Translated-version in Korean In my blog(j0hnlennon.eglo..., there are more subtitled-video clips that can't be uploeaded here due to ten minutes' time-limit.
+Pul5ar - yes- Its being draped around the head of a muslim women.
@ooloncolluphid9975
9 жыл бұрын
To anyone who does not know, this is from the 4th episode of Richard Dawkins - "Growing Up in the Universe" lectures, 1991. You can watch the full episode from his (Dawkins') offical channel.
@RahulPatel-mf8si
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@csnowutube
11 жыл бұрын
Very nice. A great series, thanks.
@rangers499
15 жыл бұрын
he actually mentions him in the Dedication as well
@dopejoel
14 жыл бұрын
@roac7777 That's a big claim. Could you explain your assertion?
@ntr10me
14 жыл бұрын
Technically this is from The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. TO see Mr. Adams actually reading this fantastic passage...this audience doesn't know how lucky they were.
@Widmerpool99
8 жыл бұрын
Actually, it's not from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It's from The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
@jokunortti
6 жыл бұрын
The (five-part) trilogy is also called The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
@karda009
10 жыл бұрын
Of course animals are meant to be food! And they run away from us if we hunt them because they want us to have the satisfaction of hunting something! Duh, right? Also, this is sarcasm. Apparently, it's hard to tell on the internet.
@ZachValkyrie
10 жыл бұрын
Poe's Law rears its ugly head once more.
@DrCruel
9 жыл бұрын
If God didn't want us to hunt animals for pleasure, He wouldn't have provided us with cheap landmines.
@Gilmaris
5 жыл бұрын
They run away from us because they can see we need the exercise.
@ZachRose88
13 жыл бұрын
Dawkins and Adams; what could be better than that? Warms my heart and saddens it at the same time.
@thelucaspaul2
14 жыл бұрын
What a line! "I'll just go off and shoot myself." Douglas Adams is brilliant!
@ExtrackterYT
12 жыл бұрын
01:42 A very awkward moment for the boy in red.
@user-zc6ul8nv1j
11 жыл бұрын
Wow, it sure was lucky that Douglas Adams just happened to be in the audience!
@Yngvelli
7 жыл бұрын
The fact that Douglas Adams just HAPPENED to be in the audience, really proves that there is "a purpose" behind everything in the universe. My christian beliefs become all the more stronger because of it. Especially when im out in the woods murdering a defenseless animal with my bare hands..
@count_bodies_like_sheep9296
7 жыл бұрын
I'm Roman Catholic. But I'm pretty sure Richard and Douglas planned that.
@frankblack9476
6 жыл бұрын
Michael Lamere you poor child
@Ericwvb2
13 жыл бұрын
I grew up on the Hitchhiker's books and I still have my set, autographed by Douglas Adams when he came by my University to promote "Mostly Harmless." We miss his genius!
@warren52nz
15 жыл бұрын
I was gob smacked when Douglas Adams stood up. He's my all time favourite comedy writer. Hard to imagine anyone thinking he's boring. I've read all of his books, most of them more than once. The bit about the Bablefish being so improbable that it was considered as final proof of God's non-existence. Such a logical U turn at the end of the explanation. Haha. Maybe I can find it somewhere.
@LewysC
7 жыл бұрын
Two legends
@Volound
13 жыл бұрын
@allan3141 ive probably already read all the books you could name on the subject. and i dont have "faith" in anything. i have reasonable expectations based on evidence and reasoned logic. if you can name something in which i have faith.. guess what ill do.. ill stop believing it. on a side note: im not sure if youve been told before, but your style of rhetoric is pointlessly condescending, patronising and verbose. also, i like how you ignored the top 80% of my last comment.
@Volound
13 жыл бұрын
@allan3141 "this in the Science Classroom?" no. thats not science. but that was also not an assertion. that faith goes no way towards distinguishing false religions from true ones is demonstrable. maybe one day when supernatural claims are falsifiable, the uselessness of faith can be empirically shown. "If you say so, no but seriously!" give me any one example of the scientific method being successfully applied to the supernatural i.e. that which transcends the natural.
