Root of All Evil?
2006 · 93 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 3,899 VOTES · DIR. Russell Barnes
Overview
In this two-part Channel 4 series, Professor Richard Dawkins challenges what he describes as 'a process of non-thinking called faith'. He describes his astonishment that, at the start of the 21st century, religious faith is gaining ground in the face of rational, scientific truth. Science, based on scepticism, investigation and evidence, must continuously test its own concepts and claims. Faith, by definition, defies evidence: it is untested and unshakeable, and is therefore in direct contradiction with science. In addition, though religions preach morality, peace and hope, in fact, says Dawkins, they bring intolerance, violence and destruction. The growth of extreme fundamentalism in so many religions across the world not only endangers humanity but, he argues, is in conflict with the trend over thousands of years of history for humanity to progress to become more enlightened and more tolerant.
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00:00:07 How do we explain the mysteries of life?
00:02:06 It's time to question the abuse of childhood innocence
00:04:20 parents support; call them 'Tory' or 'Labour' children.
00:05:47 to look outside their community.
00:07:18 I would say that's something which is impossible
00:09:00 but what upsets me is that in pursuit of that
00:11:14 If you want to be polite, it's "individualised instruction".
00:12:55 - Yeah. - Yes.
00:14:21 But why should he impose his personal version of reality on children?
00:17:08 - I'm Richard Dawkins, how do you do? - Hello, Richard.
00:19:26 It's deeply disturbing to think that there are believers out there
00:22:30 of sin and to never find the lord Jesus Christ.
00:24:37 I think that's fair to say; that that's still a proper punishment that
00:27:34 But there are lesser characters facing somewhat more everyday moral dilemmas.
00:29:48 whether we decide to commit them or not.
00:31:56 he took the law into his own hands, didn't he.
00:33:38 worry about suffering. We actually worry about whether the victim
00:35:30 People like Michael Bray are a big problem for Christian morality.
00:37:25 are predominantly attracted to members of their own sex.
00:39:02 in a way that I don't believe the virgin birth is.
00:41:26 or a range of moral senses that you could think of as
00:43:35 But all of us in the 21st century are ahead of our counterparts from the time of
00:45:25 The loveliness of the world in its wondrousness is not apparent
07:00:00 schools in Britain