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Richard Dawkins: The Universe is Queerer Than We Can Suppose
Richard Dawkins: The Universe is Queerer Than We Can Suppose
Richard Dawkins, Cambridge prof., talks about atoms, space and other "things universal," at the TED Conferences. Long, but extremely interesting and well worth listening too. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago
tags Richard Dawkins atoms universe middle world
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 iceburg
1 year ago
Listened to part of it and it was interesting, but it still doesn't make me want to idolize Dawkins the way some people do.

It's sad to me that there are smart people like Dawkins who intentionally surround themselves with so much controversy that it makes it almost impossible to distinguish their more interesting ideas from the controversy.
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 ogri2003
1 year ago
« iceburg : Listened to part of it and it was interesting, but it still doesn't make me want to idolize Dawkins the way some people do.

It's sad to me that there are smart people like Dawkins who intentionally surround themselves with so much controversy that it makes it almost impossible to distinguish their more interesting ideas from the controversy.
This is true. He often leaves little room for including any thought on creationism in any of his ideas. With that said, we have plenty of people expounding on both sides of that fence. I really enjoy listening to him.
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 boomshan...
1 year ago
« ogri2003 : This is true. He often leaves little room for including any thought on creationism in any of his ideas.
That's because he hates all forms of creationist ideas and doesn't believe they have a place in rational, intelligent society.

I love listening to Dawkins too. Just like religious fundamentalists, he's very charismatic and equally divisive.
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 Bornbad
1 year ago
Saw this a while back.(Filmed Jul 2005) If you want to push his thoughts, get the latest, not the furthest.
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 kakana
1 year ago
Uhhhh... isn't Richard Dawkins the guy that kissed all the ladies on Family Feud?
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 ogri2003
1 year ago
« kakana : Uhhhh... isn't Richard Dawkins the guy that kissed all the ladies on Family Feud?
And the survey said..... uh NO!
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 ogri2003
1 year ago
« Bornbad : Saw this a while back.(Filmed Jul 2005) If you want to push his thoughts, get the latest, not the furthest.
Was filmed during 2005, but even the TED site says it wasn't posted till...



Not aware of other (older) sources.
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