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Richard Dawkins on Illogical Thinking | StarTalk


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[Music] we just admitted together that we are

we just admitted together that we are

we just admitted together that we are prisoners of this mystical magical ways

prisoners of this mystical magical ways

prisoners of this mystical magical ways of thinking and or geological ways of

of thinking and or geological ways of

of thinking and or geological ways of thinking and now you want to so you want

thinking and now you want to so you want

thinking and now you want to so you want to change the biological directive of

to change the biological directive of

to change the biological directive of the human mind and how do you do that I

the human mind and how do you do that I

the human mind and how do you do that I I like to use the phrase consciousness

I like to use the phrase consciousness

I like to use the phrase consciousness raising and consciousness raising is so

raising and consciousness raising is so

raising and consciousness raising is so when I don’t want to be dictatorial and

when I don’t want to be dictatorial and

when I don’t want to be dictatorial and say there should be a law against

say there should be a law against

say there should be a law against illogical thinking not that fascist I

illogical thinking not that fascist I

illogical thinking not that fascist I mean I certainly want to go all the way

mean I certainly want to go all the way

mean I certainly want to go all the way with with that I’m with the say I’m

with with that I’m with the say I’m

with with that I’m with the say I’m Richard Fineman who said when I when I

Richard Fineman who said when I when I

Richard Fineman who said when I when I look at a rose I see the same beauty as

look at a rose I see the same beauty as

look at a rose I see the same beauty as as a poet or or a painter seasoned and

as a poet or or a painter seasoned and

as a poet or or a painter seasoned and their rose but I also get poetic

their rose but I also get poetic

their rose but I also get poetic inspiration from the fact that I know

inspiration from the fact that I know

inspiration from the fact that I know that the color is to attract insects and

that the color is to attract insects and

that the color is to attract insects and that this has come about by natural

that this has come about by natural

that this has come about by natural selection I feel the same way about

selection I feel the same way about

selection I feel the same way about beautiful sunsets I think there’s no

beautiful sunsets I think there’s no

beautiful sunsets I think there’s no more reproduced image when people want

more reproduced image when people want

more reproduced image when people want you to think of God than a sunset with

you to think of God than a sunset with

you to think of God than a sunset with beams of light coming out and it’s all

beams of light coming out and it’s all

beams of light coming out and it’s all done in pure it is it is yes so I – I

done in pure it is it is yes so I – I

done in pure it is it is yes so I – I deeply appreciate the splendor of a

deeply appreciate the splendor of a

deeply appreciate the splendor of a magnificent sunset with a curtain of

magnificent sunset with a curtain of

magnificent sunset with a curtain of Twilight colors going from you know deep

Twilight colors going from you know deep

Twilight colors going from you know deep deep blue to sky blue and the red Sun

deep blue to sky blue and the red Sun

deep blue to sky blue and the red Sun but I also know that the surface of the

but I also know that the surface of the

but I also know that the surface of the Sun is 6,000 degrees and there’s

Sun is 6,000 degrees and there’s

Sun is 6,000 degrees and there’s Rayleigh scattering an atmosphere you

Rayleigh scattering an atmosphere you

Rayleigh scattering an atmosphere you have water droplets condensing to make

have water droplets condensing to make

have water droplets condensing to make clouds and where else do you go maybe I

clouds and where else do you go maybe I

clouds and where else do you go maybe I go a little bit further in the direction

go a little bit further in the direction

go a little bit further in the direction of good-natured ridicule of absurd ideas

of good-natured ridicule of absurd ideas

of good-natured ridicule of absurd ideas like astrology like homeopathy but so

like astrology like homeopathy but so

like astrology like homeopathy but so you’re defining you’re saying it’s

you’re defining you’re saying it’s

you’re defining you’re saying it’s good-natured but clearly the people who

good-natured but clearly the people who

good-natured but clearly the people who are who are the on the other side of

are who are the on the other side of

are who are the on the other side of your wit and intelligence would are they

your wit and intelligence would are they

your wit and intelligence would are they saying you’re being good-natured

saying you’re being good-natured

saying you’re being good-natured possibly not I don’t I don’t really care

possibly not I don’t I don’t really care

possibly not I don’t I don’t really care about that no I mean I feel stupid next

about that no I mean I feel stupid next

about that no I mean I feel stupid next to you now I and I know all this stuff

to you now I and I know all this stuff

to you now I and I know all this stuff all right so come on

all right so come on

all right so come on i I haven’t I – not just the astrologer

i I haven’t I – not just the astrologer

i I haven’t I – not just the astrologer that I’m talking to but the for example

that I’m talking to but the for example

that I’m talking to but the for example the radio audience whatever it is that

the radio audience whatever it is that

the radio audience whatever it is that are listening in yeah larger because

are listening in yeah larger because

are listening in yeah larger because right you have you have visible

right you have you have visible

right you have you have visible platforms where you share this we both

platforms where you share this we both

platforms where you share this we both do and and it’s a the project often

do and and it’s a the project often

do and and it’s a the project often being made to me if you call somebody

being made to me if you call somebody

being made to me if you call somebody Indy an idiot you’re not gonna change

Indy an idiot you’re not gonna change

Indy an idiot you’re not gonna change his mind and that’s possibly true but

his mind and that’s possibly true but

his mind and that’s possibly true but you may change the minds of a thousand

you may change the minds of a thousand

you may change the minds of a thousand people listening in

people listening in

people listening in [Music]

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