 10 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    So touching and priceless when Dawkins picked up that baby and talked about life. More poignant is when he said 'after sleeping for 140 million centuries, we've woken up in the universe... before long we shall close our eyes again...'

    • @kennypowers1945
      @kennypowers1945 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What if humanity lives on and doesn’t close their eyes again metaphorically of course

    • @miguelbranquinho7235
      @miguelbranquinho7235 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@kennypowers1945We'll eventually change, or go extinct. In 2-5 million years there will no longer be humans around, but hopefully there will be post-humans.

  • @tntdotbomb9340
    @tntdotbomb9340 9 ปีที่แล้ว +304

    He's so young and handsome! 😍

    • @blackhorse9980
      @blackhorse9980 9 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      +MikeyJLove4EVER
      He is 50 years old here! And he looks awesome for his age.

    • @lorettemontgomery6531
      @lorettemontgomery6531 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +Black Horse Wow, I did the math and you are right on both counts :) I didn't believe it

    • @blackhorse9980
      @blackhorse9980 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lorette Montgomery
      :)

    • @nonaurbiz2563
      @nonaurbiz2563 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      we need more ppl like him ... a lot more

    • @louisehaley5105
      @louisehaley5105 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Drop-dead gorgeous ! He's looks pretty good now, even in his 70's.

  • @KeeperOfTheBeer
    @KeeperOfTheBeer 10 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    A lot of adults would benefit from these lectures directed at children.

    • @julbombning4204
      @julbombning4204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I am an adult, and this is quite sophisticated language and information. I dont think I would have been able to digest all this as a child

  • @AttyMonroe
    @AttyMonroe 7 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Brilliant. We need presentations like this in every school in America, and the world, if possible.

    • @ApothecaryGrant
      @ApothecaryGrant 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I sometimes think we should teach what religion says in sepvarate classes in school along side of science . But only the facts of religion , only the facts of science . I think that we would see a statification of the student body along lines of emotional strength and of intelligence level . Any fence sitters would sooner jump into the deep end and struggle than the shallow end and face no such challlenge .

    • @Allsportdriver
      @Allsportdriver 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Be sure to include how many generations of beneficial mutations, natural selection, and adaptation it would have taken. Hasn't even been enough earth time for that to happen.

    • @ApothecaryGrant
      @ApothecaryGrant 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Allsportdriver oh shut up

    • @adamplentl5588
      @adamplentl5588 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Allsportdriver how do you figure?

    • @art-oi7lk
      @art-oi7lk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its al ronge nuthing like this !!!!!?????

  • @UV0023
    @UV0023 9 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Just done watching the 5th episode, these lectures were way ahead of their time, everybody should know about shows like this I found out about it recently at the age of 28, it would've been great If I had the chance to watch it at an early age.
    It's a crime not to air this show in every channel of every country.
    Man, Richard Dawkins is a living encyclopedia!

    • @Soundcomplex
      @Soundcomplex 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      UV0023 I do absolutely agree with you.
      This should be even used in school.

    • @lkeaboy
      @lkeaboy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +UV0023 I just felt I have to put it next to Carl Sagan's Cosmos. it's fantastic!

    • @weizhen77
      @weizhen77 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      39. In 2 weeks time i will be 40. I was being introduced to simple concept of evolution, space by my father at the age of around 10.

    • @theuserintheroom4450
      @theuserintheroom4450 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I 100% agree with your opinion. I absolutely loved this documentation and wished it got more exposure in various forms of media, not just TH-cam. This show is better than the majority of the banal and vapid crap that's being promoted now a days.

    • @ginarios9442
      @ginarios9442 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SHLM & HaB (peace & love). The Name of the Creator is Hayah asher Hayah, as what He told Mose (Exodus 3:14), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. There is a curse to the G-o-d name (Isaiah 65:11-12), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. All followers of the Messiah are to do the 7 appointed times (Leviticus 23), but no more animal sacrifices, following the Crucifixion of the Messiah. We are now of the order of MLK TSDQ (King, righteous), to Whom ABRaHM tithed. Ask the Messiah to be your personal Savior. He is the Atoning Offering for mankind for the remission of sin ( 1 John 2:1-2). He said to him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6). If you believe the Messiah died on the cross, & Resurrected three days later (presenting Himself as First Fruits to the Father), please ask Him to be your Savior. He is the ONLY way to Everlasting Life.

  • @elizdonovan5650
    @elizdonovan5650 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I’m 64 years old and utterly fascinated by these lectures (I know) for children. Thank you Mr Dawkins for continuing to educate.
    ☘️🌝🌲

    • @normanthrelfall2646
      @normanthrelfall2646 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let have some truth for a change! Dinosaur Revelations of the ICA Stones
      Examination of the ICA Stones in Peru revealed their authenticity. Dr. Andres Zhurov a Russian with a PhD in Andean Archaeology from Moscow State University and Don Frazier, a computer technological expert from San Jose California joined the team. Dr. Ricardo Jochamowitz the Director of the Cabrera Museum association agreed to an examination of the ICA Stones. Marcel Rosas of Nazca Peru, a sceptic of the stones also agreed to participate with other skeptics and debunkers. They negotiated a test that all sides felt was fair and reasonable. Each person would randomly select five stones, each with dinosaurs carved on them from the museum and so by the end of the day we had analysed forty stones in total. The skeptics selected any stones they thought were fakes and believers selected stones that they liked for examination. Neutral people could also select stones at random. Dr. Dennis Swift used a portable USB digital microscope used in forensic laboratories and police crime labs. This is a high tech piece of equipment. It magnifies from 10x to 200x. To give an illustration of its power, it magnifies a human hair until it looks like a giant redwood tree. The microscope is connected to a laptop in order to take photographs and digital images which can be compiled on a Camcorder. All the information gained from the ICA Stones was analysed in detail. This microscope proved the authenticity and antiquity of the ICA Stones on the 8th April 2004. All sides agreed that the tests were scientific, accurate and fair, thus there were no skeptics left in the room at the end of the day.
      A charge often made by evolutionists is that the Cabrera Collection of stones was carved by rotatory power tools etc. These leave tell -tale signs behind them in the stone, such as contoured grooves, chips, flakes, cracks and pieces of metal, all would be recognize under this forensic microscope, but there were none. These stones are “andesite” in nature and under examination the stones are covered with patina which illustrates age and this when right into all the grooves of the carvings related to the dinosaurs displaying antiquity. This natural forming patina has been found on other Pre-Columbian burial archaeological artifacts. There is an accumulation of patina and varnish from biological sources being produced from algae or bacteria. If these stones had been carved by rotary power tools they would have cut through this ancient patina and it would be evident, for all to see under microscope. Lichen colonies had been identified being found in the carved grooves; that take hundreds of years to grow, particularly in the Nazca desert burial chambers. Laboratory tests proved that these Lichen colonies belonged to the Xanthoparnelia variety. These stones alone prove that dinosaurs were contemporary with humans only a few thousand years ago and that they did not die out 65 million years ago. Forget about radio metric dating etc. We have scientific proof that dinosaurs were contemporary with humans not so long ago. Take all evolutionary dating methods with a pinch of salt for rocks and fossils they are not worth the time of day. The whole ideal geologic column is fake news, it is a false image of where man originated from, and for those who recognise this, it has come crashing down to the ground like the chaff of the summer threshing floor and chaff does not hang about but gets blown away by the wind.

