Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Julia Sweeney- June 9, 2015 in Rochester, MN

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  • Richard Dawkins in conversation with Julia Sweeney
    June 9, 2015 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN.
    Thanks to Glenn Gaunt for the video.
    Music credit: freemusicarchive.org

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  • @counterclockwiseemu8447
    @counterclockwiseemu8447 Před 4 lety +92

    “What sign are you??”
    “Im a do not disturb sign”
    Omg I’m gonna have to use that in real life 😂

    • @reflectingqueen
      @reflectingqueen Před 4 lety

      me too! do not know how it translates into Dutch though...

    • @Mr2TIMOTHY4V2
      @Mr2TIMOTHY4V2 Před 3 lety

      Yahuah is not into signs - astrology - he said do not worship the stars he created. Wake up.

    • @NachoMan154
      @NachoMan154 Před 2 lety

      Sadly it doesn´t work in german :(

    • @patrickkirby7612
      @patrickkirby7612 Před 2 lety

      I dig the personality traits of zodiac signs.. I know I know ..

  • @seamusandpat
    @seamusandpat Před 8 lety +249

    I was in a café when a man sitting next to me berated me for reading Richard's 'The Ancestor's Tale' because Richard Dawkins knew nothing of philosophy or theology. I told him the book I was reading is a science book and not about religion and did he mean 'The God Delusion' by the same author. He said 'yes that's the one'. He said it was a very bad book, poorly written and argued. I said I had not read it, had he? He said 'no, a well respected friend had told me about it'. I rest my case.

    • @dewinthemorning
      @dewinthemorning Před 8 lety +8

      +Seamus Griffin I have read "The God Delusion". A very good book! I still have to read "The Ancestors Tale", though. I liked especially "River out of Eden".

    • @bonnie43uk
      @bonnie43uk Před 8 lety +1

      +dewinthemorning Hi Roseta, just a general question, do you get a notification from google + if somebody replies to you?, it seems they don't always show up in my comment box now, i cannot read these comments on my tablet now, i have to revert to my laptop, and even then i now have to click on the "view all comments" button which is a new feature, i wish google/youtube would stop meddling !!!

    • @seamusandpat
      @seamusandpat Před 8 lety +1

      +dewinthemorning Thank you, it is on my reading list (already too long ..... ) and yes River Out of Eden is one of my favourite books.

    • @dewinthemorning
      @dewinthemorning Před 8 lety +1

      +bonnie43uk Hi, bonnie43uk, Today, suddenly, I get 10 notifications from google. And you are right, I can't read replies there, I must go to the video itself. On the tablet, I can read replies only if they are short. At Google, they are constantly making changes, and we can only adapt to them. :)

    • @bonnie43uk
      @bonnie43uk Před 8 lety +1

      +dewinthemorning yes, I'm all for change, but not when it's a backward step. Oh well. We will just have to adapt like you say.

  • @donnawest866
    @donnawest866 Před 5 lety +44

    Great conversation between two wonderful people! Love Julia Sweeney’s bubbly personality and Richard Dawkins’ lovely calm demeanor!

    • @madahad9
      @madahad9 Před 2 lety +2

      I followed Richard Dawkins briefly on Twitter but stopped when his tweets became very angry and hostile. It's hard to connect that person with the one sitting on the stage. I thought he was doing more harm than good by insulting people.

  • @AarontheArtist57
    @AarontheArtist57 Před 7 lety +14

    I really appreciate that they disagreed so much, it made for a much more lively and productive discussion than the one I anticipated

  • @steveaitch729
    @steveaitch729 Před 7 lety +47

    blasphemy is a victimless crime

  • @salvadorgonzalez865
    @salvadorgonzalez865 Před 7 lety +25

    I love to hear Richard Dawkins. He helps me feel very secure in my belief, or lack thereof. He totally opens his audiences eyes to the fact that religion is bogus.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block Před rokem

      Great. He believes we got all this by "literally nothing." Show how smart you are to back that up.
      What's off is your brain. The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, it can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. It is clear creation had to be done supernaturally at some point yet it is still denied because people are just too proud to accept that, among other things.

  • @michelebee305
    @michelebee305 Před 5 lety +31

    "I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day."--Douglas Adam
    Thank you so much Julia. I swear you and I had very similar journeys. I think I may tell my family to watch this if they ask how I lost my faith. You pretty much captures my story in a nutshell.

  • @TyDie85
    @TyDie85 Před 6 lety +312

    When someone says "lost their faith". It just sounds like youre missing something. How about we call it "gaining reality" instead lol.

    • @scienceexplains302
      @scienceexplains302 Před 5 lety +9

      T Timeler or began to apply critical thinking to universal issues. Not catchy , tho

    • @PedroHLima-ss7hy
      @PedroHLima-ss7hy Před 5 lety

      TyDie85 One of the reasons for not being appropriate to dismiss the idea of loss is the average atheist, almost all atheists really, have next to nothing in terms of symbolism knowledge even within the bible. If you ask an atheist what the swastika symbolism means, he'll probably say some ordinary profane thing like "it's a symbol of power", or will typically observe he doesn't give a rat's ass. Atheists are simply people that for some reason or another have not been initiated in certain set of metaphysical knowledge. As René Guénon said, sacredness by itself, without the help of anything else, escapes profane curiosity. See it this way: a jackass will never stop to wonder what is the meaning of life; so too an atheist will never wonder whether there are inner esoteric layers of meaning in the bible, that were purposefully veiled in allegory for various reasons.

