An Appetite for Wonder: With Richard Dawkins and Brian Greene

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Does God exist? Could our universe be a simulation? Watch WSF co-founder Brian Greene and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, in a lively discussion on philosophical ideas of atheism, science and religion. Recorded in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for all the latest from WSF. Visit our Website: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldsciencefestival Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldSciFes Original Program Date: Sept. 24 2014 Participants: Richard Dawkins and Brian Greene Welcome to all. 00:00 Richard Dawkins do you believe in god? 0:44 Is there something from your childhood that has made you who you are? 5:25 Reality is so wonderful, who needs the supernatural? 9:55 When is a young mind ready for the worlds truths?14:55 Dawkins get denied for biochemistry. 19:06 The simple vs the complex. 26:06 The transition into atheism. 30:28 What if god turned out to be a reality? 35:15 Wendy Wright... afterthoughts? 38:00 Do you pray to god? 42:18 Are all the explanations right in front of us and we just can't see them? 47:45 A simulated universe, who is at the keyboard? 42:43 When will the POTUS stop saying god bless America? 57:53 How do you inspire those who are ignorant? 59:18 How do you think humanity will escape it's technological adolescence? 59:43 Why are there not more high profile female atheists? 1:03:50 How much does the big bang influence a creation point? 1:04:31 What does the end of your book mean? 1:07:30 A couple of poems to end the night. 1:13:46