    • @amiraboodi2075
      @amiraboodi2075 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's really awesome that you watch these educational videos and learn new things about life and universe. I really admire you. 👍🤓

    • @normanthrelfall2646
      @normanthrelfall2646 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@amiraboodi2075 I am here to expose the truth!
      The Cabrera Collection is the Evolutionist’s Nightmare
      These carved ICA stones where first recognized in the 1500’s by the Spanish Conquistador that not only depicted dinosaurs but surgical operations which modern medicine today was just starting to practice. In obscure and ancient journals it has been mentioned that strange engraved stones were found, predating the peasants who have been accused of carving these images on the stones by 450 years. Catholic priests and Chroniclers remarked about these stones who also accompanied the Spanish Conquistadors as they invaded South America.
      Convention
      Dr Javier Cabrera spoke at the first Convention of the Director’s of the Department of Culture in Peru. He made his case for a study of the ICA Stones to archaeologists present in June 1968. The Convention gave unanimous support at the time of Dr. Cabrera’s proposal, so he prepared his case for official authorization to have a systematic excavation in archaeology in the zone of Ocucaje. Suddenly when the government authorities became aware of his intentions, they without notice relieved him from his position of Director of Cultural Affairs of Ica with immediate effect. What were they afraid off? The new Director of the Museum, who had been set up, refused to allow the institution’s collection of engraved stones to be put on public display. They were immediately stored in vaults. As you might say, out of sight, out of mind. This man of sin said no tests were necessary because a friend of his said they had been carved by local peasants in Ocucaje. This was a cover-up and a denial of the evidence 10,000 stones which looked exquisite showing a variety of species which peasants have never seen before and had no knowledge of them except trained paleontologists. Local peasants had carved them, I don’t think so!
      Authentication of the ICA Stones by NASA Scientist
      Joseph Bullrich who developed the design of the Saturn V missile and worked on the design of the Skylab also studied the ICA Stones. His conclusion, “There is no doubt in my mind about the authenticity of these stones’ pictures.” What a testimony from a highly qualified scientist. Pterosaurs and flying pteranodons were also pictured on the perplexing ICA Stones. Engraved stones have been recovered from tombs in the Ocucaje Desert. These authentic archaeological specimens particularly of dinosaurs; should have been the focus of worldwide attention. The scholars scoffed at them out of fear and cowardice and then let them mysteriously disappear in silence to the back rooms of the ICA Regional Museum, out of public sight. That is where they are today in 2023. Any enquiry about viewing them is met with silence through bureaucratic red tape. I have no doubt in my mind today, that if evolutionists felt threatened by them, that if anybody tried to put them on public display, they would destroy every single one of them in order to protect the Sacred Cow of Evolution. Herman Buse reopened the issue of the engraved stones in 1972 at the Congress of Andean Archaeology. Many foreign and national archaeologists had gathered at Lima. Buse pointed out to the participants their duty to give an official opinion of the ICA Stones. The Lima newspaper EL Comericio published an article on the Herman Buse lecture at the conference, blasting the incredulity of these archaeologists for refusing to address the authenticity of these stones as other qualified men believe in them that is in their legitimacy and certifiable antiquity. The establishment rejected his request out of hand, showing no interested in studying the stones. These foreign and national archaeologists are terrified of the ICA Stones, if shown to be authentic would destroy with a pedestal blow the evolutionary Tower of Time: the ideal geologic column, shattering contemporary ideas of the origin of man and indeed life itself. Scientific denials make good headlines and propaganda for media outlets. In those days newspapers working for the government were spoon feeding the populace as in the case of the media of television today and the internet their propaganda etc.

  • @jenniferlosobka3078
    @jenniferlosobka3078 7 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I didn't realise Dawkins was so cute at one point. Had I been a teenager or young girl in this audience I would have developed an instant crush.

    • @girlwhomustnotbenamed4139
      @girlwhomustnotbenamed4139 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Was? :P But I know what you mean, I totally thought he was in his late 30s here and he was 50!

    • @louisehaley5105
      @louisehaley5105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I’d have loved to study Biology under him !

    • @randomdude9135
      @randomdude9135 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And so are you ;)

    • @KipIngram
      @KipIngram 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was 50 years old.

    • @madzangels
      @madzangels 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@randomdude9135 There's always that one random dude

  • @kangre63
    @kangre63 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I love listening to Richard Dawkins. He teaches science with such passion with his main motivation to seek the truth. Long live Professor Dawkins. You are a gift to the world.

