The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins
The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins
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Derren Brown Exposes Fraudulent "Psychics" with Richard Dawkins
Derren Brown is one of our leading conjurers, specializing in mentalism, the illusion of reading people’s minds. I interviewed him for my Channel 4 TV documentary, Enemies of Reason. We talked about cold reading and how the technique is used by frauds who pretend to communicate with the dead, as well as by honest conjurers.
Derren himself is an honest conjurer and a sharp critic of charlatans who abuse their skills, lucratively pretending to supernatural powers, which of course, they don’t have. I have just listened to the interview again, and I must say I find it one of the more interesting interviews I have done. See if you agree.
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Richard Baffled by ‘Spiritual Environmentalists’ Word Salad!
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Satish Kumar was one of those I interviewed for my Channel 4 documentary, ‘Enemies of Reason.’ He began by telling a nice story about Bertrand Russell, whom he met as a young man and who supported him. We moved on to holism, which seemed harmless enough, but as the interview wore on, he became more and more mystical, culminating in the treeness of trees, I couldn't help wondering what Bertrand ...
Woke Racism Defies Logic!
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I have long wanted to meet John McWhorter. He’s an extremely well-known public intellectual and opinion leader who, in my opinion, always talks sense. I have this rather eccentric idea that before becoming a public intellectual, you need to earn your credentials by having something important and interesting to be intellectual about, and John McWhorter qualifies in a big way. He is a world autho...
Richard Dawkins vs. Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Political Christian or Truly a Christian?
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I will be on tour of North America, UK & EU talking about my latest book, religion, life on earth and beyond. I will be joined on stage by a range of friends and foes on stage. The events will include a Q&A and a limited meet-and-greet. You can get your tickets here: richarddawkinstour.com/ #richarddawkins #richarddawkinstour Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a hero, a staunch fighter against the violent into...
Richard Dawkins Talks to an Ex-Atheist Christian Theologian | (Part 2)
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(This is part 2 of Richard's interview with Alister McGrath.) I interviewed Alister McGrath for my Channel 4 documentary, Root of All Evil. He is a theologian, a nice enough fellow, but I wouldn't go out of your way to listen to this interview unless it's to remind yourself what an empty, vacuous, non-subject theology is. I will be on tour of North America, UK & EU talking about my latest book,...
Richard Dawkins Talks to an Ex-Atheist Christian Theologian | (Part 1)
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I will be on tour of North America, UK & EU talking about my latest book, religion, life on earth and beyond. I will be joined on stage by a range of friends and foes on stage. The events will include a Q&A and a limited meet-and-greet. You can get your tickets here: richarddawkinstour.com/ #richarddawkins #richarddawkinstour I interviewed Alister McGrath for my Channel 4 documentary, Root of A...
There are no "Christian Children"! (God Delusion UC Berkeley Lecture) | Science vs Religion
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I will be on tour of North America, UK & EU talking about my latest book, religion, life on earth and beyond. I will be joined on stage by a range of friends and foes on stage. The events will include a Q&A and a limited meet-and-greet. You can get your tickets here: richarddawkinstour.com/ #richarddawkins #richarddawkinstour In 2008, touring America to promote The God Delusion, I spoke to a la...
Nature’s Mating Dance: Do Females Prefer Honest Males?
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I will be on tour of North America, UK & EU talking about my latest book, religion, life on earth and beyond. I will be joined on stage by a range of friends and foes on stage. The events will include a Q&A and a limited meet-and-greet. You can get your tickets here: richarddawkinstour.com/ #richarddawkins #richarddawkinstour Why are there two sexes, and how is the balance between the two maint...
In Memoriam: Dan Dennett on Mortality, Life, and Existence
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In Memoriam: Dan Dennett on Mortality, Life, and Existence
Sam Harris Is Wrong About Morality | Can Morality Be Objective without God?
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Sam Harris Is Wrong About Morality | Can Morality Be Objective without God?
An Evening with Richard Dawkins - Reason Reignited | Tickets On Sale Now | USA, UK, EU 2024
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An Evening with Richard Dawkins - Reason Reignited | Tickets On Sale Now | USA, UK, EU 2024
Richard Dawkins on Transgenderism
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Richard Dawkins on Transgenderism
Why Did Andrew Sullivan Apologise to Richard Dawkins?
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Why Did Andrew Sullivan Apologise to Richard Dawkins?
A Medium Against Reason - Craig Hamilton Parker
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A Medium Against Reason - Craig Hamilton Parker
The Christian Priest Who Is Almost an Atheist!
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The Christian Priest Who Is Almost an Atheist!
Is Homeopathy Fake?
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Is Homeopathy Fake?
The Efficacy of Quantum Healing
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The Efficacy of Quantum Healing
Roots Of Reason: Growing Up with Richard Dawkins
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Roots Of Reason: Growing Up with Richard Dawkins
Think For Yourself: Breaking Out Of Indoctrination
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Think For Yourself: Breaking Out Of Indoctrination
Bill Nye on Saving The World
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Bill Nye on Saving The World
From Genes To Memes: Philosopher Dan Dennett on the Evolution of Language & AI
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From Genes To Memes: Philosopher Dan Dennett on the Evolution of Language & AI
Dawkins in the Classroom: London Students Debate God, Darwin & the Origin Of Life
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Dawkins in the Classroom: London Students Debate God, Darwin & the Origin Of Life
Evolution Education: Nurturing Skeptical Young Minds with Bertha Vazquez
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Evolution Education: Nurturing Skeptical Young Minds with Bertha Vazquez
Darwinism vs Creationism: A Debate On Truth & Evolution with Wendy Wright
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Darwinism vs Creationism: A Debate On Truth & Evolution with Wendy Wright
Truth Vs Christianity: An Open Letter To Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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Truth Vs Christianity: An Open Letter To Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Faith, Reason, and Theology: Richard Dawkins and Alex O'Connor in Conversation
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Faith, Reason, and Theology: Richard Dawkins and Alex O'Connor in Conversation
An Atheist Scientist & A Religious Scientist Discuss Evolution
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An Atheist Scientist & A Religious Scientist Discuss Evolution
Why is ChatGPT unsure about God?
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Why is ChatGPT unsure about God?
Christmas Lecture 05: Virtual Reality: Can You Believe What You See?
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Christmas Lecture 05: Virtual Reality: Can You Believe What You See?
Christmas Lecture 4 : The Ultraviolet Garden
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Christmas Lecture 4 : The Ultraviolet Garden