    • @SandraLovesRoses
      @SandraLovesRoses Před 5 lety +7

      @@PedroHLima-ss7hy Do you always talk like this? "Almost all..." "...he'll probably say..." "...are simply people..." "...a jackass...will never wonder..." Not a single thing that you wrote describes me. All false assumptions. Hmmm. I'm seeing a trend. An assumption is a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof. Just like your religious belief. I hate to tell you, but you need a lot more world experience and critical thinking before making an accurate conclusion. Good luck with all that.

    • @PedroHLima-ss7hy
      @PedroHLima-ss7hy Před 5 lety

      Sandra Slow down. If what you are saying were true you would be able to answer a question such as "what does the swastika symbolism mean?" and if you are either uninterested in knowing or do not know, I did not assume anything wrong. Reread my first comment and you will find out that is what I tried to say. Abd of course you have no interest in this question or have absolutely no clue what this symbolism, packed with correspondence within the bible, means. That is what I meant.

    • @docfloc
      @docfloc Před 5 lety +2

      Pedro H. Lima What utter bollocks Pedro!

  • @therealzilch
    @therealzilch Před 8 lety +16

    What a great meeting of great minds. Thanks, Julia and Richard.

  • @DXNewington
    @DXNewington Před 8 lety +61

    Loved Julia Sweeney, she's a bubbly, cheerful soul and helped keep the show fun and lively.

    • @wholeshebang1
      @wholeshebang1 Před 5 lety +1

      "Person," not "soul." This is a talk between two atheists about atheism - why define Ms Sweeney using a religious term?

    • @namedeplume2022
      @namedeplume2022 Před 5 lety

      @@wholeshebang1 I thought the same thing, but perhaps our life energy is a soul of sorts - just not in a religious way.

    • @namedeplume2022
      @namedeplume2022 Před 5 lety +2

      @@wholeshebang1 Although most often used as a religious reference in modern times, a soul is not necessarily a religious term. In philosophy, it is anything with life energy, emotional feelings, or consciousness. I believe we can agree that those apply to Ms. Sweeney.

    • @TJmusic24
      @TJmusic24 Před 3 lety +1

      Name Deplume I think you’re right , I think the commenter wasn’t really meaning “soul” , I read it as a “person”, it’s a turn-of-phrase.

  • @kentonian
    @kentonian Před 4 lety +7

    Thank you Richard and Julia, so much love amongst atheist here on the internet it’s helping me in a difficult time of my life ❤️

  • @hippiedachshunds1632
    @hippiedachshunds1632 Před 7 lety +85

    I'm dismayed at the number of negative comments regarding Julia Sweeney. She's a brilliant woman and Dawkins is clearly a fan of her one woman show, Letting Go of God. She contributes a great deal to the conversation here.

    • @scienceexplains302
      @scienceexplains302 Před 5 lety +8

      Hippie Dachshunds
      any time a woman speaks , there will be several misogynists saying her voice is too high or something. I ask those people to stay away from children, if his voices bother them

    • @longtermcareexperiences-bi5685
      @longtermcareexperiences-bi5685 Před 5 lety +15

      @@scienceexplains302 I am a woman, a feminist, and an atheist. It is not Sweeney's high pitched voice that grates on my nerves, rather it is her inappropriate and constant laughter.

    • @scienceexplains302
      @scienceexplains302 Před 5 lety +1

      @@longtermcareexperiences-bi5685 (Just to clarify, I was not claiming that the only people who don't like Julia Sweeney are sexist.) I just listened to the first two minutes of the interview and did not hear one inappropriate laugh. Maybe a bit of nervousness or relief, but it all sounds good to me.

    • @namedeplume2022
      @namedeplume2022 Před 5 lety +7

      Julia Sweeney is peppy and laughs as a reaction to humor, thought, and discomfort, as many people do. She makes this subject more approachable to many people, and that is positive, as some people will not sit through a Dawkins or Hitchens lecture. I agree that she contributes insights and a different perspective to the conversation.

    • @spaceghost8995
      @spaceghost8995 Před 5 lety +3

      Many little men loath all women and are terrified by them.

  • @SandraLovesRoses
    @SandraLovesRoses Před 5 lety +15

    "Good rule in life was to never argue with Christopher Hitchens." - Richard Dawkins. Yes!

  • @showmebear
    @showmebear Před 5 lety +13

    The freedom that you feel when you finally "let go" as Julia so beautifully addresses, is the most amazing sense of clarity and contentedness I've known. Education and curiosity will set you free.