    • @ginarios9442
      @ginarios9442 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SHLM & HaB (peace & love). The Name of the Creator is Hayah asher Hayah, as what He told Mose (Exodus 3:14), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. There is a curse to the G-o-d name (Isaiah 65:11-12), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. All followers of the Messiah are to do the 7 appointed times (Leviticus 23), but no more animal sacrifices, following the Crucifixion of the Messiah. We are now of the order of MLK TSDQ (King, righteous), to Whom ABRaHM tithed. Ask the Messiah to be your personal Savior. He is the Atoning Offering for mankind for the remission of sin ( 1 John 2:1-2). He said to him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6). If you believe the Messiah died on the cross, & Resurrected three days later (presenting Himself as First Fruits to the Father), please ask Him to be your Savior. He is the ONLY way to Everlasting Life.

    • @daedalos5132
      @daedalos5132 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He def speaks clearly and intelligibly.. not sure about passionately..

    • @ginarios9442
      @ginarios9442 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@daedalos5132 SHLM & HaB (peace & love). The Name of the Creator is Hayah asher Hayah, as what He told Moshah (Exodus 3:14), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. There is a curse to the G-o-d name (Isaiah 65:11-12), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. All followers of the Messiah are to do the 7 appointed times (Leviticus 23), but no more animal sacrifices, following the Crucifixion of the Messiah. We are now of the order of MLK TSDQ (King, righteous), to Whom ABRaHM tithed. Ask the Messiah to be your personal Savior. He is the Atoning Offering for mankind for the remission of sin ( 1 John 2:2). He said to him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6). If you believe the Messiah died on the cross, & Resurrected three days later (presenting Himself as First Fruits to the Father), please ask Him to be your Savior. He is the ONLY way to Everlasting Life.

    • @daedalos5132
      @daedalos5132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ginarios9442 ok

  • @chrispridemore5562
    @chrispridemore5562 9 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I was one year old at the time of this lecture. The man has been dropping truth and wisdom for longer then I thought. This was wonderful and worth watching even though I already understood everything covered.

    • @unfortunatebeam
      @unfortunatebeam 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Chris Pridemore yeah i agree, it is a good time killer, and not a waste of time killer either.

    • @stardust4001
      @stardust4001 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I didnt even exist until 1998 😉

    • @rafayshakeel4812
      @rafayshakeel4812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Truth 😂 More like spreading delusions

    • @chrispridemore5562
      @chrispridemore5562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rafayshakeel4812 You're too uneducated and childish to be watching this video.

    • @rafayshakeel4812
      @rafayshakeel4812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chrispridemore5562 Very funny 😂 I am too uneducated and childish for watching this idiotic video. Let me tell you something? Learn the philosophy of science, then talk. If you are too lazy to learn about the philosophy of science, then let me explain it to you, Chris Joker. Here it is - The philosophy of science has foundations, methods, and the implications of science. If a person comes up with another theory about the origin of life and that theory has more weight, in terms of evidence, then it will become the latest theory. Science is continuously evolving & changing. There were many famous theories, which were considered to be the absolute truth, yet they are nothing more than a mystical discussion now. Let me give you an example - If you go back 50 years, then there was a theory about the Universe, called ( The Static Universe ). This theory basically said that the Universe was eternal and it never had a beginning. This theory got replaced with a new theory, which we now know as ( The Theory of Big Bang ). As you can see that no matter how much faith you have in science, it will still evolve and leave you behind, if you don't follow it's fundamental principles. The fundamental principles of science are simple. Here it is - Always be an agnostic about everything you learn about science, because it might change in the future. I hope you learned something today my friend.

  • @AFDozerman
    @AFDozerman 10 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    That baby crying at 1:25 is now an adult, probably with their own home and a college degree.

    • @RoM1il
      @RoM1il 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol

    • @MikaelMurstam
      @MikaelMurstam 9 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      well he/she would be 24 years old, so maybe not their own house quite yet :P

    • @alexlandherr
      @alexlandherr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      AFDozerman Perhaps they are watching this and feel nostalgic.

    • @imblindwhereami5351
      @imblindwhereami5351 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Perhaps they are watching this and dont even realise thats them.

    • @ivarpl2002
      @ivarpl2002 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I hope it has grown up as a scientist

  • @catwesage
    @catwesage 10 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Always such a gentleman.... those religious nuts who claim that he is "bullish" or "rude" are simply insane.

    • @yewhohasgodlackslogic5953
      @yewhohasgodlackslogic5953 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      they are jealous of Dawkins omniscience and perfect word.

    • @virtualdream_
      @virtualdream_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      they don't think he's rude, I believe. people tend to insult other people that they don't like, with any word that comes to their mind, whether appropriate or not. they are busy trying to make the other person feel bad that they don't realize nothing they say make sense

    • @kejiri3593
      @kejiri3593 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He has manners, but he doesnt have consideration for beliefs as a personal thing. I make fun of super hero fans, and i bet they too feel i attack them the same way. But yeah.

    • @ginarios9442
      @ginarios9442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SHLM & HaB (peace & love). The Name of the Creator is Hayah asher Hayah, as what He told Mose (Exodus 3:14), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. There is a curse to the G-o-d name (Isaiah 65:11-12), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. All followers of the Messiah are to do the 7 appointed times (Leviticus 23), but no more animal sacrifices, following the Crucifixion of the Messiah. We are now of the order of MLK TSDQ (King, righteous), to Whom ABRaHM tithed. Ask the Messiah to be your personal Savior. He is the Atoning Offering for mankind for the remission of sin ( 1 John 2:1-2). He said to him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6). If you believe the Messiah died on the cross, & Resurrected three days later (presenting Himself as First Fruits to the Father), please ask Him to be your Savior. He is the ONLY way to Everlasting Life.

    • @Raydensheraj
      @Raydensheraj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ginarios9442 Who wrote these words? Is there any non christian sources that confirm these written words? Other Religions make claims, why is your preferred version of invisible supernatural being the one I should prefer? Why spontaneous natural abortions? Why unintelligent design like let's say Crohn's disease or small birth canals forcing surgeons to safe mother/child?
      Can you give us one example of a Supernatural explanation beating a naturalistic explanation?
      Thanks.

