Dawkins is a very accomplished intellectual. He is not only a member of the The Royal Society (of scientists) but also of the Royal Society of Authors: a master of reason and communication.
No need, I'm Irish too and not religious, I just laugh at people who are still religious. My dad is religious and I just nod and say "oh right", and "ohhh ok then" whenever he rambles on.. O know that I can't change his mind so I just ignore it really. 😂
I think Dawkins is great in this. The host seems rather aggressive but doesn't have the wit to get under his skin. Loved the bit about the Elephant March(?) too.
@@eoinbarrett3579 You think he should move "too" England? Let's pretend you could distinguish between two totally different words...Your solution to him being ashamed of the stupidity of certain people in this country, is to leave. Is that because you'd be one of the people that he'd be embarrassed by, per chance? Step out of the dark ages FFS.
@@makavelismith Embarrassed to be Irish he says,my suggestion is he moves to a place where he's no longer embarrassed.Forgive my grammar.Richard Dawkins ounce said it would be better for a Mother to abort a down syndrome baby than to have it,I believe that's more dark aged.."FFS"as you would say my friend.
@@eoinbarrett3579 Did I not already explain why your suggestion was not smart? It resolves nothing to leave a problem instead of to help resolve it. In this case, such a resolution would be via education. If a wise man leaves because of the embarrassing lack of educated people, that only increases the ratio of ignorant : educated, within the country that I assume they love. Of course, the other part of this is that given that this is the internet, what would leaving the country do there? Maybe they already had and you're not only giving them bad advise in terms of resolution but also completely stupid and pointless advice. As for whatever Dawkins did or didn't say, I think it's up to any family as to what decisions they are going to make. If you want to impose your own beliefs over somebody as if they were some kind of moral authority, then maybe you should take your own advice and move to Afghanistan, where abortion is illegal? Not so helpful sounding now is it?
I'm not surprised 40 percent of Americans believe literally in the book of genesis! They are a bit special! I think Dawkins is a fantastic speaker, a very talented person! Keep up the good work Richard!
Same thing happened on German TV -- the host insisted on asking Dawkins about his previous book (The God Delusion) rather than the intended topic (The Greatest Show On Earth) -- the thirst for controversy and sensation always winning out over reason and evidence. Sad.
This interview was embarrassing. It was just an excuse for the interviewers to vent their beliefs on Dawkins and avoid getting into a real, interesting discussion about the findings of evolution and what it means for rebuilding mankind's past
When Dawkins was asked whether he feared death his attitude paralleled mine perfectly, it reminded me of the line in the excellent but quite disturbing movie " The Stoning of Soraya M. ". When Soraya was waiting for the barbaric execution to take place one of the women with her asked her if she was afraid of dying. She replied, I paraphrase but I believe I remember it correctly " it's not death I fear, it's the dying ". I found that to be a rather profound statement. I recommend the film if one happens across it, it's a true story that's definitely gut wrenching but well worth watching.
True, I just watched Dawkins in an interview a few years earlier, i was pretty suprised that Pat Kenny controlled the audience well and wasn't muttering 'stone him' every two minutes.
"When did humans arrive on Earth? Well it was a gradual process, it's a bit like saying when does a child become an adult." For some reason people just don't understand this.
When all those people raised their hands to say they believe in god, I couldn't help but think that's strange. Mostly because when I was growing up and did believe in god, I was always embarrassed to say it. I think on the inside I always knew it was irrational. I became an atheist on my own and dawkins helped me accept my beliefs later on.
6:58 If I had to choose a ceremony for my funeral, I'd first go with a speech of dawkins "we are going to die" followed by the funeral music from bach "passacaglia and fugue in c minor bwv 582". the highest intellectual ideal.
This programme was about "serious issue?" Were we watching the same thing? Richard Dawkins is brilliant and he was just totally wasted here. The interviewer had nothing prepared and kept asking dumb rhetorical questions. Only that one old guy in the audience gave some good food for thought. Richard managed to get given some time at the end for an interesting explanation and then the host says thanks and show is over....??
Please remember this interview is from the Irish broadcaster RTE, who still broadcasts the Roman Catholic one minute Angelus prayer at 6.00pm every night on their main channel RTE1 and at midday and 6.00pm every day on their flagship radio station RTE Radio 1. RTE is also the broadcaster who continues to suck up to religions with weekly church services broadcast live each Sunday, something which the BBC and ITV have dropped over here in the UK since the early 1990s. They also kiss ass with the Catholic church every Easter by broadcasting their Good Friday and Holy Saturday ceremonies live from churches across Ireland. So you can see why RTE might be a bit bias with regard to this interview.