@Volound
13 жыл бұрын
@allan3141 is that your stock comment for when you cant be bothered/arent able to address the actual comment at hand? i have appraised that material. michael ruse is at the centre of the evolution/intelligent design debate. his works are all within that context. richard dawkins, isnt, and so none of this applies. i maintain that it is indeed utter tripe. atheism is to religion as bald is to a hair colour, or non-stamp collecting is to a hobby. apples and oranges. utter tripe.
@Volound
13 жыл бұрын
@allan3141 saying that philosophical naturalism functions as a religion is just utter tripe. that makes no sense. saying to children "there are thousands of different religions and they all require faith in lieu of evidence, and therefore faith is not a pathway to truth" is the humane thing to do. science is BY DEFINITION locked in the realm of the natural i.e. what is REAL. to abide by the scientific method is to be a naturalist. to teach science is to be "pushing" naturalism.
@Volound
13 жыл бұрын
@Greatkingrat88 they are not objectively wrong. torture is not objectively wrong. right/wrong, justice, good, evil etc are all human constructs. although i do not like torture and do not torture people because i do not want to be tortured, torture is not objectively wrong. morality is purely subjective. just stating this in case, for clarity.
@hardigirl
11 жыл бұрын
Aww, did anyone else notice the kid behind Douglas who thought RD was calling him on the stage and half got up?
@Volound
13 жыл бұрын
@allan3141 that someone doesnt want children to be brainwashed by a particular religion by having it taught to them as truth in a science classroom, makes them have a double standard? im lost.
@stephenie27
13 жыл бұрын
two totally bad ass mofos in the same room together...my happiness is maximized
@ordinarryalien
4 жыл бұрын
Please go and watch all the episodes. They're really fun and informative. Just type "Richard Dawkins Christmas Lectures", and you'll see the playlist.
@GuillemotWatcher
13 жыл бұрын
Royal Institution Christmas Lecture 1991, Growing Up in the Universe. How brilliant that all, nearly 5 hours, of it are available on here. I love the fact that Douglas attended.
@ChrisPollitt
6 жыл бұрын
Dammit, where is the "love" button. A "thumbs up" will just not do in this case!
@ndmath
10 жыл бұрын
Towel
@cutes22
14 жыл бұрын
I wish he was still with us. Two awesome individuals there.
@zerotoone878
Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@The22on
12 жыл бұрын
wow! what good fortune to stumble upon this video! dawkins and adams are geniuses (imo) and advocates for reason over superstition. i never heard adams before and i loved his reading of his own words. what a shame he died so young. the world needs his humor and insight.. like carlin, sagan and a few others who worked to push the world (kicking and screaming) out of the dark ages.
@tybrady64
15 жыл бұрын
They were very good friends.
@BrooklynRagtag
14 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I love Douglas Adams.
@bigboxbobby2
14 жыл бұрын
I love this guy.
@aModernDandy
14 жыл бұрын
How GREAT is that! Douglas Adams just "happens" to be there! :D
@safeleoluv
11 жыл бұрын
i love how douglas' voice for Arthur sounds like martin freeman
@hewhomustnotbenamed5912
6 жыл бұрын
safeleoluv pleas do not get offended I'm only trying to help you but it's Morgan
@goodnewsgeek42
5 жыл бұрын
Frans Snyman No? He means Martin Freeman, who is a different person. 😑
@DaggonX
16 жыл бұрын
Just 2 great men I admire too much.
@cptmuska
13 жыл бұрын
He was a brilliant man
@dfpolis
13 жыл бұрын
@WSWarthog It means that they co-evolved and are interdependent. The whole ecosystem is interdependent, directly or indirectly. We are one of the organisms using honey as an energy source. What do you think being for the sake of means? A being for the sake of B means that B benefits from A. So, what, precisely is the problem you see? I am not saying the little girl is a systems ecologist, only that the relation she saw is real.