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  • @yanassi
    @yanassi 3 хвилини тому

    The existence of god, whether you believe god exists or not are both delusional. If can’t prove the existence or disprove god’s existence, therefore you only have a belief and not a proof. Proof is what an intelligent man needs or accept the fact their thoughts on the subject are only opinions. I agree with dawkins, that the “god” of any religion is not god. Those gods are figments of narratives meant to control people. Dawkins left open the possibility that god could exist but in a more natural position, i wish he would talk about that possibility rather than fight people’s personal beliefs. It’s only beliefs fighting beliefs which gets no where.

  • @rameshmistry3025
    @rameshmistry3025 7 хвилин тому

    God is the mitochondria in every cell of your body

  • @touchthepaintproductions6923
    @touchthepaintproductions6923 25 хвилин тому

    He explained spirit very well

  • @alsecen5674
    @alsecen5674 43 хвилини тому

    50:08 I saw the 60 minutes episode of the preacher in an American MegaChurch using the earpiece. The crowd completed information cards as they entered the church and handed them in to attendants.. The backroom was reafing them and feeding information from the cards to the preacher. In this way he was proving he had divine powers. Just another example of the lying that religion does so well.

  • @JSwift-jq3wn
    @JSwift-jq3wn 47 хвилин тому

    Dawkins is extremely ignorant. Religion's roots are not in rationality. The moment we loose the chain of causality we shall go back to religion.

