Richard Dawkins Exposes Piers Morgan, Defends JK Rowling | On the Edge podcast 276

Richard Dawkins gives controversial views on J.K. Rowling, Piers Morgan, atheism, gender theory, and evolution. The writer of the Selfish Gene and the God Delusion is on top form in our interview. Join me for an insightful and thought-provoking episode as we delve deep into the fascinating world of evolutionary biology with renowned scientist and author. Watch my next episode with atheist comedian David Baddiel: https://youtu.be/pKqdLQj_eqg We also mention Ricky Gervais, Jordan Peterson, Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry. To see the original interview with Piers Morgan that Richard Dawkins did, search for: Richard Dawkins vs Piers Morgan On Religion and Gender | The Full Interview on Piers Morgan Uncensord. He has also spoken about covid on Unherd. Richard Dawkins Links: https://substack.com/@richarddawkins https://twitter.com/RichardDawkins Andrew Links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok https://www.patreon.com/andrewgold #richarddawkins #religion #atheism Filmed at the brilliant PRL Studios. Chapters: 0:00 David Baddiel & the Afterlife 3:55 Would he prefer to believe? 6:00 Richard's Piers Morgan interview 8:00 Can you will yourself to believe in god 9:44 Do we come from FISH? 12:30 Woke problems 14:40 John McWhorter / language change 16:00 Woke vs Religion & Christ 18:30 The Status Game 21:00 Stephen Fry 22:10 Ricky Gervais & gender 'insanity' 25:37 Saddest part about JK Rowling / Harry Potter 28:28 Debate about heaven 30:50 Andrew's wishful thinking (VR/Quantum) 32:13 Who Richard will interview! 33:40 Why language hurts 35:00 Snail has sex with a starfish (nope!) 37:50 Will aliens be Darwinian? 39:50 Fermi: Where are the aliens? 42:15 The greatest discovery of all time 43:10 AI alignment & HAL 9000