>> ^residue:
I didn't realize that it was possible to shit your pants in a good way


Oh yes, it is possible indeed!

>> ^Psychologic:
I have a feeling that the coming economic problems will be blamed on Obama even though I doubt the situation could be avoided by anyone at this point.
It will be truly sad if those problems swing the country back into voting for social conservatives who convince people that secularist politicians are responsible for the economy. I'm hoping the scientific-minded people win out in the end.


God yeah... I get that sinking feeling. In a sad way I feel like this was the worst time he could have been elected because he'll probably end up the scapegoat.

While I Did see him commemorate the memory of Charles Darwin, I saw no indication of endorsing his views. Not that it is needed. The US would rather hold hands with religion than science. Then plot Harmageddon like it says in the bible. Then forget to forgive the communists. And take it home, knowing that they alone created the new Dark Ages, and not Iran.

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>> ^Psychologic:
>> ^jonny:
So why the hell haven't you reversed the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research yet?!
He's been working on economic stuff. His administration has said that he will be reversing the ban "soon".

They said the same thing during the transition period, i.e., that it would be one of the first things he did. It's an executive order, it would take ten minutes. It's not some complex legislation they need to craft. An L.A. Times article from a couple of days ago suggests that he's going to wait for Congress. Passing well crafted legislation on the issue is great, but in the meantime, he really needs to sign the damn executive order reversing Bush's policy.

The faith based initiative stuff mentioned in that article is also pretty alarming.

I know the guy has a lot on his plate at the moment, but there are a number of things like this that could be done quickly to reverse really bad policy set through executive orders by Bush, and they wouldn't have to distract from the "big" issues.

>> ^jonny:
So why the hell haven't you reversed the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research yet?!

He's been working on economic stuff. His administration has said that he will be reversing the ban "soon".



>> ^yourhydra:
just the word "conservative" is anti-science.

What about "fiscal conservative"?

All three parts are already posted on VS

http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Genius-Of-Charles-Darwin-by-Richard-Dawkins-Part-1
(Part 2) http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Genius-Of-Charles-Darwin-by-Richard-Dawkins-Part-1-1
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Genius-Of-Charles-Darwin-by-Richard-Dawkins-Part-3

Tags for this video have been changed from 'richard dawkin, the genius of charles darwin' to 'richard dawkins, the genius of charles darwin' - edited by BicycleRepairMan

*dupeof=http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Genius-Of-Charles-Darwin-by-Richard-Dawkins-Part-1-1

Just recently I spent Christmas with my parents (yes, I'm an atheist and I love Christmas, there are plenty of videos and writeups on why that is well and truly AOK), we went to a large hedge maze place that has a little village of small buildings hidden inside it. Each of these buildings has a theme, and one of the was against Evolution, and had a collapsed pile of ruble, with Charles Darwin written as 'Chuck Darwin', I think it was his birthday was listed as 666, and the big bang theory was written as 'God said let there be life and 'bang' there it was'.

So... I was later saying how annoyed I get at displays like that. Not so much that they believe that, but that they can be so vindictive and attacking of science that they can go to the effort of building a little house/pile of bricks etc. and a sign and everything to demonstrate their blind ignorance.

My Father said (in effect) 'You have to stop letting them get to you... Them saying all that doesn't change anything, it doesn't change what is true, it doesn't negate reality, so let them believe it, what does it matter.'

Which I do agree with to a point, but then there are people like this dick PCS... It's this ranting AT science, this denouncing of Science while at the same time reaping all the wonder that it has sowed that really makes my blood boil. I mean ARGH. YOU can choose to believe that there is more outside of 'this reality', but STOP with the bullshit, nonsensical attacks on those that have made our lives so much better.

And why do I think it matters? Because of the brainless fools who lap this shit up and who on mass end up stopping stem cell research and stopping gay marriage, and making it neigh on impossible for an Atheist to be elected leader of the most powerful country on earth.

THESE things are what make me so angry at these people... BELIEVE what you want to about the supernatural etc. BUT:
* Stop judging people based on their disbelief of that
* STOP trying to halt scientific progress based on your fear and lack of understanding
* STOP killing people who do not follow the same old book that you do

JUST STOP IT.

ARGH

hah, '...would make a furious Charles Darwin eat his own beard.'

Eh, I think this video does a rather muddled job of getting its point across. What's the take away point from all of the definitions and examples of "inferences"? Why show Charles Darwin rambling in a study? That doesn't make it look any more rigorous.

The presentation should be much simpler-
1) Theories are the highest form of scientific understanding, developed from data and making testable hypotheses.
2) Here is some of the extraordinarily strong data on evolution.
3) Here are some of the hypotheses derived from that data, later confirmed by these findings or experiments.

If they want to talk about how theories are mutable, that's fine. If they want to draw analogies to heliocentric or gravitational theories, that's fine. I don't think they did a very good job, though.

>> ^MINK:
Dawkinites of course don't exist, and they certainly don't buy his books and follow him around and defend his every word vehemently on the internet without thinking for themselves.


If they do, it's certainly not because Dawkins is threatening them with eternal damnation or telling them that he is their only salvation...

Nope, sorry i DID beat you to it, I've posted the series by Dawkins that aired august 4 and 11 2008, I uploaded both the day after they where aired (ie: shortly after they hit the net)

just check the contents of our posts
My post:
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Genius-Of-Charles-Darwin-by-Richard-Dawkins-Part-1-1
Your post:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Part-2-Richard-Dawkins-NEW-DOCUMENTARY-on-Charles-Darwin

Since this is your first post, and its a GREAT post , I'll leave it alone for now,I hope you post more science videos, and anyone interested in science is most welcome on my part

Welcome to VideoSift, I'm sorry I get all picky at our first meeting
In reply to this comment by razz:
You didnt beat me to it my friend, you uploaded the first series, I uploaded the 2nd...they're two completely different episodes

Thanks for the heads up.

In reply to this comment by BicycleRepairMan:
I have now posted part 2 of "The Genius of Charles Darwin"