  • @XypherMage94
    @XypherMage94 Годину тому

    “Miracles are never a stumbling-block to the realist. It is not miracles that dispose realist to belief. The genuine realist, if he is an unbeliever, will always find strength and ability to disbelieve in the miraculous, and if he is confronted with a miracle as an irrefutable fact he would rather disbelieve his own senses than admit that fact. Even if he admits it, he admits it as a fact of nature till then unrecognized by him. Faith does not, in the realist, spring from the miracle but the miracle from faith. If the realist once believes, then he is bound by his very realism to admit the miraculous also. The Apostle Thomas said that he would not believe till he saw, but when he did see he said, “My Lord and my God!” Was it the miracle forced him to believe? Most likely not, but he believed solely because he desired to believe and possibly he fully believed in his secret heart even when he said, “I do not believe till I see.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

  • @MrRadialdrift
    @MrRadialdrift Годину тому

    Richard Dawkins is a funny guy. As much as he believes that there is no God, which he can't prove to be true, he refuses to accept that the proof of God's existence is equally unprovable as his own beliefs. His own arguments carry the same weight and someone that believes there is a God. The fact that he calls her core beliefs nonsense, based on no provable evidence by Richard himself, just shows how weak he is in a debate. The fact Richard refuses to debate intellectual's such as John Lennox, speaks volumes about how weak his own core belief system is.

  • @geoffh2560
    @geoffh2560 Годину тому

    Very enjoyable interview, however I feel all of these videos would benefit greatly from including the date of the interview, as they are generally some time ago now.

  • @hellabella8295
    @hellabella8295 Годину тому

    I MUST MENTION when Christian’s say god sacrificed his only son.. is so damn ridiculous because how can you sacrifice something that’s eternal and you have total control over.. it’s like me saying I sacrificed a cake I made when it’s eaten when I can recreate the cake anytime I want.. Ok, don’t pick on the analogy.. I know it’s ridiculous.. 😂

  • @eznosnopes5276
    @eznosnopes5276 Годину тому

    Someone reading this comment is sitting on a giant pile of unexplored creative potential. Their main job is mundane compared to the great wonderful ideas they dream about. It will cost you lots of money for me to finish this reading.

  • @hellabella8295
    @hellabella8295 Годину тому

    What she’s describing is SHES LOST THE ABILITY TO LOVE HERSELF, find GENUINE happiness and joy living in reality and needs a delusion TO GUIDE HER TO HAPPINESS.. and support which tells me she doesn’t believe in herself. Her self esteem is gone and this desperate need to believe in something imaginary to prop herself up is incredibly sad.. she’s gone from one cult to another as a crutch.. I hope she finds herself and is able to love herself and not rely on imaginary gods to be herself..

  • @unknownknowable
    @unknownknowable Годину тому

    Great talk. The camera, if intentional, is... I must remain polite here - less than ideal.

  • @helencahn7293
    @helencahn7293 2 години тому

    This phenomenon is why people support crazy politicians no matter what they do.

  • @patriciawinter8613
    @patriciawinter8613 2 години тому

    Neither Derren Brown nor Richard Dawkins are schooled in scientific research of consciousness. This is just amateur expose of frauds.

  • @kotilman3873
    @kotilman3873 2 години тому

    I'm sorry to say, but all this "teaching" makes no sense, nor do the suggestions being made towards Mrs. Hirshi Ali. It has nothing to do with "truth-finding" or science. Science and faith are two different things. They are and must be separated. There is not much point in mixing them as Mr. Dawkins does here and in this way. 23 June 2024.

  • @Boris194786
    @Boris194786 3 години тому

    After reading some of the comments i have no doubt that religions and superstitions have a common origin. Both appeal to the uneducated and gullible .😢

  • @hellabella8295
    @hellabella8295 3 години тому

    The WORST PART of scamming psychics is EVERYONE, and I mean everyone who seeks out psychics has serious issues in their life and they are desperate for answers.. and hope.. and these manipulative people EXPLOIT THE VULNERABLE.. and it’s all about $$$!

  • @saeedTHEgreat
    @saeedTHEgreat 3 години тому

    I think people find refuge in spirituality because science is difficult.

  • @hellabella8295
    @hellabella8295 3 години тому

    The show THE MENTALIST was fantastic.. especially the episode showing his childhood scamming a dying girl..

  • @danielbrigham3233
    @danielbrigham3233 3 години тому

    phases patterns movement motions, end now?

  • @danielbrigham3233
    @danielbrigham3233 3 години тому

    phases patterns movement motions, end now?

