Much of his popularity might actually be down to being exactly how a fictional scientist might be. In this documentary he takes time out of putting the boot in to God and concentrates on something that does exist - alternative medicine.
It comes in two parts Part one This centres around superstition in all its diverse forms. We're all superstitious to degree. Even to someone like me who finds the concept of karma impossible on an intellectual level does feel on an emotional level that it does exist at some point in my life.
I do something wrong then destiny will screw me over. Apparently this stems from survival characteristics where a species needs to weigh up probabilities. We're shown fascinating archive footage of an experiment in America featuring pigeons. When a pigeon looks over its left shoulder it is fed hence the pigeon constantly looks over its left shoulder thinking this is the prime reason it is being fed rather than any other factor.
It's the exact same thing with human behaviour which is delusional to a degree even if you can understand the logic behind the delusion Part two Dawkins investigates pseudo-science involving faith based medicine. Quantum physics , black holes you name it and someone is selling it in an industry making billions as Dawkins listens to all these modern day snake oil doctors with barely disguised contempt.
Perhaps Dawkins main target is homeopathy which is effectively watered down water which is used to cure ailments. He also makes a striking explanation as to just how diluted these supposed active ingredients are. What seems to rankle with Dawkins is that the British NHS uses homeopathy which in turn is funded by the taxpayer.
You can at least understand Dawkins point of money being spent on a technique that has no basis in scientific reality. At least drugs which are prescribed have been proved to work A very interesting documentary that once again demolishes the myth that Dawkins is only interested in putting the boot in to religion. As a scientist he's more than happy to tear apart any popular culture that is self promoting itself as an alternative to science , especially when it has no basis in reality.
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Learn more. You think the people that wrote the new testament actually believe the stuff they wrote? Its called politics people. Get a grip and realise that it was just a Roman invention to enforce control over large numbers of people at the time.
People have always known how to frighten people into behaving how they see fit. And whats it called when you use fear to control? Thats right. And so are all political figures who use god to justify there actions those actions normally involving bombing the shit into poor countries and stealing all there oil of course And this is ALL religion by the way.
They ALL use a false god to justify horrific actions. Wake up poeple! Richard Dawkins has such a limited rigid and narrow minded understanding of the world, I cant even imagine what it must be like to exist the way he does.
A natal chart would give higher detail on inner personality and a more accurate forecast. The Moon has an effect on the tides just as the planets place an effect on not only our appearance but psych. If something was to come to life in a certain time of year the characteristics of that thing would parallel that of the season and time born as well as the element in which the person most closely possesses. Astrologist forecast on a large scale cannot be ignored, astrologers have a good background in predicting certain behaviors of people as a whole.
Then by accident we evolved into thinking, conscious beings who over think and underestimate ourselves as a whole.
Another flaw in this television show was that he explained astrology being a man made pseudoscience made by and for an ego boost by believing that the universe revolves around human life and nothing else. Astrology even applies for cats, dogs, and every other living thing on this earth. The Rising Sign ascendant and Moon sign which are almost considered just as important as the Sun sign. The attributes of all the planets placing at the exact time of birth, places an imprint that was being developed since time of conception which is directly linked to the planet phases and influence during the time of development leading all the way till the death of the organism.
Its just a random system of building generalisations, the same as Tarot reading, reading entrails or tea leaves. Why do you think the fact that something has been around for a long time verifies it. Virtually all ideas from antiquity have been proved false when examined by the Scientific Method. If the technical knowledge of the Ancient Greeks was equal to ours they would have had telescopes that showed them the true nature of the solar system and TVs in their homes.
The astrologers who wrote the first ephemerals thought that the Earth was the centre of the Universe. If they were wrong about that, what prevents them from being wrong about everything else? It, of cause, worked well fro predicting the seasons and tides; they are directly related to the positions of heavenly bodies and are verified by Physics.
But for predicting when someone will meat a tall dark stranger? One of the most damning facts about astrology is that the old ephemerals failed to predict where the planets are today and are, therefore, out of step with the solar system.
Completely agree with you Ian.
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