@dfpolis
13 жыл бұрын
@PaladinswordSaurfang "Ecosystem" is a human abstract concept. The reality is the individual organisms and their interactions. Organisms serve a reality - other organisms - not an abstraction. I do not dispute the how of evolution. I am saying that there is more to be seen by those open enough to look - not just the how, but the why. Devotees of the naturalist faith have a dogma against purposes. The rest of us can look at the data as I do in my videos #17-#20. Peace, DP
@dfpolis
13 жыл бұрын
Very amusing, but what does it show about reality? Anyone knowing ecology knows that each species IS there for the sake of the whole ecosystem. So Dawkins belittling the girl's keen insight that flowers are there for the sake of bees (& bees for the sake of flowers), is just bad biology. It shows the fundamental irrationality of Dawkins, who is willing to ignore what he should know for the sake of making an atheological point. Sad. Peace, DP
@tuschman168
14 жыл бұрын
@makemarker I never quite noticed how i came to be an atheist. It was sort of a gradual process. But now that i think about it, reading the hitchhiker's guide might have had something to do with it since i read it at about that time. It at least showed me that it was ok to make jokes about gods and not take everything so seriousely. I guess that was quite liberating and cleared the way for more critical thinking.
@gavsmith1980
14 жыл бұрын
I don't doubt you are; but you can understand that your original comment was entirely misleading in terms of your beliefs. I disagree on anyone revering him as someone with all the answers, dawkins can be repeatedly heard to say that that's one of the fundamental differences between religious people and atheists; we admit we don't have all the answers, and the facts of the universe are still being revealed to us. a creator is a theory; just a highly unenlightened one without evidence or logic.
@gavsmith1980
14 жыл бұрын
correction - logic has no bearing on YOUR world. that's the only difference between an atheist and a theist; one employs logic and evidence to see the "real world," the other uses faith and hope. it's simply a matter of choice, and you're welcome to choose whichever, AND be outspoken about which one you chose. if anyone has a right to speak FOR existence of gods, then equally people have a right to speak against existence of gods. also, we equally view YOU as the "unenlightened" one.
@gavsmith1980
14 жыл бұрын
so you're an atheist but: - think flowers exist to make to make the world pretty? - refer to dawkins as "the atheist god?" those are some confusing signals, since they're typical of creationist comments. I still maintain; you're in no position to call anyone else "unenlightened."
@LookDeeper
17 жыл бұрын
Its called evolution but you guys have a problem with that don't you ; ) Re-written countless times over the millenia. Jesus (the man) spoke alot of good sense but it was the followers that took it to another level. Way out west and then all the interpreters from there on.
@tayloreh
13 жыл бұрын
@mynameisauk With death comes greater recognition and comments about wishing the dead person was still alive. Energy doesn't dissipate - death is the next best promotion tool to being sampled in a hit song. Douglas is still making a difference.
@dfpolis
13 жыл бұрын
@WSWarthog I am not doing yes it is, not it is not with you. If you wish to criticize my positions, comment on my videos or on my paper "Mind or Randomness in Evolution" xianphil.org/Intent_evol.htm. Peace, DP
@gavsmith1980
14 жыл бұрын
entire gospels have been removed from the bible over the years, no doubt also an early one that said "this book is entirely fictional, as are the majority of characters." or; "only to be used as a guide to philosophy."
@Vivzid
7 жыл бұрын
Everyone could go vegan, and it wouldn't even be hard to do. Not as hard as kicking a cigarette habit
@colinp2238
6 жыл бұрын
Just think then that so many animals would not exist. We breed animals to eat so if they were not to be eaten they would never be born.
@SynthieFlowers
6 жыл бұрын
colinp2238 I'm sure having never been born would certainly be better than a life of horror. Besides, it's also in our best interest to not breed so many animals. Considering the negative environmental impact it produces.
@colorado4815162342
13 жыл бұрын
@MsOneiroi77 In Genesis 9:5-6 God placed a high value on bearers of his image. In Romans 13 it is stated that God established the government in part to kill those men who kill other men for no good reason. You must be specific if you want to discuss a particular incident as it may have been unwarranted murder quite outside of God's orders, and subsequently deserving the punishment of death.
