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With so many expressing paranormal beliefs and ignorance of science, Dawkins encourages viewers to contrast these ancient superstitions with the power and beauty of our scientific achievements and understanding.

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arthurus : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

arthurus

8 votes NegativePositive

151 days 6 hours ago...

i want to get lessons from dawkins in school :P

Hudelf : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

Hudelf

4 votes NegativePositive

150 days 10 hours ago...

Dawkins = 5/5

Love his work. Religious yahoos can file off their entire arm as far as I`m concerned. The universe is 6000 years old, my ass.

MysticMan : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

MysticMan

-5 votes NegativePositive

142 days 7 hours ago...

I do not think he should be teaching a theory as fact. As Dawkins has said there are many holes in evolution.

He does not want religion taught in schools because he says there is no physical evidence, well he should pratice what he preaches.

He says religion is dangerous. What he is doing is dangerous, showing it is ok to pass your theories as facts. You do not need to back up your arguments with evidence.

He says dinosaurs are fairly recent and thery died out, umm so evolution had to almost start again, but in a hurry.

I would like to see Dawkins try to explain Phi if there is no creator.

Kids are sponges and soak up anything anyone says.

drummermonkey : LVL 3: VP 1.2: said:

drummermonkey

-6 votes NegativePositive

142 days 7 hours ago...

Oye does anyone else find it odd that richard dawkins is complaining that "science" books are not nearly as good sellers as religiouse books, when "The God Delusion", "Letter to a christian nation" and "God is Not Great" are extremely high sellers and can be found anywhere? Isn`t this ironic? Every where I turn I see richard dawkins material and richard dawkins being interviewed about his views on religion. It seems to me that high ratioinalism and richard dawkins permiates this society to a point where atheist claim him as their hero. Not to mention he is basically a national celebrity for his quick remarks. That being said, I`m kind of growing bored of him.

The Trunk Monkey : LVL 2: VP 1.1: said:

The Trunk Monkey

4 votes NegativePositive

142 days 7 hours ago...

MysticMan, what you have to realize is that all science is, is theory. You cannot prove 100% that something is a true and established fact. Religion has no data behind it, no testing of theory.

What science does, is establish a theory based on observations of a phenomenon in an attempt to explain it. The theory is then tested to see if it appears to be valid.

"He does not want religion taught in schools because he says there is no physical evidence, well he should pratice what he preaches."

Well, you`re wrong. There have been numerous scientific experiments regarding genetics, mutation, and adaptation. Scientists can`t evolve a new species in a couple of years though, so the best that can be done are small scale experiments and then extrapolating data from those results.

"He says dinosaurs are fairly recent and thery died out, umm so evolution had to almost start again, but in a hurry."

Evolution isn`t a start stop process, it`s continuous. We had furry mammalian ancestors present at the time of the dinosaur`s extinction. When they died out, there was suddenly a lot less competition, and mammals inherited the earth.

"I would like to see Dawkins try to explain Phi if there is no creator."

I don`t know what you mean by "Phi." The Greek letter? Blame the Greeks, and the Minoans from whom the Greeks adapted their alphabet from.

And as a side note, not wanting to believe something because you don`t like it, is a poooor reason. What`s wrong with being descended from an apelike ancestor? I have respect for my ape, monkey, and other primate cousins.

MysticMan : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

MysticMan

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142 days 5 hours ago...

^ it is theory, but they teach it as FACT, and that is wrong. So it is ok to teach aliens exist in schools? because that is just "Theory"?

So it does not matter if there are not enough proof as long as the t"theory" (story) sounds good. Sounds better when you have someone with alot of confidence talk about it.

"Well, you`re wrong. There have been numerous scientific experiments regarding genetics, mutation, and adaptation"

There is no hard physical proof of one specice turning into another. Viruses change into other viruses, organisms change, but not grow into what we know now. Big difference.

"Evolution isn`t a start stop process, it`s continuous. We had furry mammalian ancestors present at the time of the dinosaur`s extinction. When they died out, there was suddenly a lot less competition, and mammals inherited the earth."