    • @anitareasontobelieve7375
      @anitareasontobelieve7375 Před 4 lety +1

      I do not have the ability to let go of an almighty power in the spectrum of life (the kind we don't understand as life) that has something to do with how the cosmos runs and knows about us on this pale blue dot

    • @EpicLemonMusic
      @EpicLemonMusic Před rokem

      @@anitareasontobelieve7375 okay well that is good and you have your rights to it but dont try and tell people how to think, what they can do with their bodies, be against stem cell research, special tax free church, anti evolution, anti scientific method, cutting penis and clits of babies, telling people birth control is bad, creating laws based on ass derived religious texts, etc etc. no atheist is forcing you to not have your god.

  • @TheReaper569
    @TheReaper569 Před 8 lety +16

    Ty. professor dawkins. I cant believe the transformation ive went trough, but im glad i came out as an atheist. Years of internal conflict.. gone.

  • @1amybean
    @1amybean Před 5 lety +2

    I ❤️ both of these thoughtful and beautiful people and celebrate a world that includes them ☮️

  • @SandraLovesRoses
    @SandraLovesRoses Před 5 lety +3

    I had to stop 30 minutes in and see her show. It was GREAT!

  • @bonnie43uk
    @bonnie43uk Před 8 lety +60

    That's my evening sorted. Should be an interesting chat. Enjoyed 'Letting go of God' and obviously 'The God delusion'.

    • @brickandmortar1
      @brickandmortar1 Před 8 lety

      +bonnie43uk I wish! Bartending - doing, you know, God's work.

    • @bonnie43uk
      @bonnie43uk Před 8 lety +1

      BellCurve Yes indeed, "Go forth and bartend".

    • @MrAdryan1603
      @MrAdryan1603 Před 6 lety

      Two of my favorites. I absolutely loved the actual God Delusion book. Another spectacular book by Dawkins is " The Greatest Show on Earth", for those who have the insatiable hunger I have for the fact of Evolution. Ohhh, such a mind-blowing, fascinating book!

    • @SandraLovesRoses
      @SandraLovesRoses Před 5 lety +1

      can't wait!@@MrAdryan1603

  • @unondwayzauyashinga1735
    @unondwayzauyashinga1735 Před 5 lety +14

    Delightfull! We need more of this!

  • @sylviaseri4235
    @sylviaseri4235 Před 4 lety +10

    Even though Julia says she is atheist, she still hasn’t let go of religion.

    • @toni4729
      @toni4729 Před 2 lety +1

      She's pretending.

    • @serenfargo8867
      @serenfargo8867 Před rokem

      I agree. I love her, but after seeing her one-woman show, Letting Go of God, and other interviews, I was sadly disappointed with her reversal, and seeming ignorance, here.

  • @_noahrh
    @_noahrh Před 8 lety +23

    I LOVE THIS! An inspiring pair.

    • @MrAdryan1603
      @MrAdryan1603 Před 6 lety

      Yasssss. I was so excited when this popped up in my suggestions. Love these two! I'm a huge fan of both, and a "strident naturalist" myself, hahah. What a great conversation. Truly inspirational!

  • @hedrakemal3356
    @hedrakemal3356 Před 8 lety +5

    We need to see more of you Dr. Dawkins, more more pls! Keep the wheel turning, wishing you long life :)

  • @uralbob1
    @uralbob1 Před 3 lety +3

    Great conversation from a great combination! Sweeney and Dawkins were so good together!

  • @enriquegvh
    @enriquegvh Před 8 lety +24

    professor dawkins,
    I sincerely hope you come to Amsterdam so i can see you in person at a maybe a lecture. I hope to one day be able to attend one of your marvellous interviews or lectures.

    • @mohammadjj
      @mohammadjj Před 8 lety +2

      Maaaaaaarvellous

    • @mattiajax
      @mattiajax Před 8 lety

      that would be great indeed!

    • @KTPurdy
      @KTPurdy Před 5 lety

      Dawkins is a treasure.

    • @klaasdeboer8106
      @klaasdeboer8106 Před 5 lety

      Enrique Gesta, In that case, Richard Dawkins coming to Amsterdam, In y part of Amsterdameven Islam seems to be in rapid decline, he should talk about about homeopathy and other kinds of obvious bullshit.

  • @ttrza1986
    @ttrza1986 Před 6 lety +21

    damn you made a priest cry! lol. God bless this lady she's fun to listen to

  • @lluviach6745
    @lluviach6745 Před 3 lety +4

    I just love Julia's energy so much 😭

  • @wildmansamurai3663
    @wildmansamurai3663 Před 7 lety

    Excellent, thanks for the upload.

  • @ghytd766
    @ghytd766 Před 2 lety +1

    This video really hurts.
    I LIVE in Rochester,
    And I find out Dawkins came here 6 months AFTER this happened.
    It was a chance to meet a hero.

  • @tomhasling
    @tomhasling Před 8 lety +156

    The key to the atheist movement is similar to what religions have relied on for years. We need to raise our children to be critical thinkers and don't pass on supernatural myths. If that means you need to outwardly claim to be 'Catholic' or whatever, that is fine; just don't indoctrinate the children. Religion will evaporate exponentially especially with resources like the internet.

    • @TheReaper569
      @TheReaper569 Před 8 lety +34

      +Thomas H i love that religious people cry about having the right to raise their children in their "culture". While atheists want to raise their children to help them find their own path. Religious parents teach children what to think, atheists teach their children how to think.

