Is the Human Mind Wired for Logical Thought? | StarTalk

so as we know Richard Dawkins is very

so as we know Richard Dawkins is very outspoken about sort of religiosity in

outspoken about sort of religiosity in

outspoken about sort of religiosity in the world and atheism and he wants to

the world and atheism and he wants to

the world and atheism and he wants to convince people to think logically

convince people to think logically

convince people to think logically perhaps on the assumption that if you do

perhaps on the assumption that if you do

perhaps on the assumption that if you do then you won’t think religiously perhaps

then you won’t think religiously perhaps

then you won’t think religiously perhaps III don’t know if it’s that easy and

III don’t know if it’s that easy and

III don’t know if it’s that easy and when he dropped by my office I snared an

when he dropped by my office I snared an

when he dropped by my office I snared an interview with him for a start talk the

interview with him for a start talk the

interview with him for a start talk the first thing we discussed was the

first thing we discussed was the

first thing we discussed was the capacity of the human mind to think

capacity of the human mind to think

capacity of the human mind to think logically is check it out

logically is check it out

logically is check it out there’s any one subject that the most

there’s any one subject that the most

there’s any one subject that the most number of people say I was never good at

number of people say I was never good at

number of people say I was never good at insert a topic it’s gonna be math and so

insert a topic it’s gonna be math and so

insert a topic it’s gonna be math and so I say to myself if our brain were wired

I say to myself if our brain were wired

I say to myself if our brain were wired for logical thinking

for logical thinking

for logical thinking then math would be everyone’s easiest to

then math would be everyone’s easiest to

then math would be everyone’s easiest to subject and everything else would be

subject and everything else would be

subject and everything else would be harder so I am kind of forced to

harder so I am kind of forced to

harder so I am kind of forced to conclude that our brain is not wired for

conclude that our brain is not wired for

conclude that our brain is not wired for logic many many people are extremely

logic many many people are extremely

logic many many people are extremely illogical but and they buy the way

illogical but and they buy the way

illogical but and they buy the way because they get along just fine in life

because they get along just fine in life

because they get along just fine in life but I think it’s an interesting point

but I think it’s an interesting point

but I think it’s an interesting point that our wild ancestors needing to

that our wild ancestors needing to

that our wild ancestors needing to survive in the in the presence of lands

survive in the in the presence of lands

survive in the in the presence of lands and drought and famine and things you

and drought and famine and things you

and drought and famine and things you think logic would be pretty important

think logic would be pretty important

think logic would be pretty important for survival if not mathematics well it

for survival if not mathematics well it

for survival if not mathematics well it could be maybe early people who said

could be maybe early people who said

could be maybe early people who said there’s a creature there with big teeth

there’s a creature there with big teeth

there’s a creature there with big teeth let me investigate it further I mean in

let me investigate it further I mean in

let me investigate it further I mean in a way that’s right the real scientific

a way that’s right the real scientific

a way that’s right the real scientific is it is a bad thing curiosity doesn’t

is it is a bad thing curiosity doesn’t

is it is a bad thing curiosity doesn’t always work my I had a cousin as that

always work my I had a cousin as that

always work my I had a cousin as that who is a little boy put his finger in

who is a little boy put his finger in

who is a little boy put his finger in the in the Mane’s and got a shock so he

the in the Mane’s and got a shock so he

the in the Mane’s and got a shock so he did it again just to make sure he’s the

did it again just to make sure he’s the

did it again just to make sure he’s the real scientist but not very good for

real scientist but not very good for

real scientist but not very good for survival