@colorado4815162342
13 жыл бұрын
@MsOneiroi77 God violates neither His commandments by using the Israelites to bring justice to those who rebelled against Him; nor by punishing those of His creation who choose to reject His law. He does not violate His commandments by using the infinite sacrifice of His son to atone for some of those who broke His law, but He is not required to place the violations of all people on His son.
@colorado4815162342
13 жыл бұрын
No, @Clamtrox, an individual's knowledge of a [fictional] creature who poses as a god, is not the same as that individual's assent to its existence or title. Adams bestows the title of "God" on creatures in his book. The God who is, holds his own title, "The first and The last." No one can give it to him. What am I trying to say? Knowledge of a creature who poses as a god is a straw argument for the non-existence of the God who is, was, and is to come. See I Corinthians 10 and Revelation 1:8.
@colorado4815162342
13 жыл бұрын
@Greatkingrat88 I do not need your assent to create God's existence. No one can create God. God exists independent of you, me, and the rest of humanity. If we needed common consent to prove God's existence, least ways based on evidence other than the Bible, "God" would probably be only an amplification of humanity, rather than the creator of humanity. God is not a communal imagined idea. You have presented assumptions. You have presented no evidence.
@Greatkingrat88
13 жыл бұрын
@colorado4815162342 Well to begin with: a religious moral system is indeed only valid if there actually exists the specific god one holds to be the "objective" moral judge of all humanity. If we can't concede with confidence that this being actually exists, by observing the evidence and or arguments in favor of it, it soon becomes obvious that the moral is not valid. In my opinion no such conclusive evidence has been presented. However, this is only the beginning of the problems.
@colorado4815162342
13 жыл бұрын
@Greatkingrat88 Your philosophical system has no objective standard to judge any action or person as evil. Your system consists of the emotions of your and others' brains. Your emotions are neither rational, nor objective. Your only choice to regain morality is, to consciously or unconsciously, revert to the moral coding implanted within you. Otherwise you have no standard to judge anyone for anything. The choice is yours. Objective moral standards; or irrational fluctuating emotions.
@colorado4815162342
13 жыл бұрын
@Greatkingrat88 Both speakers in this video believe that "pan dimensional beings caused the big bang and seeded the earth with life", Have you not read the Hitch hiker's Guide to The Galaxy? Knowledge is essential to Biblical faith. Biblical faith is not a leap into non reason. Biblical faith is when an individual, relies on the objective reality of the work, person, and office of Jesus Christ, that occurred in real space and time, to secure his salvation from the second death, or hell.
@Greatkingrat88
13 жыл бұрын
@colorado4815162342 I never once claimed it was the work of a "pan-dimensional being". Intelligent design is not something I support; it is just christianity in sheep's clothing. There's nothing "random" about natural selection. On the contrary, the best gene material survives BECAUSE it is best suited for survival. There is order, but nothing indicates a higher order made it happen. And would you kindly respond to my argument that faith is no factor when it comes to heninous crimes?
@colorado4815162342
13 жыл бұрын
@Greatkingrat88 Morality can only exist if it is an absolute standard. If morality must be applicable to all to be objectvie, It must be apart of the order of the entire universe. If you are going to claim that order in our universe was produced by "pan dimensional beings who caused the big bang and seeded the earth with life"; What is God but a pan dimensional being? We have the word of God, to be analyzed, and read objectively. What is evolution, but random genetic mutations?
@colorado4815162342
13 жыл бұрын
@Greatkingrat88 The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments. The sixth commandment states that murder is wrong. The seventh commandment states that rape is wrong. The eighth commandment states that theft and arson are wrong. These commandments are rational instructions God gave to all men in real space time to obey. -WLC #98 Randomness does not create order.
