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#843 - Richard Dawkins - Why Can No One Agree On Evolution, Race & Religion?

2024/9/26
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Richard Dawkins认为文化基督教并不意味着信仰基督教，重要的是个人是否相信。他认为人类不需要宗教信仰来获得人生意义，这是一种对人类的贬低。他认为宗教是一种在世界各地独立出现的信仰体系，这是一种趋同的“文化进化”。他认为人类对超自然解释的渴望源于对解释的需要，以及在缺乏科学解释时的自然反应。他还认为人类对代理人的渴望是由于对环境中随机变化的恐惧，这促使人们寻求超自然解释。 Chris与Richard Dawkins探讨了宗教信仰的衰落与身份政治兴起之间的关系，以及人们在失去宗教信仰后如何寻找新的意义来源。他们还讨论了人们对超自然解释的渴望以及对控制的需要，以及这些因素如何影响人们对世界事件的解释。

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Richard Dawkins discusses the recent rise of cultural Christianity, questioning its meaning and expressing more interest in truth than societal trends. He notes the seeming increase in religious belief, particularly among young people drawn to traditional practices like Latin mass, and contrasts it with the earlier trend of atheism.
  • Dawkins questions the meaning of "cultural Christianity", highlighting the importance of actual belief.
  • He observes a resurgence of religious belief, particularly among young people.
  • Dawkins contrasts this trend with the previous rise of atheism.

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Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist, author, and emeritus fellow at the University of Oxford.

I spoke to Richard on stage in Austin Texas as a part of his final ever live tour. The next day we got to sit down and discuss all the things we didn't have time to talk about the night before.

Expect to learn what Richard thinks about the recent rise of cultural Christianity, whether religion was an influential factor on the evolution of humans, what Richard meant by “Race Is A Spectrum, Sex Is Pretty Damn Binary”, where people without a religious worldview should get their meaning from, Richard's explanation for evolution for those who don’t believe in it and much more...

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