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Ditching Richard Dawkins #490

Thank God I'm Atheist - April 24, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
Liberty University wants its money back, activists seek more accurate Poland census, Bavaria orders secular crosses hung in public buildings, Pakistan calls on West to criminalize blasphemy against Islam, study finds poor health outcomes for women in sexist churches, Facebook announces a new pray...


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Ep. 310 - Eugenics "Works," Says Richard Dawkins

Friendly Atheist Podcast - February 20, 2020 04:14 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Students near Seattle protested after their Catholic school fired two teachers in same-sex relationships. (0:22) — ...

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Ep 51: Justin Brierley- From Richard Dawkins to Jordan Peterson. The Shifting Conversation about God and Religion

Deep Talks: Exploring Theology and Meaning Making - February 02, 2020 23:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 149 ratings
My guest in today's episode is Justin Brierley. Justin is the longtime host of Unbelievable?, an award-winning show in the U.K. where skeptics, atheists, historians, scientists, theologians, and philosophers exchange meaningful conversations about God, Christianity, philosophy, and the big quest...

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Conversations with Tom | Richard Dawkins on Why the Truth Matters More than Ever

Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu - November 07, 2019 13:30 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.2K ratings
Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Tom with guest Richard Dawkins, one of the leaders of a group of thinkers promoting rationality and the scientific method in an era where supernatural thinking appears to be gaining steam. In this episode, Dawkins describes the awe and wonder that ...

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Richard Dawkins

Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard - November 07, 2019 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
Richard Dawkins is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science until 2008. Richard joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his draw to science, his theory...

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Richard Dawkins

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard - November 07, 2019 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64.9K ratings
Richard Dawkins is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science until 2008. Richard joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his draw to science, his theory...

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89. Richard Dawkins — Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide

The Michael Shermer Show - October 29, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 361 ratings
In 12 fiercely funny, mind-expanding chapters, Richard Dawkins explains how the natural world arose without a designer — the improbability and beauty of the “bottom-up programming” that engineers an embryo or a flock of starlings — and challenges head-on some of the most basic assumptions made b...

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Richard Dawkins — Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide

The Michael Shermer Show - October 29, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 361 ratings
In 12 fiercely funny, mind-expanding chapters, Richard Dawkins explains how the natural world arose without a designer — the improbability and beauty of the “bottom-up programming” that engineers an embryo or a flock of starlings — and challenges head-on some of the most basic assumptions made b...

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Special guest Richard Dawkins comes on the show and explains why Christians are stupid.

The Lewis and Lucas Podcast - October 28, 2019 19:49 - 16 minutes ★★★ - 5 ratings
One thing that Christians do that really bothers Richard Dawkins is indoctrinate children. That is why he now has a book out to indoctrinate children. Listen to this very special episode.

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#428 - Richard Dawkins

David C. Smalley - October 25, 2019 06:38 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 734 ratings
David sits down with Richard at his hotel in Los Angeles to discuss his new book, Outgrowing God. They engage on topics like dealing with death as an atheist, how we view spirituality and biology, and they both weigh in on questions from listeners who are atheists and Christians. Richard even tak...

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Ben Stein- No Intelligence Allowed, Debate Highlights- Were Nazis Evolutionists? and Richard Dawkins.

American Conservative University - June 23, 2019 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
Ben Stein- No Intelligence Allowed, Debate Highlights- Were Nazis Evolutionists? and Richard Dawkins. ACU Sunday Series.  Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed - NCSEexposed.org Hannity and Colmes: Ben Stein's EXPELLED Were the Nazis Evolutionists?: Richard Weikart vs Hector Avalos Richard ...

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On Richard Dawkins

Reformed Forum - February 01, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 290 ratings
Dr. Ransom Poythress has written Richard Dawkins in P&R Publishing's Great Thinkers series. Poythress speaks about Richard Dawkins's system of thought. Since the early 2000s, Dawkins has been an outspoken advocate of what has been termed the New Atheism. Poythress discusses Dawkins's beliefs a...

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EP 110. RICHARD DAWKINS

Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps - January 22, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 363 ratings
Two days after Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, Josh sat down with one of the world's greatest scientists and rationalists, Richard Dawkins, at a live event at Philadelphia's Penn Museum. Since it's the one-year anniversary of Trump's presidency this week, we're rel...

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#105 — Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Matt Dillahunty

Making Sense with Sam Harris - November 20, 2017 03:54 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 25K ratings
The following conversation between Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Matt Dillahunty was recorded at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver on November 2, 2017. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subs...

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80: Edward Feser Continues to Refute Richard Dawkins' objections to Aquinas' 5 ways

Pints With Aquinas - November 14, 2017 07:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings
Show notes at PintsWithAquinas.com Q&A Music from https://www.bensound.com SPONSORS EL Investments: https://www.elinvestments.net/pints Exodus 90: https://exodus90.com/mattfradd/  Hallow: http://hallow.app/mattfradd  STRIVE: https://www.strive21.com/  GIVING Patreon: https:/...