@allan3141
13 жыл бұрын
@vol "stock comment"! What stock comment? "I have appraised that material. Michael Ruse is at the centre of the evolution/intelligent design debate. His works are all within that context. Richard Dawkins’, isn’t, and so none of this applies." Facepalm cubed, seriously facepalm, facepalm and FACEPALM again. Are you being serious here? "non-stamp collecting" but you keep presenting 'stamps' a plenty! But sincerely believe you are not, is it actually funny, but a shame you are blind to the joke.
@allan3141
13 жыл бұрын
@volound "just utter tripe" Michael Ruse has write extensively on this matter, perhaps you should appraise that material. After all; others, effectively on your side, and others, on effectively my side, also think this to be the case. And irony of ironies so did the founders of The Modern Synthesis (a very major kingpin of your worldview no doubt)! So your bare assertion, coupled with your all too apparent glib familiarity with the issues at hand are not going to wash here I am afraid.
@allan3141
13 жыл бұрын
@volound seriously it should not be possible to construe what you wrote here from what I wrote. Richard has a worldview (it is nested in Philosophical Naturalism/Materialism) and he holds to it 'firmly,' and it functions as a religion for him (as even Ruse concedes) and it is it that he is pushing here to the kids, not Science. I have seen him do it elsewhere too even more overtly!
@allan3141
13 жыл бұрын
This from a guy (RD) apparently concerned and indignant about religion being taught in the Science Classroom! The irony and double standard is astounding. Not the first time he has done it either. I am not a Christian nor a fan of the Bible either (so have no bias there), but I am a teacher. The man is nolonger interested in pure science he has a worldview to sell, and children are clearly good customers.
@allan3141
13 жыл бұрын
@dfpolis and this from a guy (RD) apparently concerned and indignant about religion being taught in the Science Classroom! The irony and double standard is astounding. Not the first time he has done it either. I am not a Christian nor a fan of the Bible either (so have no bias there), but I am a teacher. The man is nolonger interested in pure science he has a worldview to sell, and children are clearly good customers.
@colorado4815162342
13 жыл бұрын
@kablamo9999 4 There is but one only, the living and true God. The Spirit of God bears witness by and with the Scriptures in the heart of man, and is alone able fully to persuade men that it is the very Word of God. 9There be three persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one true, eternal God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory; although distinguished by their personal properties. I swiped these from the Westminster Larger Catechism.
@BelatedCommiseration
13 жыл бұрын
@dfpolis I believe you are quite right. Ecosystems are linked and the progress of one system can be dependant on another. In fact I agree that, instead of belittling the little girl, Dawkins should have appreciated the fact that, whilst the function of the flower is to survive and re produce, as with the bee, she was not wrong to suggest that an evolutionary dependancy that flower and bees have on each other is part of their mutual success and continued existence of their respective species.
@makemarker
13 жыл бұрын
@ellandeire21 I can appreciate your desire to understand more but personally I find that there are so many challenges in life other than focusing on the topic of faith. In no way am I saying it is a bad thing for you, I have even tried at one point to understand and to possibly gain something from a belief that promises salvation. Through many trials and a willingness to understand, I have concluded that my greatest strengths in life are persistence and reasoning and not supernatural selection.
@Tapecutter59
14 жыл бұрын
@sarojinius Humans are omnivores, our intesinile tract is virtually identical to that of a pig, (also an omnivore), and very different to the 4 stomached ruminants such as cows and sheep. The fact that humans perspire is an evolutionary adaptation that enables a uniquely human type of hunting; ie: the persistance hunt - watch?v=9wI-9RJi0Qo The claim that vegitarians are smarter and live longer is just ego boosting nonsense that vegitarians tell themselves.
@sarojini108
14 жыл бұрын
@tommbarton24 Who are the "we" you refer to? Do you mean Neanderthals? There are different types of humans some less evolved than others, the less evolved seem to die off early. Vegetarians generally have a longer life span and IQ than the norm, as well as better physique and better skin etc.The anatomy of a human is closer to that of a herbivore, long intestine, no claws, perspires through skin, no sharp front teeth/has molars and stomach acid 20 times less strong than animal carnivores.
