The Enemies of Reason

00:00:08 Science has sent orbiters to Neptune(Mars^_^), eradicated smallpox

00:01:54 I believe it profoundly undermines civilization

00:04:00 What we got here?

00:05:35 A full quarter of the British population claim to believe in astrology

00:07:53 It was developed in the 2nd century AD by the philosopher Claudius Ptolemy and has not moved on since

00:09:45 Sometimes give Virgo the Pisces forecast etc. and then ask people how accurate they were?

00:11:29 Astrologers say this should fit just Capricorn and not the rest

00:13:08 or go out into the country on a moonless night

00:15:11 I do, the male relative with the G, Well, I do feel with him, I don't feel it was a family member

00:16:34 not everybody can relate everything the readable thing. Not everybody

00:18:15 But in fact, it's a linguistic trick

00:19:52 There's a network of over 500 spiritualist churches across Britain

00:21:48 Does that make nonsense to you whatsoever

00:23:17 I mean surely those tears enough are perhaps proof that they had proved that really is their grandmother that's making the communication

00:25:01 But anyway I want to sort feel his

00:27:49 Back then, sonar was brandnew military technology and the theory that it was natural to bats outraged some of Griffin's colleagues

00:29:53 And now he's set up this test for dowsing -- a properly controlled double-blind trial

00:31:54 The people you've been testing, do they understand why they're being put through the double-blind procedure

00:34:27 We don't want to believe that things just happen

00:36:48 By sheer luck as it happened the reward mechanism delivered food at the same time again

00:39:19 World is made of two elements. One element is visible element

00:41:17 Science and rationality are often accused to having a cold bleak outlook

00:43:54 Internet in a way, is kind of functioning, is a kind of information source

00:46:11 As evidence is devalued even medical progress has become a target