Well as the state broadcaster, they are funded by license fees. That means they should cater to all demos. The Angelus takes 1 minute a day and the church service about 40, a church service which is broadcast specifically for the old & infirmed who can’t make it to their parish church for their weekly service and not, as you put it, “to suck up”. Would I watch any of it? Wild horses couldn’t drag me in front of a TV or radio when they’re on. But I don’t resent the fact they’re there. There’s still a sizeable, albeit very much aging percentage of that population that are practising Catholic and I don’t see it as a problem that they’ve paid the license fees for a large portion of their lives and get a whole 50 minutes a week dedicated to their religion from the state broadcaster.
I don't see how any Catholic could defend the Vatican. The Pope is supposed to exemplify how Jesus lived, but since when has Jesus ever lived in a mansion and had everyone clamouring around him serving his every need? The Pope should be the one out personally doing more charitable work than anyone
That is THE most educated, open-minded, & erudite clergyman/woman I've ever heard. Not only was he non-confrontational, he was respectful & genial. Perhaps if there were more clergy like that here in America, the debate wouldn't be so contentious & personal. What a lovely thought.
I haven't seen the video in a few weeks, just back at the comments from alerts but I loved when he batted away something stupid that a religious guy in the audience said. Very much a case of "this guy is on my side but for other reasons" kinda vibe.
Tubridy is only good at interviewing kids on the toy show. When up against an intellectual heavyweight like Dawkins he shows everybody what a spineless gnat he is. It's hard to fathom how this pipsqueak gets half a million Euro a year of tax payers money for working 12 hours a week.
The priest in the audience is Dr.Brendan Purcell, and anyone who has been lectured by him, as I was at UCD, will know what a massive intellect he has and what a marvellously animated , intense and fascinating lecturer he is. He is a Dostoyevsky expert and was dissatisfied with all the translations of the work so he just went and learnt Russian. So, while I would be in the Dawkins camp on religion, Purcell is a man I would expect to hold his own intellectually with Dawkins.
I couldn't watch more than five minutes because as an Irish person this is extremely cringeworthy. What must Dawkins think of us? Pat Kenny isn't my favourite person but at least he asked Dawkins neutral, constructive and interesting questions. Tubridy took this whole thing way too personally, asking stupid, basic questions. What an embarrassment!
I think Dawkins can well enough handle himself here, but this was an ignorant thing to do by the late late show, the man wanted to publish a new book, not his old one.
@PirateFish1 Good point, I did notice it was deftly silent. Anyway, for an interview with what definitely appeared to be a religious interviewer in front of a 90% religious audience, it was completely different to what I would have expected. I was quite surprised when almost everyone raised their hands when he asked who believed in god.
I think Ireland was in the middle of a major shift when this interview took place. There has been significant change in people's mindset and how they think of the Catholic church if not God. I for one don't feel as isolated as I would've back then. Atheist isn't the dirty word it once was. Though you will always find the odd person who takes it personally. I'd love to see him back on the show again for an audience Q&A like he did when Pat Kenny was doing the show. It'd be interest to see if the crowd treated him differently.
Thanks for the insight about the show, and knowing that Ireland is now a days a much more religiously tolerant country is the point I was driving at. And being that you are the second person to comment on it I will correct myself by explaining that I didn't mean to say Ireland is part of the UK, although I understand how it came across that way, what I meant to say was "Ireland, (and the UK)". I'll blame my copy editor for not catching that before posting the comment.
@urcritic Actually very little was cut from this video, only a few seconds of non-verbal exchange moment. The audience was that stone quiet through the whole interview. That could be for two possible reasons. First, Ireland (the UK) is a largely Catholic nation, and Catholics tend to be somewhat more open to intelligent, religious debate than the Christian fundamentalists you find in the US, and the second reason being that sometimes silence itself can speak volumes.
Of course I can't argue with the essence of what you're saying. I spent 20+yrs in a family that included 3 Nun-in-laws and a Priest-in-law. My comment was based more on my experience that when debating theology with a Catholic they at least tend to offer a more intellectual argument than just 'the bible say so'. And they also don't generally tend to preach at, condemn and judge others in the fanatical way that Christians do.