@comanchio1976
14 жыл бұрын
@WillShakespeare2007 I honestly think it's because many of them preach 1 thing and believe another. Dan Dennet talks about a 'concorde fallacy', whereby many preachers have lost their faith but have been doing it too long to realistically start another life.Some I think are just rubbing their hands in glee that ppl are so gullible as to fall for this crap.Oh and lets not forget the 10% of priests out of 1 seminary that went on to be child abusers, no doubt assuming (correctly!) that they'd get..
@makemarker
14 жыл бұрын
@tuschman168 By the way, not saying you do but if you feel bad around people for standing up for logic, don't sweat. I have noticed that believers of gods will just as fervently try to convince you into believing what they believe, just a ruthless tact mostly based on emotion, I quite publicly say what I think about these biblical and other holy fairy tales. People will mostly dismiss you as a bit of a nutter since even most atheists fear to verbalize and just pretend they follow the crowd.
@makemarker
14 жыл бұрын
@tuschman168 It amazes me how people either believe these stories or act so passively towards dogmatic belief. My struggle was also with old friends and people, you get to a point of thinking where you just cannot communicate about life on the same levels. Initially it drove me nuts a lot but I had to accept that as once I was, so are many people today. Recently I was bullied to go into a church service and my disregard for it was duly noted by the priest :) Religion is just a well sold lie.
@HowardMoon7
14 жыл бұрын
@gavsmith1980 Dawkins often puts down belief because it's not based on logic or science. The thing is, there are lots of theories about. I'm actually reading The Selfish Gene, which I'm enjoying, and he mentions that some people believe that DNA mutations happen very often and are the cornerstone of evolution, and others believe that they are rarer and less important. Until concrete evidence comes to prove either one, the one you think is correct is a belief. And true evidence rarely exists.
@HowardMoon7
14 жыл бұрын
@gavsmith1980 - The point I was making is that flowers do not have a reason to exist, apart from whatever reason we give them. What the little girl said was very poetic and is more 'true' than whatever Dawkins has to say on their existance. Dawkins can't answer any question on true reality, because modern science only takes us so far. - Alot of Atheists worship Dawkins' word as gospel and revere him as a God with all the answers. That was my metaphor. I'm an atheist.
@gamesmaster35v2
14 жыл бұрын
look man I'm a liberal and I don't want to kill anyone.All I want is a government that works for it's people.I want a country that has well educated citizens regardless of financial happenstance. A place that recognises the inevitability of getting sick or going to the hospital and won't have you go broke or having to take out a second mortgage on your home to pay for it.I'm not here trying to kill grandma.Just want this world to progress that's all.
@loveandpeace1985
15 жыл бұрын
oh please, i engage in the issues of this argument quite often, but it is usually an utter waste of time when dealing with arrogant, condescending closed-minded bigots who are quite literally obsessed with the issue! IF there is really no God, I dont know why u care so much. If i sincerely came 2 the conclusion that He didnt exist, I would not waste my time arguing about Id just live my life to its fullest & not bother about a supposed myth...& Douglas is less irratating b/c he was talented
@warren52nz
15 жыл бұрын
I can remember how it goes basically: "Meanwhile the poor Bablefish is such an improbable creature that it is often seen as one of the most compelling arguments for the non-existence of God. The argument goes like this: God says, "I refuse to provide proof of my existence because proof denies faith". And Man says "But the Bablefish is a dead giveaway". "Oh", says God, "I hadn't thought of that" and promptly disappears in a puff of logic. Not sure who he's making fun of...
@JustThink00
15 жыл бұрын
that quote seems to mock atheism. When i read the Guide i always had the impression that adams was a theist of some sort, though certainly one that questions his faith and god in general. I haven't actually studied the man of course, but spirituality certainly seems to be a theme of his. Made me a little suprised to see Dawkins call him a favorite author and invite him to a show
@FordPrefect42-f1c
15 жыл бұрын
The movie did much better casting. Trillian IS supposed to have dark hair, &she's supposed to be smart, not dumb &annoying. They got the Zaphod part right, but the second head looks a little...dead. it's all b/c of the tecnology of the time. The Ford part was the best of the tv series, though ford is supposed to have red hair. And i think he's older. Arthur was best in the movie-short, nervous guy. Definitely shorter than Ford. Unless he was supposed to be like Adams, in which TV was the best.
