Dawkins on the strangeness of science

Posted on September 18, 2007
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Watch the following lecture by Oxford Professor, celebrated scientist, and author Richard Dawkins on the strangeness of science. The full title of his 2005 TED lecture is “Queerer than we can suppose: the strangeness of science.” A very interesting lecture with a very powerful message.

Mind-expanding talk that probes the limits of human understanding: Why can’t we see atoms? Why can’t we hear color? How can we understand randomness? Dawkins suggests that the true nature of the universe eludes us because the human mind has evolved mainly to understand other humans — and to look for human motives even in natural processes. Thus, we create a humanlike God to explain phenomena we can’t otherwise comprehend; right or wrong, we’re simply wired for it.

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