    • @tomhasling
      @tomhasling Před 8 lety +6

      Hakan Karaağaç
      Well said.

    • @rationalmartian
      @rationalmartian Před 8 lety +5

      +Thomas H
      It's the reason all ideology based religious institutions/people are so intent on getting to the children before they learn to think critically. And why they tend to use such exaggerated "carrot and stick" methods.
      They realise the importance. If childhood indoctrination and coercion were to be outlawed, I doubt very much the numbers would remain so high. It would be the "death knell" of widespread religion. It would become a very minority "activity".

    • @Intrepidthegenuine
      @Intrepidthegenuine Před 8 lety +8

      +rationalmartian I agree, I would be in favour of banning childhood indoctrination of religion but it would be impossible to enforce.
      But I think what is wonderful is that the Internet more than anything has been a catalyst for people to be exposed to information, particularly to opinions and facts that challenge religious dogma.

    • @tomhasling
      @tomhasling Před 8 lety +5

      +rationalmartian what I am referring to is those people who don't really believe anymore but feel obligated to raise their children in the religion of their youth. I have a sister who did this exactly. She did not believe but kept it private with me. She raised her daughter Catholic because it was expected. Now that daughter is an adult and popping out Catholic children like a pezz dispenser simply because the church got their grip on her. The world would have been better off if she simply taught her to think for herself.

  • @drshellkinggmailcom
    @drshellkinggmailcom Před 5 lety +3

    Ten or so years ago, the openly secular campaign among other things was a catalyst for me to not only come out about being a non believer but to also finally relocate from the Bible Belt to California. I couldn’t be happier.

  • @thelaughingfoxx
    @thelaughingfoxx Před 8 lety +2

    What's even more annoying, sad really, are how many people complaining on this comment board. There IS a valuable message to this debate. Stop being trolls.

  • @raubhautz6281
    @raubhautz6281 Před 8 lety +2

    I really enjoy listening to Richard Dawkins in all these documentaries and debates found online. Wish I could catch Richard in California, live.

  • @ingloriousbasterd3067
    @ingloriousbasterd3067 Před 5 lety +8

    Being a "Blasphemer" myself, it was far from a bumpy ride and much more a comfortable confirmation that all that I feel about this subject is nail on the head right.Btw, my cats are also non believers in "Religious dogma" though it could be because they just don't belive in dogs but anyway I have gotten more love and TRUTH from two cats than I could ever get from "religion".

  • @TraderTimmy
    @TraderTimmy Před 8 lety +7

    A very nice talk. I found Julia's ideas to be thought provoking and good for debate. Richard certainly enjoys her company and discussing her ideas. Well done.

  • @thegroove2000
    @thegroove2000 Před rokem +1

    Never get tired of listening to richard.

  • @markdanielpatureau2925
    @markdanielpatureau2925 Před 5 lety +2

    Hillarious! Love both of these icons!

  • @joep6017
    @joep6017 Před 4 lety +3

    I really enjoy hearing these experiences of realization and coming to reason (or out of faith, away from god, etc.). I was fortunate enough to not be 'given' religion as a young, impressionable child. I sort of discovered science and reason and philosophy through books and study, or even curiosity. I would read and study science and also learn the history of the world and religion and religious belief/history. I was able to develop my mind with critical thinking by comparing religion and science on my own. I think it's a privileged position I had, and I want to salute and congratulate those of you who had to be drawn out from desert revelations through sheer will and a fighting spirit. You had a fight and I think that's wonderful. Let reason prevail. Reason prevails.

  • @klausm5460
    @klausm5460 Před 8 lety +14

    In school I had a chemistry teacher who was really pedantic about the way you would describe a chemical or physical process. He didn´t want you to say "the water molecules want to stick together". His determination seemed somewhat over-ambitious back then, but I guess that way of thinking helped me to some more profound understandings of complicated processes. After all, the implication of purpose behind the natural existence lead to the idea of an allmighty god in the first place.

    • @rationalmartian
      @rationalmartian Před 8 lety +9

      +KlausM54
      More teachers should be pedants. Especially in the sciences, maths, engineering etc. Woolly language can certainly be problematic.

    • @TraderTimmy
      @TraderTimmy Před 8 lety

      +rationalmartian Exactly

  • @samdyer1921
    @samdyer1921 Před 3 lety +2

    Richard *speaks a sentence*
    Julia *right....right....right....right.....right...right....*

  • @howardskeivys4184
    @howardskeivys4184 Před 5 lety +1

    God bless the likes of Julia and Richard. I wish I had awoken to their, years ago.

  • @nycbearff
    @nycbearff Před 6 lety +9

    Ms Sweeney made a lot of valid points. Until there are easily accessible secular organizations which fullfill all of the non-religious but important church functions in people's lives, churches, synagogues, temples and mosques will continue to be popular institutions.
    She was presenting facts about how attending church supports church-goers that Dawkins really doesn't have a valid response for. He says some of the same things, but often dismisses the secular functions of churches etc out of hand, as easily replaceable, without acknowledging their extreme importance to church-goers.