  • @hellabella8295
    @hellabella8295 3 години тому

    Ok, I did an experiment with astrology and had 13 puppies.. I recorded the exact time they were each born and 8 weeks later did individual horoscopes for the 13.. I read out the character traits to my adult son who knew the puppies and he GOT EVERY SINGLE DOG CORRECT.. IDENTIFYING WHICH PUPPY WAS WHICH.. it even amazed me because I am extremely sceptical but he knew which pup had certain personality traits and he never quested or paused, he KNEW immediately which pup I was describing.. I do not believe in horoscopes and the ability to predict a damn thing.. that’s total hogwash. But I don’t know any quiet Leo’s, messy unorganised virgoes, or cancer males who don’t adore their mothers. 😂

    • @hellabella8295
      @hellabella8295 3 години тому

      Oh, the individual horoscopes were NOT created by myself, they were already written and I just put the times the pups were born into a site search and come up with the individual personality traits.. and read them out.. just to clarify..

  • @j.r.qwertz
    @j.r.qwertz 3 години тому

    According to the "Out of Africa" hypothesis the human race originated in Africa.Thus we are all black, aren't we? Strange why humans always fall back to tribalism.

  • @peterhughes8699
    @peterhughes8699 3 години тому

    Well given that Jesus clearly never existed as a real historical person, given the 1000s of outright lies existing in the Bible and given the untold millions of outright lies told by millions of Christians the past 2000 years we could say this "psychic fraud" stuff is small beer .... and fully expected. The Christian Religion is the biggest fraud ever perpetrated in human history :)

  • @joeyrufo
    @joeyrufo 3 години тому

    28:00 I have "spirituality"! It's just completely atheistic! 🙄

  • @vls3771
    @vls3771 3 години тому

    Millions of penticostal church goers have been conned for decades thankfully the next generation are better educated and seeing through the scam .

  • @hellabella8295
    @hellabella8295 3 години тому

    I feel foolish seeking out psychics many years ago but at least I learnt they are all SCAMMERS. I was told I was a dancer, because I’m tall attractive and have a dancers body, I was told I was a model or involved in fashion/makeup which is ridiculous, so many guesses and everyone of them never got close to the truth.. Then one woman spent 3 hours with me and said I was impossible to read.. BECAUSE I never reacted or said anything becuase if they are psychic I should not have to say anything.. 😂😂 THEY ARE ALL SCAMMERS.. every single one of them..

  • @petergeh9584
    @petergeh9584 3 години тому

    Soon she'll just be another one of those crazy activists protesting against vaccines, women's reproductive rights and separation of church-state. 👎

  • @hellabella8295
    @hellabella8295 3 години тому

    I kept an open mind and of course had some serious issues in my life so sought out psychics. People I knew RECOMMENDED THEM to me because they were so accurate.. ABSOLUTELY NONE OF THEM GOT ANYTHING RIGHT and I always knew why they got things wrong.. For example I was so broke but drove a flash car so one well known psychic said ‘you don’t have money problems’.. I never reacted when they spoke and they got ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING WRONG.. EVERYTIME.. Then I went to see a few who did performances and again, THEY WERE ALL SCAMMERS and even I knew why they guessed things about the audience members .. for example a woman was EXTREMELY WRINKLY and it was obvious she had been a smoker and EVEN I SAW THAT.. and the psychic saw that as well.. 😂

  • @thelastaustralian7583
    @thelastaustralian7583 3 години тому

    I would say the pressing fraudulent areas of Medical Sciences . Specially in regards to forcing foreign Chemical Medications into 'Childrens Bodies' . Might be a important priority discussion to be had ....Professor Dawkins !

  • @user-kt8rp7on4d
    @user-kt8rp7on4d 3 години тому

    If you are not educated you are basically f d for ever, not everyone in this world can get that so it’s all about survival of the fittest it always has been the elite know it but can’t possibly say that . Not much in basic terms has changed when we were cavemen and women

  • @jasonsmith4114
    @jasonsmith4114 3 години тому

    I love Derren Brown, can't wait to watch this episode!

  • @petergeh9584
    @petergeh9584 3 години тому

    Ayaan has lost the right to speak in the calm smug manner that she's used to.