That was great. I know it was cut a lot, but we didn't see or hear much of a negative audience reaction, like gasps, booing or heckling when Richard called them deluded. I suspect if it had been in the US they would have been rather hostile. Even the catholic priest took Dawkins' response quite well.
being Irish i'd like to offer my opinion - many people see being catholic as a default position - many don't go to church except weddings/funerals. Its something we're born into - its not really questioned. There's alot of apathy towards religion - if religion doesn't matter to someone i think the view is that it would be better to be seen as catholic rather than of no religion. I think that is changing though - and i think the younger generations -
Im not religious myself and i think that death is only the beginning, but that in itself is only a belief system or reality tunnel, but i don't completely agree with Richard, for me the most plausible of religions would have to be Buddhism it makes so much sense,when it comes down to it, its Love and happiness where after, and if we just sit down for an hour or two a day and contemplate and think about our lives we already have what we need not always what we want and for me its friends and family, contentment, health, and listening to good music, and as the great Billy Connelly puts it ,all some people need is a good shag. haha so cheer up.
The reason the audience is quiet is because The Late Late Show audiences are generally like that during serious discussion. Ireland is quite a moderate country when it comes to religious views. Also, please don't call Ireland the UK. We are very separate from them, and are not connected in any way.
haha long time no see this interview XD i loved it......."a gigantic and very expensive, and very rich waste of time" lmao at least the priest brought the actual subject to the table!
Great discussion. The standard of these Irish programmes is extremely high. The priest made a really good fist of it but it surprises me that so many Irish are still religious after centuries of opression and vile abuse at the hands of the church.
Prof' Dawkins seems to be embarrassed by the magnitude of Tubridy's stupidity and being Irish myself, so am I. My god he's asking questions a five year child wouldn't ask...we didn't realize how well off we were when Pat kenny was in charge.
Ever notice how when you're talking to someone who seems a bit thick, more often than not they disclose that they are persons of faith. It's enough to justify any atheist agenda alone
We all have a 'belief system' but most of us believe in things that are real. We find it impossible to say we believe in something impossible as if it's a choice. It isn't. 🤷🏻♂️
Martial Harpist Matthew Well, actually yes he is. Whether God exists or not, millions of people throughout history and more intelligent than you (which ain’t hard, is it?) have had some kind of faith, yet Richard Dawkins is pushing 80. He’s already had a stroke and sounds a bit like Darth Vader now (how do I know? We live in the same town, which I’m guessing is thousands of miles from your little mud hut) As he keeps telling the world, nobody is immortal and within the next 20 years he will be waking up for the last time. Is he going to be as highly respected as Einstein, Jenner, Edison or Darwin in 10, 20, or even a hundred years? I sincerely doubt it. So, little gangster wannabe. Why don’t you go back to feasting on your M&M’s, go through puberty and then maybe come back and try to make an intelligent contribution. Ok Buckwheat?
God Ryan is a tool, he seems shocked to hear what Dawkins has to say. Like how would you expect anything else from him? I think Dawkins point is totally proven with a host like Ryan Tubridy.
Well, I always knew Ryan was a bellend before watching this interview but now i really cant take his shit at all. He represents a huge part of Irish T.V and cant come up with a single thought provoking question, I'm sure it's because he doesn't want to make it look like he's taking Richards side because the vast majority of the audience believe in Christianity. Talk about playing to the audience.
asking Richard Dawkins *"Does God Exist" is about as depressing as asking Nazis what they think of Jewish culture.* *Like asking Trump what he thinks of socialism * Like asking Kim Jong il what he thinks of capitalism and religion * like asking a 12 year old how to interpret Shakespearean literature
geezzerboy I don’t think you a) know what how to speak English properly, and b) understand that in order to be jealous you have to want what the other person has. So yes, I don’t have to be jealous since being a rump roaster has never been something I’ve wanted.
geezzerboy Ha. Funny spaz aren’t you? I just told my wife what you said, needless to say her reaction didn’t involve words, her wrist action was enough.
Whats your opinion on that fact that theories such as the theory of evolution, the multiverse theory and the universe being 13-15 billion years old being found in 1,500+ year old documents such as Kabbalistic texts etc...?
its a 15minute slot with prob an 80% catholic audience (in studio) and generally older viewers - many of whom know very little of richard dawkins. I think Ryan is trying to get through the basics - but to the detriment of Dawkins - its wasted air time. I think the priest who spoke was great in that he wasn't just shouting and roaring and was prepared to actually engage in a conversation. I wish Ireland got to hear Dawkins speak for an hour and really explain his angle - might open some minds!