  • @weldin
    @weldin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This series of annual lectures have actually been going on since the 1800s. I believe Michael Faraday started it, and it still goes on. That is incredible to me.

    • @weldin
      @weldin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I apologize. I had not watched the whole video before posting this.

    • @bigkuriboh3814
      @bigkuriboh3814 ปีที่แล้ว

      You hadn't even watched the first couple if minutes 😂

  • @sisterweasel9516
    @sisterweasel9516 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I crush on Richard Dawkins... This foundation brings me hope.

  • @ffff7865
    @ffff7865 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Watching this is 2016 and it's still a great educational documentary for young adults and also adults. Richard Dawkins is truly one of the greatest men of our time when it comes to fighting for real education for our children and future generations

  • @GiselaDiaz
    @GiselaDiaz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I would have liked to have a teacher like this in my youth. He has a special talent. And I admire his work very much. The God Delusion especially... made it all make sense to me.

  • @petrah3697
    @petrah3697 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Just look at him smile 😍😍 8:39

  • @StarAquatics
    @StarAquatics 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I remember watching this first time around. This was one of the best years for the xmas lectures that still stays with me to this day. I didn't realise how atheistic many of the messages were as a kid when I watched it.

    • @ginarios9442
      @ginarios9442 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Christ-m-a-s is an abomination to the Creator and a form of false worship. The Creator has the 7 appointed times (Leviticus 23). SHLM & HaB (peace & love). The Name of the Creator is Hayah asher Hayah, as what He told Mose (Exodus 3:14), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. There is a curse to the G-o-d name (Isaiah 65:11-12), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. All followers of the Messiah are to do the 7 appointed times (Leviticus 23), but no more animal sacrifices, following the Crucifixion of the Messiah. We are now of the order of MLK TSDQ (King, righteous), to Whom ABRaHM tithed. Ask the Messiah to be your personal Savior. He is the Atoning Offering for mankind for the remission of sin ( 1 John 2:1-2). He said to him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6). If you believe the Messiah died on the cross, & Resurrected three days later (presenting Himself as First Fruits to the Father), please ask Him to be your Savior. He is the ONLY way to Everlasting Life.

    • @pauldirc..
      @pauldirc.. ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How are you doing now man

    • @pauldirc..
      @pauldirc.. ปีที่แล้ว

      Seems like your reply deleted

  • @olabaskerville
    @olabaskerville 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thanks to this lecture I got rid of suicidal thoughts. Dear Richard, thank you so much!

  • @JamesRichardWiley
    @JamesRichardWiley 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is a much better description of my experience so far than anything I have heard or read from the religious community.

  • @joshuacadavid871
    @joshuacadavid871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Its so nice to see a good 'ol fashioned Richard Dawkins classic!

  • @BarbikaPahor
    @BarbikaPahor 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    26 years ago... how many of those kids are now scientists?

    • @xsuploader
      @xsuploader 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Comment is a few years old genius

  • @galesito1733
    @galesito1733 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember watching this at the time. It was the first time I had ever heard of Dawkins and I've been a fan since. I wish I had had teachers like him.

  • @JorEl7771
    @JorEl7771 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish there were more intelligent and heart warming people in the world like Richard Dawkins.

  • @cringycook9597
    @cringycook9597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is what families should be going to see on a Sunday instead of being restricted by religion.

  • @danielclark3618
    @danielclark3618 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Gosh, he was quite the strapping chap back in his day....

  • @IlicSorrentino
    @IlicSorrentino 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Respect... I really envy these kids, now they are almost my age...

  • @shawnanthony1992
    @shawnanthony1992 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    He teaches so well. He can be appreciated by people of all ages! Prof. Dawkins has my utmost respect and adoration.

  • @MontyBoosh
    @MontyBoosh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    What an excellent lecture, so beyond its time

    • @normanthrelfall2646
      @normanthrelfall2646 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lets have some truth for a change! Dinosaur Revelations of the ICA Stones
      Examination of the ICA Stones in Peru revealed their authenticity. Dr. Andres Zhurov a Russian with a PhD in Andean Archaeology from Moscow State University and Don Frazier, a computer technological expert from San Jose California joined the team. Dr. Ricardo Jochamowitz the Director of the Cabrera Museum association agreed to an examination of the ICA Stones. Marcel Rosas of Nazca Peru, a sceptic of the stones also agreed to participate with other skeptics and debunkers. They negotiated a test that all sides felt was fair and reasonable. Each person would randomly select five stones, each with dinosaurs carved on them from the museum and so by the end of the day we had analysed forty stones in total. The skeptics selected any stones they thought were fakes and believers selected stones that they liked for examination. Neutral people could also select stones at random. Dr. Dennis Swift used a portable USB digital microscope used in forensic laboratories and police crime labs. This is a high tech piece of equipment. It magnifies from 10x to 200x. To give an illustration of its power, it magnifies a human hair until it looks like a giant redwood tree. The microscope is connected to a laptop in order to take photographs and digital images which can be compiled on a Camcorder. All the information gained from the ICA Stones was analysed in detail. This microscope proved the authenticity and antiquity of the ICA Stones on the 8th April 2004. All sides agreed that the tests were scientific, accurate and fair, thus there were no skeptics left in the room at the end of the day.
      A charge often made by evolutionists is that the Cabrera Collection of stones was carved by rotatory power tools etc. These leave tell -tale signs behind them in the stone, such as contoured grooves, chips, flakes, cracks and pieces of metal, all would be recognize under this forensic microscope, but there were none. These stones are “andesite” in nature and under examination the stones are covered with patina which illustrates age and this when right into all the grooves of the carvings related to the dinosaurs displaying antiquity. This natural forming patina has been found on other Pre-Columbian burial archaeological artifacts. There is an accumulation of patina and varnish from biological sources being produced from algae or bacteria. If these stones had been carved by rotary power tools they would have cut through this ancient patina and it would be evident, for all to see under microscope. Lichen colonies had been identified being found in the carved grooves; that take hundreds of years to grow, particularly in the Nazca desert burial chambers. Laboratory tests proved that these Lichen colonies belonged to the Xanthoparnelia variety. These stones alone prove that dinosaurs were contemporary with humans only a few thousand years ago and that they did not die out 65 million years ago. Forget about radio metric dating etc. We have scientific proof that dinosaurs were contemporary with humans not so long ago. Take all evolutionary dating methods with a pinch of salt for rocks and fossils they are not worth the time of day. The whole ideal geologic column is fake news, it is a false image of where man originated from, and for those who recognise this, it has come crashing down to the ground like the chaff of the summer threshing floor and chaff does not hang about but gets blown away by the wind.

