Richard Dawkins on Aliens, God, Transgenderism, Multiverse, Science, …

The Poetry of Reality

What came before the Big Bang? Why is natural selection so inherently cruel? What is life? How does one find meaning?

Join Richard Dawkins in this special Q&A episode with Taryn Southern, where he answers all your burning questions.

0:49 – Would aliens look like us?

4:04 – Recent UFO claims.

6:10 – The advantage of consciousness and Self.

9:26 – Absence of evidence not evidence of absence for God.

10:50 – Cognition, Survival and Reality.

13:10 – Why is evolution so cruel?

15:35 – What would you say to people seeking meaning without religion?

19:20 – “Why” questions are silly.

22:20 – Consciousness after death.*

23:50 – What took us so long to discover science?

25:00 – Ever pressured to hype up scientific results?

31:00 – Fine tuning.

33:50 – Convergence in evolution.

35:50 – What would you ask Darwin?

38:00 – What is life?

41:10 – Before the universe.

42:05 – Transgender people.

44:20 – Gender and psychology.

46:00 – Free speech and taunting.

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