  • @joeldobbs7396
    @joeldobbs7396 3 години тому

    So what kind of tower do conservative intellectuals live in? If Liberals have their ivory edifice, conservatives would be best suited by .....silver? Sure, Ivory tower liberals and silver.....bunker! conservatives. Yep, if the liberal intellectuals both ignore and pronounce judgement on the rest of us from their ivory towers, the conservative think tanks fire shells at the liberals and attempt to either terrify or forcefully educate us from their silver bunkers. That is what I see here, conservative pundits taking a pot shot at people who are so far left they lost touch with reality years ago. I don't deny their existence, but there are only so many jobs in western universities, public radio and vegan coffee shops. The ivory tower will then load up a few rounds of utterly impractical advice that somehow becomes legislated into existence while nobody is looking, and send it sailing over the nation at the silver bunker. Sabine Hossenfelder will then fire back by saying something about a subject she knows very little about, and is indeed only tangentially aware of because of the protest she saw on the way to her botox treatments. This exchange is not carried out for our benefit, it exists only to satisfy the egos of the very smart people with no real knowledge beyond their chosen field. I ignore both sides, and focus on things like, oh I dunno, lunch?

  • @susanwangari3753
    @susanwangari3753 3 години тому

    Anything that breathes air and moves has spirits.

  • @mobeltass
    @mobeltass 3 години тому

    23:32 Well, that didn't exactly turn out to be true... But I remember the optimism back in 2008 though. It lasted for about two presidential terms.

  • @DexterDexter123
    @DexterDexter123 3 години тому

    looking fwd to seeing you in Cambridge Richard.

  • @DexterDexter123
    @DexterDexter123 3 години тому

    idid a cold reading on someone as a test because we were talking about psychics. i based it on the simplest of techniques i half remembered from a youtube video. and got so close it made them cry. it was quite a shock.

  • @rawan3435
    @rawan3435 3 години тому

    He is naive too, psychic ability does exist in real world but there is no guarantee that everyone is truthful. I suggest atheists have to spend more time researching this as much we they do with scientific reasonings. Spent 20- 30- 50 years to do the researching. Rather than to come to any conclusion with a tea coffee conversation. Truth is always difficult to find, unless we dig deep in search for it we will never find it. I myself have experienced something. I went to a person who use to treat patients with herbs and with prayers. To my surprise he was able to figure out exactly where i was suffering from without speaking a word to him. He doesn't want any patient to say anything about their sickness. To me too, he just holds my hand pray then pinpoint exactly where the clinical doctor said and he said the same thing. How can that happen i can't digest from scientific point of view. So consistent researching is very important to find the truth. The way quantum theory has left scientific world stunned.

  • @K_B_1
    @K_B_1 4 години тому

    Derren Brown is as big a fraud as any ‘Psychic’. Gives himself a false air of credibility by debunking obvious nonsense while simultaneously pedalling his own bullshit. Lying about his methods and using bad actors in his tv projects.

    • @vls3771
      @vls3771 3 години тому

      He's not perfect but at least he's not claiming any of the bs is Real ..millions of penticostal church goers are conned their whole lives with bs .

  • @sindibadage
    @sindibadage 4 години тому

    My lullaby..

  • @hayleyanna2625
    @hayleyanna2625 4 години тому

    I adore P.G.Wodehouse! ❤ They never fail to cheer me up.

  • @johnnyb2442
    @johnnyb2442 4 години тому

    I would if i could afford it 😢 Please think about Denmark next time.

  • @davegonnaway6007
    @davegonnaway6007 5 годин тому

    Iv known lots of people that believe in psychics poor gullible people even after iv explained how its nonsense they still carry on seeing them...

  • @mabusharn3761
    @mabusharn3761 5 годин тому

    This is a waste of time. We should be focusing on criticising Islam and Christianity, which pose real threats, instead of relatively harmless psychic scams. It's low-hanging fruit.

  • @Babesinthewood97
    @Babesinthewood97 5 годин тому

    If you ever come to Sweden, consider visiting Uppsala or Lund. Maybe Gothenburgh or Stockholm too. 😊😊

  • @Lordofthewhyz
    @Lordofthewhyz 5 годин тому

    Interesting that cultural relativism in academic circles was brought up. The diluting of science/evidence/objective truth has only increased since this was filmed

  • @scottandcoke1342
    @scottandcoke1342 5 годин тому

    Remember when dawkins did quality interviews like this? Instead of praising Christianity and obsessing about trans people

  • @baharwortz4480
    @baharwortz4480 5 годин тому

    Dear Richard Dawkins , you are the most patient person I know. This man ....🤦‍♀ and this holistic! smile on his face.