  • @samanddizzy1335
    @samanddizzy1335 10 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    well the baby was part of the lecture, that'll teach me to not be such an arse in the future heh

    • @jamesoverholt878
      @jamesoverholt878 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      After watching a great number of Prof. Dawkins's presentations, and never seeing another baby as a prop, I suspect he wishes he had dropped the baby line from this onr

  • @bluewolfzx
    @bluewolfzx 10 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Why pick religon they don't have dinosaurs

    • @RadioactiveSand
      @RadioactiveSand 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +1000

    • @hewhomustnotbenamed5912
      @hewhomustnotbenamed5912 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ringo Teh Magician dinosaurs fuck yea.

    • @dreadlockdude85park73
      @dreadlockdude85park73 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Junascookies religion does have dinosaurs. Read the bible. Clearly states.

    • @TheCreeper246
      @TheCreeper246 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Be real with yourself. Those descriptions best fit monsters, not dinosaurs. Leviathan is a literal fire breathing dragon or sea serpent. I see no evidence of the bible mentioning their extinction either, if anything that scripture is there just to show that God is more powerful than all of his creation, including the monsters.

    • @kejiri3593
      @kejiri3593 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      As a Christian (Or theist now, not a christian anymore), i loved Jurassic Park on PS1 as a kid. So dinosaurs are very fun.

  • @freiheitsalv
    @freiheitsalv 13 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    awwww I was 3 years old :,( in 1991. I love the part when he carries the baby

  • @mitchellbrown8124
    @mitchellbrown8124 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Royal Institution, Richard Dawkins and his Foundation for Reason & Science for uploading this in its entirety for free!

    • @ginarios9442
      @ginarios9442 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      But the price of Salvation was the blood of Yahushgh. We were bought with a price, paid for by the Creator. SHLM & HaB (peace & love). The Name of the Creator is Hayah asher Hayah, as what He told Mose (Exodus 3:14), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. There is a curse to the G-o-d name (Isaiah 65:11-12), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. All followers of the Messiah are to do the 7 appointed times (Leviticus 23), but no more animal sacrifices, following the Crucifixion of the Messiah. We are now of the order of MLK TSDQ (King, righteous), to Whom ABRaHM tithed. Ask the Messiah to be your personal Savior. He is the Atoning Offering for mankind for the remission of sin ( 1 John 2:1-2). He said to him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6). If you believe the Messiah died on the cross, & Resurrected three days later (presenting Himself as First Fruits to the Father), please ask Him to be your Savior. He is the ONLY way to Everlasting Life.

  • @kindoffblinking6105
    @kindoffblinking6105 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been watching the Christmas lectures couple times a year.
    How anyone could think Dawkins is mean and callous makes me dumbfounded.
    The man is a true gentleman able to connect with people of all ages.
    Its a gift to live in the time of Professor Richard Dawkins

    • @theconnoisseur2346
      @theconnoisseur2346 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dawkins is a second class zoologist who sells oldfashioned farty dogmas to arather naive people. Dont let this farty old guy be your guru. Start thinking yourself !

  • @bullterry14
    @bullterry14 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    this was amazing! I love this guy

  • @haroonjappa2878
    @haroonjappa2878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    thank you sir richard from pakistan .I would like to tell you that i am also atheist and i think we people of 21 century are totally stupid and vulgar mentality .we even today fighting on religion which doesnt had real existence and fight for nothing.even religious people are not folllowing his religion .No one has patience to hear my words so still i am silent about it because pakistani people are so much extremist
    love to you and guide people to that track which is looking sensible

    • @chronischtelaat
      @chronischtelaat 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It sucks that you have to keep something as trivial as this secret, but there is no other way in Pakistan, too dangerous. How is life there and how did you become atheist? Best of luck.

    • @bex_ufo
      @bex_ufo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Best of luck

  • @sebastian.v2
    @sebastian.v2 11 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    lol the baby is hilarious.. "here is it that we are born and bred and live.." WAAAHHH

  • @orth82
    @orth82 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    True. He is 71 at the time I write this and, IMHO, still a very attractive man. The fact that he is remarkably intelligent and charming as well only enhances this :)

  • @davidreid2301
    @davidreid2301 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Quite possibly the best teaching tool on the planet.

  • @koru9780
    @koru9780 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow! That was so much fun. Moving on to Ep. 2. Thank you Richard.

    • @ginarios9442
      @ginarios9442 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do not delay til it is too late, please. Today is a good day for Salvation. SHLM & HaB (peace & love). The Name of the Creator is Hayah asher Hayah, as what He told Mose (Exodus 3:14), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. There is a curse to the G-o-d name (Isaiah 65:11-12), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. All followers of the Messiah are to do the 7 appointed times (Leviticus 23), but no more animal sacrifices, following the Crucifixion of the Messiah. We are now of the order of MLK TSDQ (King, righteous), to Whom ABRaHM tithed. Ask the Messiah to be your personal Savior. He is the Atoning Offering for mankind for the remission of sin ( 1 John 2:1-2). He said to him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6). If you believe the Messiah died on the cross, & Resurrected three days later (presenting Himself as First Fruits to the Father), please ask Him to be your Savior. He is the ONLY way to Everlasting Life.

    • @trevergleason8924
      @trevergleason8924 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ginarios9442 tf? 😆

    • @ginarios9442
      @ginarios9442 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trevergleason8924 So it may seem right in your eyes to mock the witness of Salvation, but I assure you, when everlasting comes, you will EITHER HAVE received the Messiah as your Savior or you will have said no to the gift of Salvation. I am most hopeful that you accept the Messiah as your Savior.