@iDoDew
15 жыл бұрын
ahh! Would you prefer the movie because you don't want to do your own thinking, because you never learned to use your own imagination, or perhaps you only recently learned to sting words into sentences such that a book most people read in 8th year of school is a strain for you? Perhaps if you need the help, I could suggest the Radio Show well over the movie. Without the pictures to distract you, you may find the words illuminating.
@warren52nz
15 жыл бұрын
I refuse to prove that I exist says God for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing. "But," says Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves that you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. Q.E.D."Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of "Oh, that was easy," says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing
@FordPrefect42-f1c
16 жыл бұрын
Are you serious? There IS a movie, and it DOESN'T compare to the book. Douglas Adams was a wonderfully brilliant author. i loved his style... and although the movie takes the same jokes, it still alters others and changes the plot. It beats the hell out of the TV series, though. But the Radio Show was definitely the best. Then the book. THen the movie. And then...at the very bottom, the TV series.
@FordPrefect42-f1c
16 жыл бұрын
are you calling the Guide boring? who are you? well, i can't force you to like the Guide, but give me a hint here. How can you not like it? it's litterally my bible. (litterally because the version i have looks leather bound and has golden pages just like some golden bible) Also, when the author ties in their beliefs to a fictional story, it makes it all the more interesting. Loads of authors do this, Adams is not the first. Tolkein, Rowling, Pullman, Lewis, Stewart, Colbert, Cabot, Paolini...
@cobaltdan9
16 жыл бұрын
it depends on the age at which you take the IQ test. IQ doesn't really stand up to much. For example, in grade eight, an IQ of about 104 is average...An IQ of 120 is considered gifted. Higher than 140 is considered genius, not dependent on age. If the person below me has an IQ of 175, they probably wouldn't spend their time commenting on youtube. No offense but it just isn't the type of thing you see Steven Hawking doing or the like.
@quintessential37
16 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Actually I was raised in the church. I was taught the bible along with all the explanations. I got tired of trying to convince myself of this nonsense. If the bible is the word of god it seems god would have made it much more clear. Why is it necessary to have other humans explain away the contradictions? Further, if only the teachings of Jesus are relevant why confuse things with the writings of Paul and John and Timothy? Why call the OT the word of god if god changed his mind?
@astat1
16 жыл бұрын
All of these questions can be answered by anyone with basic (!) religious knowledge. I'm rather tired with answering this kind of questions, why don't you study a book explaining the biblical text? Anyway, 1. Jesus predicted that his disciples will be killed, prosecuted etc (this is true even today), that's why he says he 'brought' us a sword. 2. Ditto. Many families will not accept the christian style of living of some of their members, therefore they will hate them. Jesus knew that.
@quintessential37
16 жыл бұрын
He also said 'I come not to bring peace but a sword.' So which is it? Peace or violence? He told his disciples they must 'hate' their families. So which is it? Love or hate? Paul says in I Corinthians and I Timothy women are not permitted to speak in church. So do women speak in your church? I certainly hope not! Jesus uses slavery in parables seemingly endorsing them. So which is it? Slavery or 'love your neighbor'?
@paulhb
16 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I haven't read the whole thread, but there are several places in the bible that infer or directly instruct to kill people of other faiths. This is from Deuteronomy:If your brother, son, daughter, wife, or friend tries to get you to worship another god, "thou shalt surely kill him, thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death." 13:6-10 If you hear of a city where another god is worshiped, then destroy everyone in the city and burn it down. 13:12-16
@lgarcia930
16 жыл бұрын
Then how did those who wrote it understand it? I think you have to think about it. Opressing reason with anciet scriptures should be against the law. What happened to Paganism, which Christianity adapted many things from? What happened to Zeus and Thor? What happened to the Egyptian and Theotihuacan sun gods? When did God say it's ok to kill as long as they worship someone else? The Spanish Inquisition come to mind? Salem Witch trials? Take a look at The Flying Spaghetti Mosnter.
