Brian Greene asks Richard Dawkins ... Does God Exist?

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Published 2013-12-16
Richard Dawkins and Brian Greene discuss their notions on God in the context of evolution and science. Does one exist? Is God the same as science and physics but with different nomenclature, as Brian Greene implies? Or is God "the physicist to end all physicists," one that Richard Dawkins says demands an explanation?

Original Program Date: Sept. 24 2014
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All Comments (21)
  • @citizenghosttown
    As a biologist, Dawkins deals with the consequences of religious thinking more directly - and it can impact the way biology is taught in schools. In contrast, every discovery that Brian Green makes can be explained away by the religious as just more evidence of God's ultimate mystery. Evolution isn't like that -- it's a much greater threat to the religious world view. That's partly why Brian Greene can afford to be nonchalant about God issues, whereas Dawkins cannot.
  • @Ankur4330
    I'm sorry, I was too distracted by Dawkin's awesome tie.
  • @MrFrak0207
    These 2 have had several discussions you can find online, I would recommend checking them out! So intriguing and eye opening! Love listening to them
  • @SB-bc1nw
    Thanking god for sparing you in a natural disaster is like sending a thank you note to a serial killer for stabbing the family next door.
  • @Harshulnarang1
    “We hand over to physicists when we go from virtually nothing to absolutely nothing...” 😂😂😂
  • @JosephNusse
    Wow...better title for this clip. "Perfect example of an informed agnostic meets a perfect example of an informed anti-theist then proceed to agree on everything, while demonstrating how different personalities approach the same problems"
  • @RainYoChannel
    i love this man so much i don’t want him to grow older anymore :(
  • @partydean17
    Very interesting. He respects the nothingness of origin while a theist respects the origin somethingthness. Very profound and I very much like his way of explaining it
  • @bean7496
    This dude actually does have awesome ties
  • @sergiom3988
    I like this Brian Green guy. It's the first time I even hear about him
  • @kiuthrunlims1344
    Here's a proof that the more intelligent a person is the better humor they have.
  • @rodhenderson690
    question: how can the original program date be after the date you published this?
  • @spridle
    It kind of bothers me how Richard says no so firmly, not 'I don't THINK so.' He's so certain about something NOBODY is certain about. That's why it's called faith and belief.
  • @mattfrenden1000
    "Some people believe that a god or gods created the Universe out of nothing. If we wish to pursue this question courageously, we must of course ask the next question - where did god come from? If we decide that this is an unanswerable question, why not save a step and conclude that the origin of the Universe is an unanswerable question? Or, if we say that god always existed, why not save a step and conclude the Universe always existed? There's no need for a creation because it was always here." - Carl Sagan
  • @harshpratapsingh310
    There is a request to Professor Brian Greene that could you please deliver a lecture on the Mathematics of General Theory of Relativity...