God, of course, is very clever. He fully understands the difficulties of being a human. He knows how easy it is to make a mistake, especially given the vast number of choices. He certainly knows that picking the right religion is very difficult. So he's not at all bothered if you chose Christianity by mistake.
That priest was extremely intelligent, for a priest, especially an Irish priest.And although he does believe in God you have to give it to him for seeing the truth in Natural Selection and what not. In a perfect world that would be expected but sadly this world is a major fuck up if I could say so.
Another masterclass by Richard Dawkins in exercising patience amongst ignorance. Nothing but contempt show here by Tubridy throughout the interview, looking for a cheap laugh with his ridiculous 'Toytown/Easter Bunny' remarks.
Is Ryan Tubridy putting on an act here or is he really this unintelligent. This is a very embarrassing interview and actually even reflects badly on the Irish nation.
Reality is so much more awesome than petty gods in old books.
Dawkins is a very accomplished intellectual. He is not only a member of the The Royal Society (of scientists) but also of the Royal Society of Authors: a master of reason and communication.
well quite. apart from TRYING to plug his new book, this is a waste of everyones time.
ive never been this embarrassed to be irish before
eagle19791979
Understood. You have my sympathy.
No need, I'm Irish too and not religious, I just laugh at people who are still religious. My dad is religious and I just nod and say "oh right", and "ohhh ok then" whenever he rambles on.. O know that I can't change his mind so I just ignore it really. 😂
@@jeremylister89 why
@@JackNapier420 but Dawkins cannot prove beyond all reasonable doubt that god does not exist
It's totally crazy even discussing this stuff because nobody will ever ever ever ever ever ever know that's the answer the answer is nobody knows
His responses to the oafish questions were perfect, I wouldn't change a word.
I think Dawkins is great in this. The host seems rather aggressive but doesn't have the wit to get under his skin. Loved the bit about the Elephant March(?) too.
Tubridy @ 5:58 - _"I'm not being smart about it..."_ Well, at least he got *that* right!!
Richard Dawkins is a Super Hero !
Great interview, Dawkins handled this elegantly! He can usually be rather ham fisted in his rebuttals, but he was incredibly humble here
I'm embarrassed to be Irish....I'm thankful everyday that someone as great as Richard Dawkins exists.
Move too England perhaps.
@@eoinbarrett3579 You think he should move "too" England? Let's pretend you could distinguish between two totally different words...Your solution to him being ashamed of the stupidity of certain people in this country, is to leave. Is that because you'd be one of the people that he'd be embarrassed by, per chance?
Step out of the dark ages FFS.
@@makavelismith Embarrassed to be Irish he says,my suggestion is he moves to a place where he's no longer embarrassed.Forgive my grammar.Richard Dawkins ounce said it would be better for a Mother to abort a down syndrome baby than to have it,I believe that's more dark aged.."FFS"as you would say my friend.
@@eoinbarrett3579 Did I not already explain why your suggestion was not smart? It resolves nothing to leave a problem instead of to help resolve it. In this case, such a resolution would be via education. If a wise man leaves because of the embarrassing lack of educated people, that only increases the ratio of ignorant : educated, within the country that I assume they love.
Of course, the other part of this is that given that this is the internet, what would leaving the country do there? Maybe they already had and you're not only giving them bad advise in terms of resolution but also completely stupid and pointless advice.
As for whatever Dawkins did or didn't say, I think it's up to any family as to what decisions they are going to make. If you want to impose your own beliefs over somebody as if they were some kind of moral authority, then maybe you should take your own advice and move to Afghanistan, where abortion is illegal?
Not so helpful sounding now is it?
@@makavelismith So Killing the baby is the best solution I see.
"Have you thought about your own funeral?" What a deeply odd question to ask.
Why? Havent you?
@@frenschDensch nope
@@nitinpandey6037 What a deeply odd reply.
People think because he’s an atheist, they are entitled to ask that.
@@frenschDensch Nope
I'm not surprised 40 percent of Americans believe literally in the book of genesis! They are a bit special!
I think Dawkins is a fantastic speaker, a very talented person! Keep up the good work Richard!