@ronarprfct
16 жыл бұрын
I wasn't bragging, I was stating the fact, that, according to the I.Q. test I took, and many other indicators, I am of above-average intelligence(100 is average). This was in response to your characterization of me as an idiot. Of course, many people believe those tests to be flawed, that is why I listed other things which could be seen as supporting the idea that I am not an idiot. You have not attempted to provide any proof of your supposed intelligence yet.
@ronarprfct
16 жыл бұрын
How wonderful that his daughter, who he has presumably raised and influenced from birth, still knew the truth that he didn't. The earth was made for man, and man was given dominion over it. Dolphins have often protected humans from sharks. There are many examples of animals that are less inclined to feed on humans than other animals(piranha, alligaters, etc). God made the animals to respect man's dominion to some extent.
@ronarprfct
16 жыл бұрын
Look up the definition of spam. Comments you don't like don't fulfill that definition. If the comment truly has nothing to do with the video, or, more to the point, has to do with some other video or something someone wants to sell you for money, then it is spam. Otherwise, use the thumbs down device to rate the comment. As far as beliefs being forced on someone, what about the THEORY of evolution being forced on defenseless children in school as if it were fact?
@emeraldelement5458
17 жыл бұрын
By the way you phrased your answer, I'm getting that you believe the Bible is the word of God, but it's somehow not what really happened? Why would you not take it literally? I have seen no hints of sarcasm or exaggeration so why would I not take it for what it says? "the arrogant assumption that everything on Earth was made purely for our benefit" So believing the Bible is arrogant, but contradicting it is not?
@emeraldelement5458
17 жыл бұрын
I wasn't necessarily trying to convince you of anything, just advising you to think about it. Some people blow off the Bible without actually reading any of it. Christianity for me is not a debate or "more likely to be true". It is clearly evident for me and you may not understand that because everyone needs to find (or reject) God in his own way and on his own time. Christians just hope that happens before you die.
@emeraldelement5458
17 жыл бұрын
picturepainter: The Hitch Hiker's Guide was written by a man; he's dead now, I'm sure regretting his atheism. The Bible on the other hand is the living Word of God so I suggest you not take it so lightly. I loved reading Adams' books, everyone needs a little satire to keep him honest, but God's word has truth for our lives. I'm very sorry if it puts you to sleep, but I think you need to pay more attention and think about the possibility that you're wrong.
@ReadingGoddess
Ай бұрын
Hello. I have a new booktube channel and have chosen a book by the magical Douglas Adams as my first reading. So, for all fellow fans - come on over, and enjoy the ride.
@thedalailamahimself
12 жыл бұрын
Looks like I've offended a Dawkins Disciple. Dude, it was a joke. I don't really think he's a molester. It's just that in this time of pedophile priests, public figures are usually more circumspect when talking about being alone with children in automobiles. (I'm guessing you're not a fan of the South Park Dawkins episodes either.)
@allan3141
13 жыл бұрын
@volound "there are thousands of different religions and they all require faith in lieu of evidence, and therefore faith is not a pathway to truth;" this in the Science Classroom? Right! And any counter or more nuanced view should be prohibited? Ummm..."beware the sound of one hand clapping"! "to teach science is to be 'pushing' naturalism." If you say so, no but seriously!
@Greatkingrat88
13 жыл бұрын
@colorado4815162342 There certainly can. Whether atheist or religious, there are many things people will always agree are wrong and right- murder, rape, theft, arson; these are all things anyone will agree is NOT all right to put your fellow man through. Moral does not come from god, it comes from human instinct and construction.
@tommbarton24
14 жыл бұрын
@nandanugent Last I checked the requirement for being a mother was having children. In which case, chickens and fish are also mothers. Anyway, to suggest that eating meat is not for "evolved humans" is funny considering that we've been eating meat for the most recent thousands if not millions of years in our evolutionary process.
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