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Prof. Richard Dawkins: I'm a romantic soul
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Jun 6, 2023
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54m
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📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: http://unherd.com/join UnHerd's Freddie Sayers and Professor Richard Dawkins talk God, vaccines and his poetic spirit. Read the accompanying article: https://unherd.com/2023/06/was-new-atheism-a-mistake/ Listen to the podcast: https://plnk.to/unherd?to=page Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv // TIMECODES // #UnHerd #RichardDawkins #PoetryofReality
- 0:00Is Richard Dawkins a romantic soul?
- 4:02Has science becoming overly politicised?
- 6:22The illogic of equity
- 9:30Māori folklore and ‘Western’ science
- 13:55Scientific miracles vs. Supernaturalism
- 19:37Is religion a survival imperative?
- 23:59How is the secular experiment going?
- 29:14Faith in science post-COVID
- 37:08The corruption of scientific institutions
- 42:09Is tribalism part of our human nature?
- 47:31Could AI supplant organic life?
- 49:31Aliens and interstellar exploration
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