"When did humans arrive on earth?" RTE at its best!
Humans arrived, when they developed from earthlings , not yet available to the ROI.
Same thing happened on German TV -- the host insisted on asking Dawkins about his previous book (The God Delusion) rather than the intended topic (The Greatest Show On Earth) -- the thirst for controversy and sensation always winning out over reason and evidence. Sad.
I did a good amount of searching but didn't find a dawkins appearance on german TV. Would you mind telling me the name of the show he was on ?
Azrael2k8 Nvm, I found it just a few minutes after posting. For anyone interested he appeared on Johannes B Kerner
How entertaining to see Tubridy's sad little face
this shows what tubridy is made of.
out of his depth completely
Yeah hes an ejit
Big time
This interview was embarrassing. It was just an excuse for the interviewers to vent their beliefs on Dawkins and avoid getting into a real, interesting discussion about the findings of evolution and what it means for rebuilding mankind's past
When Dawkins was asked whether he feared death his attitude paralleled mine perfectly, it reminded me of the line in the excellent but quite disturbing movie " The Stoning of Soraya M. ". When Soraya was waiting for the barbaric execution to take place one of the women with her asked her if she was afraid of dying. She replied, I paraphrase but I believe I remember it correctly " it's not death I fear, it's the dying ". I found that to be a rather profound statement. I recommend the film if one happens across it, it's a true story that's definitely gut wrenching but well worth watching.
That priest in the audience is more educated than Ryan Tubridy.
True, I just watched Dawkins in an interview a few years earlier, i was pretty suprised that Pat Kenny controlled the audience well and wasn't muttering 'stone him' every two minutes.
"When did humans arrive on Earth? Well it was a gradual process, it's a bit like saying when does a child become an adult." For some reason people just don't understand this.
This was painful. Dawkins deserved a better interviewer.
When all those people raised their hands to say they believe in god, I couldn't help but think that's strange. Mostly because when I was growing up and did believe in god, I was always embarrassed to say it. I think on the inside I always knew it was irrational. I became an atheist on my own and dawkins helped me accept my beliefs later on.
I love Dawkins so damn much ❤️
Reminder to turn your volume back down.
Huge respect to this guy! God is such a fairy tale.
6:58 If I had to choose a ceremony for my funeral, I'd first go with a speech of dawkins "we are going to die" followed by the funeral music from bach "passacaglia and fugue in c minor bwv 582". the highest intellectual ideal.
I agree with BWV 582. But why is this "funeral music"?
Terrible interviewer...
Correct.
TheCosmicWarrior
incorrect.
imagine being a catholic , and listening dawkings ripping apart relegion .LMAO.
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I would have expected more from Ryan :-(
why would you have expected more? he was always rubbish.
@@tarmonhill but what exactly did ye want tubridy to say etc etc i thought he did very well
Its shocking that I see programmes from Ireland Australia and even America discussing serious issues but none from Britain
This programme was about "serious issue?" Were we watching the same thing? Richard Dawkins is brilliant and he was just totally wasted here. The interviewer had nothing prepared and kept asking dumb rhetorical questions. Only that one old guy in the audience gave some good food for thought. Richard managed to get given some time at the end for an interesting explanation and then the host says thanks and show is over....??
Please remember this interview is from the Irish broadcaster RTE, who still broadcasts the Roman Catholic one minute Angelus prayer at 6.00pm every night on their main channel RTE1 and at midday and 6.00pm every day on their flagship radio station RTE Radio 1. RTE is also the broadcaster who continues to suck up to religions with weekly church services broadcast live each Sunday, something which the BBC and ITV have dropped over here in the UK since the early 1990s. They also kiss ass with the Catholic church every Easter by broadcasting their Good Friday and Holy Saturday ceremonies live from churches across Ireland. So you can see why RTE might be a bit bias with regard to this interview.
John King not true there’s a Angeles on Friday for everyone
Well as the state broadcaster, they are funded by license fees. That means they should cater to all demos. The Angelus takes 1 minute a day and the church service about 40, a church service which is broadcast specifically for the old & infirmed who can’t make it to their parish church for their weekly service and not, as you put it, “to suck up”.
