What came before the Big Bang? Why is natural selection so inherently cruel? What is life? How does one find meaning?
Join Richard Dawkins in this special Q&A episode with Taryn Southern, where he answers all your burning questions.
00:00 Intro
00:49 - Would aliens look like us?
04:04 - Recent UFO claims.
06:10 - The advantage of consciousness and Self.
09:26 - Absence of evidence not evidence of absence for God.
10:50 - Cognition, Survival and Reality.
13:10 - Why is evolution so cruel?
15:35 - What would you say to people seeking meaning without religion?
19:20 - "Why" questions are silly.
22:20 - Consciousness after death.*
23:50 - What took us so long to discover science?
25:00 - Ever pressured to hype up scientific results?
31:00 - Fine tuning.
33:50 - Convergence in evolution.
35:50 - What would you ask Darwin?
38:00 - What is life?
41:10 - Before the universe.
42:05 - Transgender people.
44:20 - Gender and psychology.
46:00 - Free speech and taunting.
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