    • @jwb52z9
      @jwb52z9 Před 4 lety

      That's one of the problems with "experts" in a field of science or in academia. They disregard how people feel.

    • @kentonian
      @kentonian Před 4 lety

      I'd defend Dawkins by saying he has helped setup and supports organisation that support fellow atheists. The lack of community outside of religion is a problem that I hope can improve but I think it needs an awakening to overcome religions almost monopoly on those aspects. Maybe if we all wore symbolic jewellery? 😁

    • @goatamongsheep4296
      @goatamongsheep4296 Před 3 lety

      I live in Canada where religion is slowly dying, thankfully. Maybe my generation had higher IQ or better teaching? The new immigrants, on the other hand are more involved with their own personal bat-shit crazy cult behaviors (such as turbans). This was supposed to be the country where you could escape religion....

    • @serenfargo8867
      @serenfargo8867 Před rokem

      @@jwb52z9 This is a very presumptuous, as well as incorrect statement. Presenting things in an objective tone does not equate to absence of emotion. Far from the truth and full of bias - which, by the way, is promoted by the far right.

  • @shannonhughes3006
    @shannonhughes3006 Před 3 lety +15

    One of the biggest problems with being part of Christianity/Catholicism when you don’t share the beliefs is the willingness to associate oneself with the ideology that if someone does not share in this specific religion then they are going to hell. Christianity and Catholicism are exclusive religions (the only way to heaven is through belief in Jesus Christ). This is a cruel and offensive message, and in my opinion does not lend itself to creating such wonderful “community” (as Julia seems to think it does), except among its own of course...
    Churches are not simply feel good, do good, service clubs with happy traditions and nice songs. They carry a divisive, judgmental message from prideful people who see everyone on the outside as deceived and going to hell.
    Why anyone who does not hold these beliefs would want to associate themselves with it is beyond my personal comprehension.

  • @andreadiamond7115
    @andreadiamond7115 Před 3 lety

    Wow Julia. Your faith journey seems never ending. I love your Bubliness. Richard, thank you for helping me wake up.

  • @therealzilch
    @therealzilch Před 4 lety +1

    Julia and Richard are treasures.

  • @greenytaddict
    @greenytaddict Před 8 lety +10

    I'm surprised Richard could keep up with hearing this woman's voice for so long

    • @christopherhanson6641
      @christopherhanson6641 Před 8 lety +4

      +greenytaddict
      She comes across as a complete idiot. A giggling, loud-mouthed, screeching fool.

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor5462 Před 8 lety +7

    16:20 I grew up Mormon. At one point we had a missionary (who are called "Elder") named Bishop and a Bishop (head of a ward) named Elder. so we had Elder Bishop and Bishop Elder.

  • @annford6640
    @annford6640 Před 2 lety

    The working chemistry (no pun intended) between these two is wonderful; both a compliment and a contrast.

  • @edwardyang8254
    @edwardyang8254 Před 5 lety +13

    It is a sad thing when a culture can only survive based on superstition or lies.

    • @toni4729
      @toni4729 Před 2 lety

      Superstition only comes from ignorance however so you should feel pity. The lies are another thing altogether.

  • @cheriecullum9489
    @cheriecullum9489 Před 5 lety +4

    richard dawkins is an intelligent man that can see fact from fiction

  • @jayf6360
    @jayf6360 Před 8 lety +24

    Can anyone identify an irritating voice in this video, I can.

    • @LividImp
      @LividImp Před 8 lety +12

      +Jay F No, sorry, I have no idea what your voice sounds like.

    • @saidgutierrez2253
      @saidgutierrez2253 Před 8 lety +1

      +Livid Imp Her voice it is a little irritant, but when Richard talks I get calm again

    • @douglaslawrie3449
      @douglaslawrie3449 Před 8 lety +1

      +Jay F no? i think richard has a beautiful voice.

    • @LividImp
      @LividImp Před 8 lety

      +Ronald Johnson Well said, I'll have to steal that one some day.

    • @jayf6360
      @jayf6360 Před 8 lety +1

      Fuck me, chill the fuck out.

  • @mikepublic111
    @mikepublic111 Před 6 lety +3

    Every good social action performed by a religious organization can be performed by a secular organization, but without the superstitious baggage.

  • @krisbest6405
    @krisbest6405 Před 5 lety +1

    Interesting talk, both well informed.

  • @CurlCobain
    @CurlCobain Před 7 lety +21

    Can someone please calm her down?

    • @EnriqueRegisPascalinRomo
      @EnriqueRegisPascalinRomo Před 7 lety +4

      I don't know you but if I were in a conversation with Richard Dawkings in front of hundreds of people, I'll got very anxious.....

    • @benkirk3577
      @benkirk3577 Před 7 lety +1

      Dawkins*

  • @konradvp8113
    @konradvp8113 Před 4 lety +3

    Great dialogue. However why is she screaming all the time?

  • @louisehaley5105
    @louisehaley5105 Před 5 lety +4

    I love hearing Richard Dawkins doing an American accent.