Would I watch any of it? Wild horses couldn’t drag me in front of a TV or radio when they’re on. But I don’t resent the fact they’re there. There’s still a sizeable, albeit very much aging percentage of that population that are practising Catholic and I don’t see it as a problem that they’ve paid the license fees for a large portion of their lives and get a whole 50 minutes a week dedicated to their religion from the state broadcaster.
his questions were laughable he didn't scratch the surface with this man
We don’t need religion - we’ve got Richard Dawkins 🙏🦄🐥!
Thank you for proving my point Ken. The fact that you can't see the argument is sad. You have a problem with a situation, and the idea is left alone.
We did evolve. The evidence is overwhelming.
But how did it all start? Evolution merely means change. You therefore have to have something to change.
@@missasinenomine abiogenesis is the latest theory that fits the evidence - no made up god required
not everyone........ :)
Currently on page 113 of The Greatest Show on Earth!!!
atheism is bliss :)
so is ignorance they say ...think about that.
Ryan should stick to more simple subject matter. Because obviously he isn't intellectually equipped for this type of thing.
Ikr
truthhurts101 ..exactly! As the saying goes....its hard to have a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent
I don't see how any Catholic could defend the Vatican. The Pope is supposed to exemplify how Jesus lived, but since when has Jesus ever lived in a mansion and had everyone clamouring around him serving his every need? The Pope should be the one out personally doing more charitable work than anyone
SEB1991SEB No the pope is the head of the church like a president or prime minister
Bad interview on the part of the host.
+longbeachjjh Tubridy no more believes in god than i do
Poor Richard didn’t ever get to talk about the premise for the new book.
Brian Cook Yeah, poor egotistical, laughing stock of Oxford Richard didn’t get to dictate how people should think as much as he wanted to. Diddums.
Turbidy is a DJ that got lucky.
That is THE most educated, open-minded, & erudite clergyman/woman I've ever heard. Not only was he non-confrontational, he was respectful & genial.
Perhaps if there were more clergy like that here in America, the debate wouldn't be so contentious & personal. What a lovely thought.
I haven't seen the video in a few weeks, just back at the comments from alerts but I loved when he batted away something stupid that a religious guy in the audience said. Very much a case of "this guy is on my side but for other reasons" kinda vibe.
Tubridy is only good at interviewing kids on the toy show. When up against an intellectual heavyweight like Dawkins he shows everybody what a spineless gnat he is. It's hard to fathom how this pipsqueak gets half a million Euro a year of tax payers money for working 12 hours a week.
mickser101 The mind boggles. In Ireland, it all comes down to cronyism. We haven't moved far past the days of the clans.
Your comment made me laugh my arse off.
His grandfather was director general of rte.how could hn not get a job
The priest in the audience is Dr.Brendan Purcell, and anyone who has been lectured by him, as I was at UCD, will know what a massive intellect he has and what a marvellously animated , intense and fascinating lecturer he is. He is a Dostoyevsky expert and was dissatisfied with all the translations of the work so he just went and learnt Russian. So, while I would be in the Dawkins camp on religion, Purcell is a man I would expect to hold his own intellectually with Dawkins.
That priest was cool beans! What a nice guy.
I couldn't watch more than five minutes because as an Irish person this is extremely cringeworthy. What must Dawkins think of us? Pat Kenny isn't my favourite person but at least he asked Dawkins neutral, constructive and interesting questions. Tubridy took this whole thing way too personally, asking stupid, basic questions. What an embarrassment!
+Kate Pat Kenny shook hands with Jake Goldenflame
I think Dawkins can well enough handle himself here, but this was an ignorant thing to do by the late late show, the man wanted to publish a new book, not his old one.
@PirateFish1 Good point, I did notice it was deftly silent. Anyway, for an interview with what definitely appeared to be a religious interviewer in front of a 90% religious audience, it was completely different to what I would have expected. I was quite surprised when almost everyone raised their hands when he asked who believed in god.
Why? It’s Ireland ffs. The audience would have been pre-selected.
I think Ireland was in the middle of a major shift when this interview took place. There has been significant change in people's mindset and how they think of the Catholic church if not God. I for one don't feel as isolated as I would've back then. Atheist isn't the dirty word it once was. Though you will always find the odd person who takes it personally. I'd love to see him back on the show again for an audience Q&A like he did when Pat Kenny was doing the show. It'd be interest to see if the crowd treated him differently.
That was a cool clip, thanks for upload!