  • @yuletide4452
    @yuletide4452 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He is such a delight to look at and listen to. God bless him, forgive the expression. :')

  • @trevorhuff7213
    @trevorhuff7213 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing lectures! Thank you mr Dawkins.

  • @ShoryuKenny
    @ShoryuKenny 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    It feels like Richard takes so much joy out of teaching people about his cherished subject of evolutionary biology. It's great to see him smiling like that.

  • @EstebanPochintesta
    @EstebanPochintesta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If only the world have more Richard Dawkins...:) :) :)

  • @AbominableHuman
    @AbominableHuman 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    2:55 to skip Professor Boring-Pants.

    • @Freethinker225
      @Freethinker225 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +AbominableHuman It sounds like he's doing his Michael Caine impression....

    • @weldin
      @weldin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Best nickname ever.

  • @hamzairaqi5883
    @hamzairaqi5883 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    you have a great convincing ways , I'm happy to watching this scientific video , I hope I can meet you in some day .
    Hamza from Iraq

    • @Synathidy
      @Synathidy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      May the search for knowledge and understanding spread throughout the world. Good on you from America.

  • @MrHandsomeStudios
    @MrHandsomeStudios 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was wondering who Richard Dawkins sound like for some hours now and finally I know who.
    He sounds like Anthony Daniles the sound actor for C-3PO

    • @Jivvi
      @Jivvi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Please don't deactivate me!

  • @vishy89
    @vishy89 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He says: "We are amazngly lucky to be here. Privileged. We must not waste that privilege"

  • @TorBarstad
    @TorBarstad ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The baby at 1:18 had poetic timing.

  • @klausM54
    @klausM54 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Dawkins´ attitude and the insights he gives are compelling but the design of the materials and illustrations looks more 1960s than 1990s. Has graphic design so much improved during the past 25 years?

    • @lkeaboy
      @lkeaboy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +KlausM54 I love 90's but yes, I think that graphics looked terrible at this time XD btw I'm from 1985 so I remember it, huh.

    • @girlwhomustnotbenamed4139
      @girlwhomustnotbenamed4139 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +KlausM54 Yeah, his looks, his shirt and the design together fooled me into believing this was late 70s LOL.

  • @dejiko
    @dejiko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Damn, Richard was pretty handsome here.

  • @princekrazie
    @princekrazie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    30:01 POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL!

  • @kennethmarshall306
    @kennethmarshall306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watched this series when I was 26. It changed my life because it gave me a fascination with evolution and swept away muddled thinking about what humans are

    • @pauldirc..
      @pauldirc.. ปีที่แล้ว

      How are you doing now sir

  • @nuaduairgetlam5101
    @nuaduairgetlam5101 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have seen this series before and go to watch it a second time. It is just fantastic. good presented and even for people without any knowledge easy to understand and faszinating.
    It is a pity even this amesome lecture falls on deaf ears where it would be the most useful.

  • @lowesonia8551
    @lowesonia8551 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Darling man hitchens and dawkins when I need intelligent listening I call on these old friendsB. Russel and a few others. Some people should not get ill or old and die

  • @lindsayjenney2270
    @lindsayjenney2270 10 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Dawkins... you were such a good lookin young man. i kinda have a crush on u.

    • @Kevo216666
      @Kevo216666 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      All atheists are gorgeous - Factoid.

    • @AliceDiableaux
      @AliceDiableaux 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Lindsay Jenney "Young man"... he was actually 50 here :P But he was incredibly handsome indeed

    • @coffeewentcold
      @coffeewentcold 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This lecture is from 1991

    • @sherwoodsmallidge9186
      @sherwoodsmallidge9186 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kevo216666 atheist eat babys this is a fact

    • @afreenjamal4045
      @afreenjamal4045 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sherwoodsmallidge9186 hahaha....

  • @Saperwill
    @Saperwill 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    richard dawkins is a genius

  • @comingatchu
    @comingatchu 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This Dawkins bloke seems like a fairly bright guy. I predict that he has a bright future ahead of him.

  • @SugatAcademySatara
    @SugatAcademySatara 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That baby crying is perfect background music when RD asks : what is life? Why are we here? How are we here?!

  • @ratti80
    @ratti80 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dawkins was and is brilliant!!!

    • @daedalos5132
      @daedalos5132 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Preaching theory like it's fact is brilliant? More like arrogant..

    • @ratti80
      @ratti80 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@daedalos5132 If you were into science you would know what fundamentally is wrong with what you wrote.

    • @daedalos5132
      @daedalos5132 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ratti80 I do love and appreciate science and the scientific method. Dawkins shouldn't be speaking as if what he is saying is fact. Not once did he mention that evolution is a theory because he's so sure of himself (ie arrogant).

    • @ratti80
      @ratti80 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@daedalos5132 Evolution was a theory some 20 years ago. It is now considered a fact die to the massive evidence.
      Of course, as you know, since you appreciate science, nothing will ever be a fact. We can only try and falsify the theory.

    • @daedalos5132
      @daedalos5132 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ratti80 At least Dawkins had the common sense to say that the big bang theory was a theory and that theories change over time.. but your (and Dawkins) bias towards evolution does a disservice to science. The THEORY of evolution when it comes to the human species is not considered fact because there is no proof whatsoever that one species can jump to a completely different one. Evidence shows evolution only occurs WITHIN a species; there is no proof we come from chimps or any other SPECIES.

  • @abelardomontanogeraldo6507
    @abelardomontanogeraldo6507 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    BRILLANTE!!!

  • @basketballfrogy
    @basketballfrogy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a nice lecture !!!

  • @donnahaynes8766
    @donnahaynes8766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had every intention of goung to bed at a reasonable hour (in my estimation) but here I am at 1 am about to listen to the next in the series.