  • @jennifergrove2368
    @jennifergrove2368 Před 8 lety +2

    When I was in Christian Science Sunday School, I think I was about 10 when I questioned why there were so many other religions.
    My teacher was so kind and thoughtful when trying to answer me. And he answered me honestly by saying something along the lines of how no one knows for certain which religion is the true religion. They may very well all be wrong. But the religion of Christian Science after much deliberating seemed to be the one that made the most sense to him.
    I don't know if that was a good answer or a very dangerous one.

  • @Waltham1892
    @Waltham1892 Před 5 lety +8

    Sounds a bit like Julia is trying to have her cake and eat it too...
    Sorry Julia, you can't have the ritual without the myth and you can't have the myth without the lie.

    • @Bryan-dr5qy
      @Bryan-dr5qy Před 4 lety +1

      Well religion itself as it is presented today is fundamentally flawed, but maybe what needs to happen is something fundamental about religion needs to change in the near tomorrow.
      Religious stories, artwork and philosophies are a good gateway into traditional culture and a pre-modern era. We do needa understand where we've been to know where we needa go. Humans are pattern-seeking creatures and innately irrational, it's how we survived by running when we hear a crackle in a bush, and an extension of that is a sort of artistic expression that is a by-product of the part of our brain that uses imagination and pattern seeking to survive in the wild. I think we should focus on that part, the part of understanding where our ancestors came from with the caveat that we know how far the expression of their ideas in terms of factuality goes so that we as a species can move forward as well.
      It's why pop culture is so widely accepted now. We can have stories that are some good some bad, but we know the extent of what's fact and what's fiction and can judge accordingly what's worth learning (morals, structure, character etc.) with our own crticial thinking and at the same time embracing the artistic expression that led to its conception in the first place.

    • @spaceghost8995
      @spaceghost8995 Před 3 lety

      People do rituals all the time without the myth. Ask probably 75% of Jews.

    • @Waltham1892
      @Waltham1892 Před 3 lety

      @@spaceghost8995 You do know that 92% of all quoted statistics are made up on the spot, right?

  • @anthonydavis9662
    @anthonydavis9662 Před 4 lety +3

    It just struck me why some people are complaining about Julia Sweeney: she sounds exactly like Mickey Mouse.

  • @miriamspillane8842
    @miriamspillane8842 Před 4 lety +2

    Only a few minutes in and she won't shut up or even stop interrupting.

  • @vgrof2315
    @vgrof2315 Před 3 lety

    This was well worth watching. Entertaining, if nothing else.

  • @Rspsx
    @Rspsx Před 7 lety +15

    Shes amazing!! Watch "Letting go of god"

  • @nathanielrhysdavis
    @nathanielrhysdavis Před 3 lety +4

    Man this lady’s drugs really kicked in about 2/3rds of the way through this lol

  • @MrsErkMon
    @MrsErkMon Před 7 lety +2

    I can't just be part of something if I don't believe in it. How can I partake in all the worshipping if I don't believe?

  • @Lecrie
    @Lecrie Před 8 lety +1

    She isn't really that annoying, people. She's much smarter than a huge majority of women I know at least. Especially in her age group.

  • @user-cm9kd3bw7y
    @user-cm9kd3bw7y Před 8 lety +3

    38 mins through and I stopped watching. Is there a version of this clip where only Dawkins speak ?

  • @intruder313
    @intruder313 Před 8 lety +12

    She's killing my ears but if I turn it down I have to ready to turn it up again when Richard speaks.

    • @StPaulxxxx
      @StPaulxxxx Před 5 lety +2

      she is most annoying ......... needs therapy

    • @toni4729
      @toni4729 Před 2 lety

      Interrupting and giggly. One would think she could keep herself calm.

  • @dongi916
    @dongi916 Před 5 lety +1

    Very Nice.

  • @GertOgren
    @GertOgren Před 8 lety +8

    lol, Richard is interviewing her, cant expel curiosity from the scientist

    • @toni4729
      @toni4729 Před 2 lety

      I quite agree, the learning brain gets no rest.

  • @DelaneWazHere
    @DelaneWazHere Před 8 lety +3

    As someone who was raised in an Anglican school, it's probably the only form of Christianity I can respect.
    Mind you, it's primarily due to their passiveness.

  • @quantumaxe6468
    @quantumaxe6468 Před 8 lety +11

    'whether it is true or not, that's like the least interesting thing'.
    thanks for saying that Julia, because now i won't have to waste my mind or time on your ideas.
    i think and hope that when people leave their religion it is for the sake of truth not for emotional reasons.

    • @charlesmadison1384
      @charlesmadison1384 Před 8 lety +4

      +Quantum Axe Quantum, perhaps emotional reasons are why people stay trapped in the superstitious nonsense of religion? Actual truth is the least of their concerns ... this becomes obvious when one attempts to have a rational discussion with one of them.

    • @quantumaxe6468
      @quantumaxe6468 Před 8 lety

      charles madison yes, they do and many leave for the same, albeit a very bad reason.

  • @CosmicPotato
    @CosmicPotato Před 8 lety +2

    What is with the jump in the video around 30:25?

  • @cesaroscar8036
    @cesaroscar8036 Před 8 lety

    Two Greats of humanity!