Ireland makes me cringe
Thanks for the insight about the show, and knowing that Ireland is now a days a much more religiously tolerant country is the point I was driving at. And being that you are the second person to comment on it I will correct myself by explaining that I didn't mean to say Ireland is part of the UK, although I understand how it came across that way, what I meant to say was "Ireland, (and the UK)". I'll blame my copy editor for not catching that before posting the comment.
@urcritic Actually very little was cut from this video, only a few seconds of non-verbal exchange moment. The audience was that stone quiet through the whole interview.
That could be for two possible reasons. First, Ireland (the UK) is a largely Catholic nation, and Catholics tend to be somewhat more open to intelligent, religious debate than the Christian fundamentalists you find in the US, and the second reason being that sometimes silence itself can speak volumes.
Of course I can't argue with the essence of what you're saying. I spent 20+yrs in a family that included 3 Nun-in-laws and a Priest-in-law. My comment was based more on my experience that when debating theology with a Catholic they at least tend to offer a more intellectual argument than just 'the bible say so'. And they also don't generally tend to preach at, condemn and judge others in the fanatical way that Christians do.
That was great. I know it was cut a lot, but we didn't see or hear much of a negative audience reaction, like gasps, booing or heckling when Richard called them deluded. I suspect if it had been in the US they would have been rather hostile. Even the catholic priest took Dawkins' response quite well.
being Irish i'd like to offer my opinion - many people see being catholic as a default position - many don't go to church except weddings/funerals. Its something we're born into - its not really questioned. There's alot of apathy towards religion - if religion doesn't matter to someone i think the view is that it would be better to be seen as catholic rather than of no religion.
I think that is changing though - and i think the younger generations -
Im not religious myself and i think that death is only the beginning, but that in itself is only a belief system or reality tunnel, but i don't completely agree with Richard, for me the most plausible of religions would have to be Buddhism it makes so much sense,when it comes down to it, its Love and happiness where after, and if we just sit down for an hour or two a day and contemplate and think about our lives we already have what we need not always what we want and for me its friends and family, contentment, health, and listening to good music, and as the great Billy Connelly puts it ,all some people need is a good shag. haha so cheer up.
The reason the audience is quiet is because The Late Late Show audiences are generally like that during serious discussion. Ireland is quite a moderate country when it comes to religious views. Also, please don't call Ireland the UK. We are very separate from them, and are not connected in any way.
This is the most animated I've seen Dawkins since the 1991royal society Christmas lectures
And to think we use to make jokes about Polish intelligence. these people make them look like a Steven Hawkins.
haha long time no see this interview XD i loved it......."a gigantic and very expensive, and very rich waste of time" lmao at least the priest brought the actual subject to the table!
Being irish, this is cringeworthy to watch Ryan tubby asking these stupid questions.
Go Sir Richard Go!! 👍🤘👊👊
He wasn't referring to Northern Ireland, and you know it.
There is a god because I've seen him. He is called Richard Dawkins. Great man.
Great discussion. The standard of these Irish programmes is extremely high. The priest made a really good fist of it but it surprises me that so many Irish are still religious after centuries of opression and vile abuse at the hands of the church.
LOL
"Controversial views"
More like rational views
Jesus Ryan and decent questions
Never liked Pat Kenny but at least he remained impartial when interviewing Dawkins, unlike Tubridy who can barely contain himself
Prof' Dawkins seems to be embarrassed by the magnitude of Tubridy's stupidity and being Irish myself, so am I. My god he's asking questions a five year child wouldn't ask...we didn't realize how well off we were when Pat kenny was in charge.
I’m the essence that God provides people with truth Dawkins is my God who provides me with the answer to the life.
wow that interviewer is beyond hostile lmao
Wow, because we don't know where the stars came from, therefore God.
There is simply NO other explanation.
Ever notice how when you're talking to someone who seems a bit thick, more often than not they disclose that they are persons of faith. It's enough to justify any atheist agenda alone
We all have a 'belief system' but most of us believe in things that are real. We find it impossible to say we believe in something impossible as if it's a choice. It isn't. 🤷🏻♂️
if god exists, it seems to me dawkins is intellectually superior to him by a large magnitude
enl1ghtened Dawkins wrote a few books. God created the universe. Checkmate God.
Matt Phelan all I hear is “well my imaginary friend is better than him” lol get the fuck out of here.