  • @sgcharm7871
    @sgcharm7871 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I regret for not able to watch while I was a student. I am glad I listened to it now

    • @pauldirc..
      @pauldirc.. ปีที่แล้ว

      How are you doing now sir ?

  • @mrsillywalk
    @mrsillywalk 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He was so deadpan about reading the cuneiform that i am still not sure if he was serious.

    • @Synathidy
      @Synathidy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Deadpan comedy is one of the greatest gifts of the British to the world, lol.
      At least I feel like that sort of dry, deadpan expression is a pretty British thing. Common in Monty Python. And it always cracks me up.

  • @rosiebanks5618
    @rosiebanks5618 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Who's here thanks for Tracey from the atheist experience? 😊

    • @laurabaker5376
      @laurabaker5376 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Roses are Red me!! 😁

    • @shookreeseeree4
      @shookreeseeree4 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rosie..i just did..heard fr Tracie about this lecture series..immediately tuned to this..amazing..

  • @westparkwolf
    @westparkwolf 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I miss that table.

  • @Iker888
    @Iker888 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As soon as I have kids, I'll expose them to this wonderful lecture.

  • @EMarketG
    @EMarketG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    where can I get the map of chemical reactions? 30:16

  • @Sassol66
    @Sassol66 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm surprised somebody was allowed to bring a baby into the lecture hall. They are infinitely worse than cellphones. I don't think that woman had a clue how uninteresting that baby was to everybody else in the lecture hall.

    • @nonameslb
      @nonameslb 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      did you watch the full video?

    • @subasurf
      @subasurf 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Sassol66 The baby was "planted" there by Dawkins himself

    • @laurabaker5376
      @laurabaker5376 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh good to know! I haven’t finished it yet and now I will

  • @zakahassan709
    @zakahassan709 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    If I die and realize that there is a God and go to hell because of my disbelief then I'll blame it on Richard Dawkins!

    • @hasch5756
      @hasch5756 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Zakariye Abdi Hassan Hell would be awesome! Consider who would be down there as well!

    • @nonameslb
      @nonameslb 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Zakariye Abdi Hassan Don't worry m8,you won't.

    • @xDMrGarrison
      @xDMrGarrison 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +H. Sch. Really? If I were constantly burning and having my skin regrown to burn again and again, I don't think I'd care about the company :P Now I feel sorry for the kids who are being scared like this : (

    • @hasch5756
      @hasch5756 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      ***** With all the scientists down there, it is more than likely that a solution to this problem has already been found. In fact, they may have already surpassed the living standards of heaven!

    • @xDMrGarrison
      @xDMrGarrison 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      If I believed that hell existed, I wouldn't go there because I trust scientists to figure it out. If in hell there is not just fire but also mental tortures, like a cloudy mind, unwillingness to work, like in sleep deprivation, or if Satan induces a state of mind you'd have in a mild bad trip, then I really doubt that anybody can figure anything out...

  • @ghostfacechilla1027
    @ghostfacechilla1027 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Apparently you can only fold a piece of paper 9 times, no matter what size it is,

    • @sikhatheist651
      @sikhatheist651 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Shauny MixMaker That's wrong.

    • @xSwordLilyx
      @xSwordLilyx 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Shauny MixMaker
      DON'T YOU WATCH MYTHBUSTERS?
      They folded a piece of paper the size of a football field 11 times.
      Theoretically, many more folds are feasible. Just incredibly difficult.

  • @AHafan2
    @AHafan2 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the Dawkins I like best. Though as an atheist I'm compelled to agree with him when watching him defend his stance against religion and superstition, and am constantly impressed by the thoughtful rationalism of his arguments, I think here he is most likeable, in his natural element as a Darwinian biologist: it's clear he revels in the beauty of life on Earth and pursuing its mysteries. It's great to see this Richard too.

  • @nkosinathilinda904
    @nkosinathilinda904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder how many of those children grew up to be scientists. It's beautiful how he introduces the scientific method to children, it's relatable

  • @princekrazie
    @princekrazie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    THE INTELLECTUAL ELITE

  • @macklee6837
    @macklee6837 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Quite a handsome chap 😏

  • @TheNuncFluens
    @TheNuncFluens 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    All of these comments about the baby... How can people not realize that it was probably Dawkins idea to have it there?

    • @laurabaker5376
      @laurabaker5376 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      NuncFluens Why?

    • @jacksonstone246
      @jacksonstone246 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@laurabaker5376to do the speech about science not requiring a use or a purpose like a baby until it grows up and matures and then it can do a lot. That was 100% a planned speech and the baby was a part of the speech.

  • @DCB0I
    @DCB0I 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    He has a wonderful way of comprehending longer periods of time !!

    • @ginarios9442
      @ginarios9442 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      We are at 6020 years, according to those keeping time, BNY YSHRAL. Some groups (BNY YSHRAL) have a slightly different time, but similar. SHLM & HaB (peace & love). The Name of the Creator is Hayah asher Hayah, as what He told Mose (Exodus 3:14), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. There is a curse to the G-o-d name (Isaiah 65:11-12), preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures. All followers of the Messiah are to do the 7 appointed times (Leviticus 23), but no more animal sacrifices, following the Crucifixion of the Messiah. We are now of the order of MLK TSDQ (King, righteous), to Whom ABRaHM tithed. Ask the Messiah to be your personal Savior. He is the Atoning Offering for mankind for the remission of sin ( 1 John 2:1-2). He said to him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6). If you believe the Messiah died on the cross, & Resurrected three days later (presenting Himself as First Fruits to the Father), please ask Him to be your Savior. He is the ONLY way to Everlasting Life.

  • @rabadooda
    @rabadooda 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HOLY SHIT! Richard Dawkins was 50 years old when he gave this speech - yet (to me at least) he looks round about 30.

  • @Raw_naq
    @Raw_naq 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    what if Hannah grew up to be religious?
    o.O

    • @JohanLGT
      @JohanLGT 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      it would be such disappointing... i think we would feel like the same way stupid parents do when they get mad when they find out their son is homossexual... the difference is that their son is normal and natural, and Hannah's mind got distorted.