  • @daveyjones9930
    @daveyjones9930 Před 5 lety +4

    I LOVE Julia and her story.
    I just wish Julia would get with a speech coach and learn to moderate the "screech"....keep the enthusiasm but lose the high pitch.

  • @HiAdrian
    @HiAdrian Před 8 lety +5

    3:30 Five seconds in and I've already had enough. Such an annoying persona is nothing but a defense mechanism.

    • @matlord8799
      @matlord8799 Před 8 lety +1

      Why so defensive? :D

    • @LRBeforeTheInternet
      @LRBeforeTheInternet Před 8 lety +1

      +Adrian Is that your own defense mechanism i see?

    • @LRBeforeTheInternet
      @LRBeforeTheInternet Před 8 lety

      +Mat Lord His defense mechanism is becoming the thing he finds annoying.

    • @RobbyRaccoon
      @RobbyRaccoon Před 8 lety +1

      +Adrian You sounds like a patient, objective, tolerant person.

    • @mrcurly1147
      @mrcurly1147 Před 8 lety

      +Adrian Pick up your crayons and go to your room.

  • @juleslu8403
    @juleslu8403 Před 2 lety +1

    her shrill voice and laughter are appalling!!! but it yet did not destruct enough from her simple-mindedness. respect to Richard for his patience and risking getting tinnitus with this one.

  • @gunnarsoderhielm3425
    @gunnarsoderhielm3425 Před 8 lety +1

    I have a friend who is a Mormon (I myself am an atheist) and we get along very good together. We have fun, can laugh or play games together but religion is really the only thing where we can not get along. We keep on arguing and keep on disagreeing about it, but my point is that you can still be friends and get along just fine even though one is a well believing religious person and the other is a full time atheist.

  • @ToddFern
    @ToddFern Před 8 lety +7

    I was at the event with my son. :-)

  • @miscellaneous.7127
    @miscellaneous.7127 Před 8 lety +5

    Science AND Blasphemy! count me in!

  • @ayandakhumalo3898
    @ayandakhumalo3898 Před 8 lety +1

    If you change speed from normal to 0.5 it's better to listen to...any other way to make it more bearable

  • @BlueOceanBelow
    @BlueOceanBelow Před 8 lety

    Aw yes. This is gonna be good!

  • @Godfree5
    @Godfree5 Před 8 lety +5

    1:15:28 - "My student asked, "My faith says one thing but science says another. What do you say?" ... How do you think I should respond...?"
    To this question, I'm disappointed at the responses from both Richard and Julia. At least one of them should have pointed out that all the teacher needed to say to the student is that she's there (at school) to teach science and not to discuss religion or religious belief.

    • @br4550w
      @br4550w Před 8 lety +1

      I handed that girl the mic... Felt bad about the response she got. Went out after the show with some other teachers... Wished she could have come.

    • @br4550w
      @br4550w Před 8 lety +1

      BTW, if you're that person and happen to read this post, PM me. There's lots of really great atheist in MN - also teachers - who have good answers to that question.

    • @Godfree5
      @Godfree5 Před 8 lety

      +br4550w I'm not that person. I'm just a fan of Richard Dawkins and Julia Sweeney. Hope you'll someday see or hear from that girl again.

  • @Daniel-pu9fi
    @Daniel-pu9fi Před 8 lety +24

    God, it's so awkward to listen to her speaking.

    • @MrAdryan1603
      @MrAdryan1603 Před 6 lety +2

      Daniel • She is so intelligent and engaging, though! I personally love listening to her speak, I think she is an amazing woman and a pioneer for this great cause :o) Do you like Professor Dawkins? I'm just curious, friend

    • @sophonax661
      @sophonax661 Před 6 lety

      Adrian D I love what she says and she seems to have a great personality, but her voice is sometimes stinging in my ears. I wish she would speak in a more composed and calm manner in situations like these and save her vocal range for her comedy show :)

    • @spaceghost8995
      @spaceghost8995 Před 5 lety +3

      @@sophonax661 You want her to be someone else obviously. Julia is a warm beautiful person. Her voice doesn't bother me one bit.

    • @sophonax661
      @sophonax661 Před 5 lety +1

      @@spaceghost8995
      It makes a big difference to know someone. I listened for the first time to her, so I was not used to her voice.
      And just because I criticize a person's feature I don't want him/her to be another person ;)
      That's not how criticism works.

    • @annettebertora4434
      @annettebertora4434 Před 4 lety +1

      @@MrAdryan1603 MMMMMM...…..Where her intelligence is visible in this video??????

  • @ThunderbolttheFox
    @ThunderbolttheFox Před 8 lety +1

    I just wanted to let you know that you are an awesome guy, and whenever I get hateful religious people denying science, I usually just send them your videos =^.^=

  • @StephanieAlbers
    @StephanieAlbers Před 6 lety +4

    Novel concept: What about critically evaluating and discussing the content of what Julia Sweeney has to say rather than critiquing how her voice sounds? Ad. Ho. Min. Em. I would like to think people watching a video from the Richard Dawkins Foundation would be more intelligent than all these comments seem to suggest, but this is still the internet I suppose.