"I don`t know what you mean by "Phi." The Greek letter? Blame the Greeks, and the Minoans from whom the Greeks adapted their alphabet from."

Look it up. http://goldennumber.net/neophite.htm
everthing is equal and has a pattern.
No one can explain why dinosaurs died out and left all the other animals living. There is no good theory to explain it.

"And as a side note, not wanting to believe something because you don`t like it, is a poooor reason. What`s wrong with being descended from an apelike ancestor"

I never said i do not believe it because i dont like it, where did you pull that from???? I do not believe it because there is no evidence to prove we did.
People find some fossils they cant explain and try to make a story out of it. Grab pieces here and there to support thheir argument (like glue to connect some pieces together)

nismo240sx : LVL 24: VP 3.3: said:

nismo240sx

6 votes NegativePositive

142 days 3 hours ago...

Mystic man you pissing in the wind man.

Evolution is a scientific theory based on observation and hundreds of years of reasoning, logic, and experimental evidence. You hear that REASON, LOGIC, and EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE.

It is widely accepted in the scientific community as fact and is the only explanation for the origins of life that pretty much tells it all.

What are you talking about there is no theory to explain why dinosaurs died while mammals didn`t. That is the corner stone of the theory genius. The idea was that mammals were better adapted and better able to adapt to changing environments, where as cold blooded reptiles were not and died.

Everything you have said is false, yet you shit it out like it is true.

You seem so keen on spitting out facts and proofs. Challenge : Give us all right now any shred of proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the earth was created in 6 days, about 6000 years ago and that it isn`t 4.5 billion years old like all the facts, point to.

Here`s the tricky part, your not allowed to say because it says so in the bible.

relic180 : LVL 19: VP 2.8: said:

relic180

3 votes NegativePositive

142 days 1 hour ago...

^ or because you have faith that it happened.

Skaree : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

Skaree

2 votes NegativePositive

141 days 23 hours ago...

"Kids are sponges and soak up anything anyone says."
something tells me you soaked up a lot of misguided "knowledge" from religious fanatics. Perchance, were you born and live around the bible belt in america? I live, now, at what many people call the buckle of that belt, and am sickened as to what a lot of people here believe, well, not sickened so much, but I really do feel extraordinarily sorry for them, and I feel sick towards those that brainwash the "sponges" as you so aptly called children.

phoenixfire : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

phoenixfire

-1 votes NegativePositive

141 days 21 hours ago...

Religion will never cease to exist. But if it did and everyone found out that there is nothing after life what would this world come to? if there is no punishment(Hell) or Reward(Heaven) for the actions we take when we are alive. The world would fall apart. theft would increase rapidly, murders would increase. It is also a scary thought to think that death is inebitable, we will die one day and there is nothing you can do to change it.

I`m not a religious person myself but i understand why it remains. You can argue either way who`s right but its futile, just enjoy the time you have here while you can.

relic180 : LVL 19: VP 2.8: said:

relic180

2 votes NegativePositive

141 days 20 hours ago...

@ Phoenixfire

That`s a typical fear of religious believers. Just about any Atheist will tell you that most Human beings have a sense of dignity and pride in themselves. Most have a sense of community and wanting to belong to a social group completely separate from religious beliefs. This requires people to behave themselves, to some extent, and not fuck over every person you meet.

There are human behavioral patterns that will keep society from "falling apart", as you so eloquently put it.

Further more, it`s MUCH scarier to think that we are incapable of being good people without the THREAT of hell, or god`s wraith over our shoulders. Of course, I don`t believe this even in the slightest bit. And neither should you, realizing that more than 30 million people in the US alone are self proclaimed Atheists, and they engage in criminal behavior at a statistically comparable (often lower) rate than those who subscribe to religious belief. So, now you can stop worrying.

"Enjoy the time you have here while you can." <- I agree 100%.

AMWhy : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

AMWhy

2 votes NegativePositive

141 days 16 hours ago...

"if there is no punishment(Hell) or Reward(Heaven) for the actions we take when we are alive. The world would fall apart."

Actually, it would be the opposite. The punishment for people who`s actions are wrong is being banged up in a cell. If everyone realised how little time we have alive in this world, they wouldn`t want to waste that time behind bars.