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79: Edward Feser Explodes Richard Dawkins' "refutation" of Aquinas' 5 ways

Pints With Aquinas - November 07, 2017 07:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings
See show notes at PintsWithAquinas.com  Q&A Music from https://www.bensound.com SPONSORS EL Investments: https://www.elinvestments.net/pints Exodus 90: https://exodus90.com/mattfradd/  Hallow: http://hallow.app/mattfradd  STRIVE: https://www.strive21.com/  GIVING Patreon: ht...

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The Economist asks: Richard Dawkins

The Economist Podcasts - November 02, 2017 17:33 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 2.8K ratings
Anne McElvoy and Jan Piotrowski ask one of the world's best-known evolutionary biologists whether science can guide us through a turbulent world of post-truth. Can there really be an objective truth, or will our existing biases win out? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Rob Bell and Richard Dawkins

Modern Day Philosophers with Daniel Lobell - September 15, 2017 21:10 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 464 ratings
Rob Bell comes over to discuss all things religion spirituality Christianity starting his own church and the philosophy of Richard Dawkins. It's a fascinating and enjoyable talk with a very insightful and different kind a guest then we normally have. Thanks to our Sponsors Stand Up! Records, C...

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Atheism is the new Fundamentalism, with Richard Dawkins and Richard Harries

Intelligence Squared - August 24, 2017 23:05 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 690 ratings
Does God exist? Has atheism replaced religion as the new faith of the secular age? Are today's atheists as blinkered and dogmatic as they claim religious believers to be? This Intelligence Squared debate from November 2009 was recorded at Wellington College. Arguing for the motion were former Bis...

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Richard Dawkins Has a Soul for Science

Kickass News - Afar - August 24, 2017 08:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Dawkins, Science, Biology, Darwin, Evolution, Reason, Christopher Hitchens, atheism, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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112. Richard Dawkins (biologist) – Red in Tooth and Claw

Think Again – a Big Think Podcast - August 19, 2017 10:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratings
In this episode, which Dawkins described as “one of the best interviews I have ever had,” the eminent ethologist and host Jason Gots talk about whether pescatarianism makes any sense, where morality should come from (since, as Hume says, "you can't get an 'ought' from an 'is'), the greatness of C...

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Ep. #433: Richard Dawkins, Jim Parsons

Real Time with Bill Maher - August 12, 2017 03:32 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 14.5K ratings
Bill’s guests are Richard Dawkins, Jim Parsons, Jon Meacham, and Fareed Zakaria. (Originally aired 8/11/17)   Bill Maher and his guests - Richard Dawkins, Jim Parsons, Jon Meacham, and Fareed Zakaria - answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 8/11/17)   Listen in on the ...

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#311 - Richard Dawkins & David Smalley in LA

David C. Smalley - May 22, 2017 21:01 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 734 ratings
World renowned scientist and author, Richard Dawkins, sits down with David in Los Angeles for a discussion on science, religion, and politics.

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#60 — An Evening with Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris (2)

Making Sense with Sam Harris - January 10, 2017 07:47 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 25K ratings
Sam Harris speaks with Richard Dawkins at a live event in Los Angeles (second of two). They discuss Richard’s experience of having a stroke, the genetic future of humanity, the analogy between genes and memes, the “extended phenotype,” Islam and bigotry, the biology of race, how to find meaning ...

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#57 — An Evening with Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris (1)

Making Sense with Sam Harris - December 19, 2016 01:47 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 25K ratings
Sam Harris speaks with Richard Dawkins at a live event in Los Angeles (first of two). They cover religion, Jurassic Park, artificial intelligence, elitism, continuing human evolution, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access t...

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My Life in Science with Richard Dawkins – Ri Science Podcast #4

Ri Science Podcast - October 31, 2016 09:10 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
Richard Dawkins discusses the key individuals, institutions and ideas that have inspired and motivated him since the publication of ‘The Selfish Gene’ in 1976 with Dr Alice Roberts.

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Richard Dawkins: The Rational Revolutionary

Intelligence Squared - July 22, 2016 19:47 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 690 ratings
In the 1960s and 70s, a revolution took place in the way we understand human nature. Out went Marx and Freud, and in came a rational, scientific approach to the way we see ourselves. At the vanguard of that revolution was Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary biologist whose book 'The Selfish Gene' c...

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The Selfish Gene: My Interview With Richard Dawkins

The Tai Lopez Show - August 31, 2015 01:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6.5K ratings
People say that to be happy you have to be unselfish. But are they right?     Because we all know selfish and greedy people, who seem to have it all.   We have all been betrayed by someone who went on to live a seemingly perfect life.   So there has to be something more to this - a more elegant...

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Exploring Science and Religion with Richard Dawkins

StarTalk Radio - July 26, 2015 22:55 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses science and religion with evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. Eugene Mirman hosts, with guest Reverend James Martin. Plus, Bill Nye rants about rocks and evolution.

Books written by Richard Dawkins

The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins

38 Episodes - 374 pages - ★★★★ - 187K ratings

The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
Richard Dawkins

688 pages - ★★★★ - 18.6K ratings

River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life
Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward

172 pages - ★★★★ - 5.65K ratings