Martial Harpist Matthew Well, actually yes he is. Whether God exists or not, millions of people throughout history and more intelligent than you (which ain’t hard, is it?) have had some kind of faith, yet Richard Dawkins is pushing 80. He’s already had a stroke and sounds a bit like Darth Vader now (how do I know? We live in the same town, which I’m guessing is thousands of miles from your little mud hut) As he keeps telling the world, nobody is immortal and within the next 20 years he will be waking up for the last time. Is he going to be as highly respected as Einstein, Jenner, Edison or Darwin in 10, 20, or even a hundred years? I sincerely doubt it.
So, little gangster wannabe. Why don’t you go back to feasting on your M&M’s, go through puberty and then maybe come back and try to make an intelligent contribution. Ok Buckwheat?
God Ryan is a tool, he seems shocked to hear what Dawkins has to say. Like how would you expect anything else from him? I think Dawkins point is totally proven with a host like Ryan Tubridy.
tuberty is such a dope... cant believe he is the highest paid person in rte
Love being an atheist
Well, I always knew Ryan was a bellend before watching this interview but now i really cant take his shit at all. He represents a huge part of Irish T.V and cant come up with a single thought provoking question, I'm sure it's because he doesn't want to make it look like he's taking Richards side because the vast majority of the audience believe in Christianity. Talk about playing to the audience.
The concept of rational thought has obviously never entered the “mind” of the Irish interviewer. Questioning the existence of god? Huh?
I always find it funny how religious people try and debate people like Dawkins , they look unbelievably uncomfortable and irritated .
Dawkins humiliated him
great show
He and you said Ireland so one COULD think that you both meant Northern Ireland. How can I know that he wasn't referring to it?
Tubridy is a national embarresment
soreilly594 Sadly RTE don't think so, he has been at the helm of this show since 2009.
He makes me so embarrassed to be Irish
it would be interesting to observe Dawkins on DMT.
asking Richard Dawkins
*"Does God Exist" is about as depressing
as asking Nazis what they think of Jewish culture.*
*Like asking Trump what he thinks of socialism
* Like asking Kim Jong il what he thinks of capitalism and religion
* like asking a 12 year old how to interpret Shakespearean literature
God is probably the most misunderstood thing on earth 🌎
That is a bizarre...circumstance. 🤣
What a great man, shame on Tubridy, bring back Pat Kenny!!
Tubridy was obviously some Priest's bum-boy.
geezzerboy You’re clearly jealous that you weren’t. Aww diddums.
@@IrishScribbler I glad you don't have to be jealous.
geezzerboy I don’t think you a) know what how to speak English properly, and b) understand that in order to be jealous you have to want what the other person has. So yes, I don’t have to be jealous since being a rump roaster has never been something I’ve wanted.
@@IrishScribbler Tell that to your boyfriend.
geezzerboy Ha. Funny spaz aren’t you? I just told my wife what you said, needless to say her reaction didn’t involve words, her wrist action was enough.
Humans:
We can't answer the big bang so there must be a god.
Fish:
I can't swim 20 meters away from this tiny castle so there must be a god.
Whats your opinion on that fact that theories such as the theory of evolution, the multiverse theory and the universe being 13-15 billion years old being found in 1,500+ year old documents such as Kabbalistic texts etc...?
its a 15minute slot with prob an 80% catholic audience (in studio) and generally older viewers - many of whom know very little of richard dawkins. I think Ryan is trying to get through the basics - but to the detriment of Dawkins - its wasted air time.
I think the priest who spoke was great in that he wasn't just shouting and roaring and was prepared to actually engage in a conversation. I wish Ireland got to hear Dawkins speak for an hour and really explain his angle - might open some minds!
God, of course, is very clever. He fully understands the difficulties of being a human.
He knows how easy it is to make a mistake, especially given the vast number of choices.
He certainly knows that picking the right religion is very difficult.
So he's not at all bothered if you chose Christianity by mistake.
That priest was extremely intelligent, for a priest, especially an Irish priest.And although he does believe in God you have to give it to him for seeing the truth in Natural Selection and what not. In a perfect world that would be expected but sadly this world is a major fuck up if I could say so.
Another masterclass by Richard Dawkins in exercising patience amongst ignorance.
Nothing but contempt show here by Tubridy throughout the interview, looking for a cheap laugh with his ridiculous 'Toytown/Easter Bunny' remarks.
But (Northern Ireland) is actually in the UK.
Shut up fool
Is Ryan Tubridy putting on an act here or is he really this unintelligent. This is a very embarrassing interview and actually even reflects badly on the Irish nation.