    • @nofarrazor2580
      @nofarrazor2580 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good for her then....

  • @sycodeathman
    @sycodeathman 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    so much coughing in the background, seriously if you have a cold or something just sit out the lecture or at least bring a water bottle or something.
    great lecture though

  • @bobover6474
    @bobover6474 8 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Don't bring babies to lectures.

    • @asrarhassan
      @asrarhassan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      17:38

    • @LeoWhalen1933
      @LeoWhalen1933 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      BOB OVER Don't bring babies to church. They cry too much so you cant listen to the bullshit.

    • @pc168
      @pc168 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did you even bother to watch the video?

    • @dioc8699
      @dioc8699 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Asrar Hassan that baby is so cute 😄

    • @louisehaley5105
      @louisehaley5105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree, unless they’re part of the demonstration.

  • @scottnsuzs
    @scottnsuzs 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn. Richard is the best at demonstrating his point in a clear and interesting fashion.

  • @22RedEyeJedi22
    @22RedEyeJedi22 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just want to watch the series of lectures over and over again!

  • @giovanic2381
    @giovanic2381 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    damn that baby!

  • @PlntPeace
    @PlntPeace 11 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What, no baby sitter lady?

    • @lindsayjenney2270
      @lindsayjenney2270 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Maybe she didn't have a sitter and didnt let her duties as a mother hold her back form enjoying and taking an interest in science.... as it has for millions of women for thousands of years.

    • @PlntPeace
      @PlntPeace 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lindsay Jenney I'M TEASING, I Love babies, except Christian ones. AAAH, I'm teasing again!
      She was obviously part of the talk.

    • @RottingintheMidwest
      @RottingintheMidwest 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lindsay Jenney then she should have left the baby in the trunk of her car.

    • @joshdean9105
      @joshdean9105 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lindsayjenney2270 she was being fucking inconsiderate by spoiling it for other people. it may have been ok for her but others wont like a screaming baby the whole lecture. she was a irresponsible cow

  • @godlessliberty5577
    @godlessliberty5577 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    who would bring a baby to something like this?

    • @bary1234
      @bary1234 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How can you be that stupid? You have to be from murica.

    • @DeveusBelkan
      @DeveusBelkan 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      bary1234
      You're asking someone how they could be so stupid and yet you're not above generalizing an entire people.

    • @bary1234
      @bary1234 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Valens Frey
      Murica has lots of stupid people. Most really really stupid people who comment in youtube are from murica. And this particular moron was from murica.
      What "entire people" did I generalize here?

    • @InCog2020
      @InCog2020 11 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought that too the first time I saw this video, but then I realized they were invited and were props within the lecture.

    • @123rony
      @123rony 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you would have actually watched the entire lecture instead of the first 5 minutes you would understand why there is a baby there

  • @darryljokinen1471
    @darryljokinen1471 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dawkins!!!! You are my hero!!! Thanx for opening my mind to "REASON"!!!!!!!

    • @alexanderstephen1567
      @alexanderstephen1567 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you even know what "reason" means? I mean, you must believe that life came from non-life and everything you see is from nothing. This is "reason" for you? Because this kind of shit this man is teaching people. Is like a religion, nothing scientifically. There is no evidence to support all that this man is saying about the origin of the universe/life. You must have a lot of imagination and faith to actually accept these theories, otherwise, they are unacceptable.

  • @jerrys88
    @jerrys88 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful! I hope all these lucky kids grew up understanding that all religions are nothing buy myths invented by ignorant humans who barely made it out of their caves. Richard Dawkins - you are a treasure.

  • @kthit4887
    @kthit4887 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    its pretty mindless of the lady to bring her infant baby to this long lecture.. poor thing.. & its also annoying to the speakers.

    • @Heimska
      @Heimska 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's part of the lecture.

    • @Mike8981
      @Mike8981 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The child was there for a reason! Interesting to think he/she would be in his/her twenties now. lol

    • @cormacthedestroyer7678
      @cormacthedestroyer7678 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ya mindless of the lady to want to grow her own mind. I took my baby to an aquarium and she cried. Maybe I should have left her in the car.

  • @zacharyl3751
    @zacharyl3751 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why would you bring a baby to a lecture like this, when it's obviously going to scream and ruin it for everyone?

    • @xSwordLilyx
      @xSwordLilyx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Rhett Butler
      Have you paid attention? Hanna is a part of the lecture. Whether she was pre-planned to be, I don't know, but she was part of it. And, don't whine, her musings were much less than a baby's cry has the potential to be.

    • @adama5543
      @adama5543 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      She’s part of the lecture, Dawkins actually picks her up later and describes Farraday’s response to Sir Robert Peal. Now what’s annoying is the person coughing for 20 minutes in the middle. Eat a cough drop!

  • @canutraceme
    @canutraceme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG! Hannah baby is so sweet❤️❤️❤️

  • @UrbanGardeningDIY
    @UrbanGardeningDIY 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great teacher!

  • @1908fcim
    @1908fcim 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He's a brilliant man and I take great enjoyment out of listening to and learning from him. Sadly I have an illness which impacts my brain function and it's gradually changing me for the worse from an intellectual perspective. I fear that the day will soon come where I no longer possess the capacity to enjoy such figures to the same extent

  • @MonicaKn17
    @MonicaKn17 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the previous comments said he might be around 50 in this video. He is incredibly hot for a 50 year old. In fact i think he's around 30 here, any older would be too amazing.
    Apart from that, he's one of my idols in life, along with Feynman and Dirac.

  • @wilfredmay5231
    @wilfredmay5231 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Richard Dawkins Foundation for science and reason. Richard Dawkins understands how important it is to understand what he sees, not what he wants to see.

  • @yankumar5280
    @yankumar5280 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for sharing Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science

  • @XSeaSpiralX
    @XSeaSpiralX 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was just going to skim this video and see what it was about. Ended up watching the whole thing, and plan on watching the rest of the series. Amazing stuff. Liked and Sub'd.

  • @dominicwanders8660
    @dominicwanders8660 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simply a must see!