    • @anitareasontobelieve7375
      @anitareasontobelieve7375 Před 4 lety +1

      People are shallow and want to see their exact views parroted by a woman with a deeper voice. Critiquing her natural voice is actually not excepting her as she is and VERY snobby and exclusionary.

    • @goatamongsheep4296
      @goatamongsheep4296 Před 3 lety +1

      Hello stephanie....I have seen many Dawkins videos, and Sweeney is clearly out of place, out of touch...on another planet.

  • @donedennison9237
    @donedennison9237 Před 5 lety +3

    Fellowship means a lot to me. I like that aspect within an atheist group. I wish we could have a bunch of atheist "sites" that anyone could go to to connect with others the same way that people of faith can go to the local church.

    • @kentonian
      @kentonian Před 4 lety +2

      Same here ❤

    • @pirtatejoe
      @pirtatejoe Před rokem +1

      We have one of those sites in my city... it's called the Science Center.

  • @EdwinLuciano
    @EdwinLuciano Před 8 lety +3

    46:50 Julia, my dear, the same can be said about popular music or professional sports. Rock concerts raise money for good causes and professional sports team are involved in all sorts of charities. Steven Colbert raised a great deal of money on his cable show but I think it's spurious to say late night shows or celebrity status push people to behave better. I think there are also many people involved in the music or sports business who clearly aren't fantastic human beings. I don't think what motivates people to be involved with their church is all that different from what motivates them to be in a band or the basketball team.

    • @quantumaxe6468
      @quantumaxe6468 Před 8 lety +1

      +Edwin Luciano wasn't that a typical rant from an SJW? i was not surprised that she said what she did because as she had already said it in the beginning, her atheism was not really a result of critical thinking and scepticism.

  • @Tonytrekdax
    @Tonytrekdax Před 5 lety

    Interesting conversation

  • @Darkangelcali
    @Darkangelcali Před 8 lety +1

    Oh my Darwin, that voice Dawkins made!

  • @GibsonLesPaul2273
    @GibsonLesPaul2273 Před 8 lety +3

    Her voice really hurts my head.

  • @hollywooda111
    @hollywooda111 Před 8 lety +13

    ohh dear I really wanna listen to this but her voice!!!…. man its killing me

    • @TraderTimmy
      @TraderTimmy Před 8 lety

      +Scott Lee Clayton Blame the sound man.

    • @hollywooda111
      @hollywooda111 Před 8 lety

      Tim King I dont think we can really blame him for her horrendously annoying American tones.

  • @rachelhannan5949
    @rachelhannan5949 Před 3 lety +1

    He's such an eloquent speaker, very calming, extraordinarily funny- so damn sexy

  • @userwl2850
    @userwl2850 Před 8 lety +1

    richard was on bbc news yesterday,, do you have the footage, i missed it ?

  • @TjorvixLP
    @TjorvixLP Před 8 lety +3

    Dawkings for president.

  • @bowzally1281
    @bowzally1281 Před 4 lety +4

    59:28
    wtf

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor5462 Před 8 lety +2

    1:15:00 I would tell her to say this: When faced with two possible explanations, consider the evidence. More important than considering the evidence that supports one idea or the other, consider the evidence that REFUTES one idea or the other.

  • @Matt-os5ho
    @Matt-os5ho Před 2 lety

    I saw someone ask Richard in an interview what star sign he was, there was a pause and a long stare then he said, "are you serious" and burst out laughing.

  • @wgcd02
    @wgcd02 Před 8 lety +5

    Unfortunately this lady had absolutely no perception of how irksome she was. It is a Dawkins trait to sometimes pause after making one point in order to think for a couple of seconds or to let the audience consider one point before he embarks on another. At such moments the lady would leap in with her crass opinion. When this had happened a few times Dawkins just did not bother finishing his answer. The pitch / timbre of her voice was a burden on the ears.

  • @spacethegas
    @spacethegas Před 8 lety +116

    she's a bit loud.

    • @spacethegas
      @spacethegas Před 8 lety +18

      +Fuzzo Frizzbeebot I SAID, SHE'S A BIT LOUD !!!
      ;p

    • @knughaxTheOne
      @knughaxTheOne Před 8 lety +13

      +Fuzzo Frizzbeebot I THINK HE SAID: HE'S A LIT BOARD!!!

    • @noramae3478
      @noramae3478 Před 8 lety +10

      +spacethegas She IS a bit loud! :)

    • @knughaxTheOne
      @knughaxTheOne Před 8 lety +8

      WHAT ROAD ARE YOU ON ABOUT?!

    • @thebergbok8279
      @thebergbok8279 Před 8 lety +4

      +spacethegas She,s American ! XD.

  • @freezatron
    @freezatron Před 8 lety

    Why does it skip at 30:26 ?
    it's like a bit of the conversation....is missing :(

  • @jenoyestewart1516
    @jenoyestewart1516 Před 6 lety +2

    I was studying theology but I didn't finish the degree when I started learning the errors of the SDA church. Then I started to think critically about the philosophy religion employs and I realized that it literally hedged believers in from examining critical opposition to the christian and religious worldview. However, living in Jamaica and with the prevalence of religious views around, I have not and cannot come out openly as being atheist. What I need to know is if the clergy project is for me as well?