But I do see where you`re coming from - as much as I think religion is bollocks, it does have positive sides.

MysticMan : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

MysticMan

-4 votes NegativePositive

141 days 13 hours ago...

"Evolution is a scientific theory based on observation and hundreds of years of reasoning, logic, and experimental evidence."

Ah yes there is 100`s of years worth of documented observations, they just have not told anyone.

"It is widely accepted in the scientific community as fact and is the only explanation for the origins of life that pretty much tells it all."

But no one believes anything as fact if it has so many holes in it, oh except when it comes to evolution or anything to support their argument. Just a punch of hypocrites.

"What are you talking about there is no theory to explain why dinosaurs died while mammals didn`t."

The main theory why scientist say EVERYTHING died out was because of an asteroid, hmm unless you do not include mammals as everything. There is no solid theory of why the dinosaurs died out and the mammals stayed around. Please show me the theory if there is.

"Everything you have said is false, yet you shit it out like it is true"

Talking about Richard Dawkins? i am with you with that one then

"You seem so keen on spitting out facts and proofs. Challenge : Give us all right now any shred of proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the earth was created in 6 days, about 6000 years ago and that it isn`t 4.5 billion years old like all the facts, point to.
Here`s the tricky part, your not allowed to say because it says so in the bible"

Who said i am not allowed to say? the problem with atheists thinking is that they lump all the believers of god into the same basket. Get out of that thinking then we can move on from there.

You automatically think i believe in the bible if i believe in a higher being. if you are dead against it, show us Why you are, show why you dont believe in a higher being.
There is prove that the world was created with control by a higher power. One example look up PHI everything is equally in proportion with everything else, how can that be if there was no control?

"something tells me you soaked up a lot of misguided "knowledge" from religious fanatics"

I hate it when atheists automatically think they know they back ground and physical emotion of a believer in god. Atheists are just as bad as the Nutty religious groups that think they are doing gods work.

"Perchance, were you born and live around the bible belt in america"

Dont try to know me. You are far from it.I live in Australia away from any Religious areas. stop bloody lumping believers of god together. I aint no stupid religious nut. Just someone that does not like people pushing their opinions on others and call it fact, religious or otherwise.

"but I really do feel extraordinarily sorry for them, and I feel sick towards those that brainwash the "sponges" as you so aptly called children"

So do i, i hate it when adults use kids to "spread the word"

Richard Dawkins is just as bad as many Evangelical Ministers pushing their views as fact.

MysticMan : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

MysticMan

-4 votes NegativePositive

141 days 13 hours ago...


"And neither should you, realizing that more than 30 million people in the US alone are self proclaimed Atheists, and they engage in criminal behavior at a statistically comparable (often lower) rate than those who subscribe to religious belief. So, now you can stop worrying"

Where is evidence of that rate? or is that your guesstimate?

So you saying we should become atheists so there is less crime?

nismo240sx : LVL 24: VP 3.3: said:

nismo240sx

2 votes NegativePositive

141 days 12 hours ago...

Show you the theory?? THAT IS THE THEORY.

The theory isn`t that EVERYTHING DIED. Its that large land locked reptiles died you twit. SHARKS DIDN`T DIE for 1.

You`re probably one of those fools who thinks an ice age means that the entire earth was like -100000 degrees.


"100 years of observation". Are you that stupid. When was it that Galileo helped to prove that the earth wasn`t the center of the solar system? In the 1600`s.
When was it that Darwin wrote `The Origin of Species"??? In the 1800`s.
I could go on for pages listing the many brilliant people in history who had dedicated their lives to trying to understand our planet and universe.

100 years haha idiot.

And instead of just dancing around and saying there are so many holes in evolution, perhaps provide us with some.

Bottom line is, even if the theory of evolution was 1% scientific fact and 99% hypothesis (which it isn`t)... it would still be 100% more probably than creationism which has ZERO % fact and no proof what so ever.

ALSO you seem to have nicely avoided the challenge I posed to you. We are all still waiting for a response.

And for god sakes man shut up about this PHI nonsense.

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