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Richard Dawkins

Born March 26, 1941 · Nairobi, Kenya Colony (age 85)

Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL (born 26 March 1941), known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008. Dawkins came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, which popularised the gene-centered view…

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Faraway EyesFaraway Eyes · 2021
Faraway Eyes
★ 4.82021
MovieFantasyComedy
Michael, a struggling actor, dies right after a bad breakup. He finds himself awakening in a very bright room with a very strange lady and learns that he is in singles Purgatory, where he must find his soul mate in order to cross over to the other side. With limited time to find true love among other recently deceased single New Yorkers, Michael must navigate the new customs of a ghostly dating life... as if dating in life wasn't hard enough already.
IntersectIntersect · 2020
Intersect
★ 5.22020
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A group of young Miskatonic University scientists invent a time machine, only to learn that they are being manipulated by mysterious, unseen forces from another dimension.
Evolution - Darwin's Dangerous IdeaEvolution - Darwin's Dangerous Idea
Evolution - Darwin's Dangerous Idea
MovieDocumentaryDrama
This magazine-style documentary outlines biological evolution through a variety of dramatizations and data delivered by expert testimony.
Root of All Evil?Root of All Evil? · 2006
Root of All Evil?
★ 7.42006
MovieDocumentary
In this two-part Channel 4 series, Professor Richard Dawkins challenges what he describes as 'a process of non-thinking called faith'. He describes his astonishment that, at the start of the 21st century, religious faith is gaining ground in the face of rational, scientific truth. Science, based on scepticism, investigation and evidence, must continuously test its own concepts and claims. Faith, by definition, defies evidence: it is untested and unshakeable, and is therefore in direct contradiction with science. In addition, though religions preach morality, peace and hope, in fact, says Dawkins, they bring intolerance, violence and destruction. The growth of extreme fundamentalism in so many religions across the world not only endangers humanity but, he argues, is in conflict with the trend over thousands of years of history for humanity to progress to become more enlightened and more tolerant.
The Blind WatchmakerThe Blind Watchmaker · 1987
The Blind Watchmaker
★ 5.51987
MovieDocumentary
Richard Dawkins in a 1980's television special based on his book The Blind Watchmaker.
The Genius of Charles DarwinThe Genius of Charles Darwin · 2008
The Genius of Charles Darwin
★ 7.52008
MovieDocumentary
A documentary series from Channel 4, hosted by professor Richard Dawkins, well-known darwinist. The series mixes segments on the life and discoveries of Charles Darwin, the theory of natural selection and evolution, and Dawkins' attempts at convincing a group of school children that evolution explains the world around us better than any religion.
Faith School Menace?Faith School Menace? · 2010
Faith School Menace?
2010
MovieDocumentary
Richard Dawkins looks at Government funded faith schools and the effect they could have on children.
Bible Belt AtheistBible Belt Atheist · 2015
Bible Belt Atheist
2015
MovieDocumentary
In this short documentary, a former Pentecostal preacher starts a secular congregation in the heart of the Bible Belt.

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Root of All Evil?Root of All Evil? · 2006
Root of All Evil?
★ 7.42006
MovieDocumentary
In this two-part Channel 4 series, Professor Richard Dawkins challenges what he describes as 'a process of non-thinking called faith'. He describes his astonishment that, at the start of the 21st century, religious faith is gaining ground in the face of rational, scientific truth. Science, based on scepticism, investigation and evidence, must continuously test its own concepts and claims. Faith, by definition, defies evidence: it is untested and unshakeable, and is therefore in direct contradiction with science. In addition, though religions preach morality, peace and hope, in fact, says Dawkins, they bring intolerance, violence and destruction. The growth of extreme fundamentalism in so many religions across the world not only endangers humanity but, he argues, is in conflict with the trend over thousands of years of history for humanity to progress to become more enlightened and more tolerant.

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The Root of All Evil?The Root of All Evil? · 2006
The Root of All Evil?
★ 8.02006
SeriesDocumentary
The Root of All Evil?, later retitled The God Delusion, is a television documentary written and presented by Richard Dawkins in which he argues that humanity would be better off without religion or belief in God. The documentary was first broadcast in January 2006, in the form of two 45-minute episodes, on Channel 4 in the UK. Dawkins has said that the title The Root of All Evil? was not his preferred choice, but that Channel 4 had insisted on it to create controversy. The sole concession from the producers on the title was the addition of the question mark. Dawkins has stated that the notion of anything being the root of all evil is ridiculous. Dawkins' book The God Delusion, released in September 2006, goes on to examine the topics raised in the documentary in greater detail. The documentary was rebroadcast on the More4 channel on the 25 August 2010 under the title of The God Delusion.