Science, Life, and Purpose: a Conversation With Francis Collins and Brian Greene

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Francis Collins – leader of the Human Genome Project, Director of the National Institutes of Health across three presidential administrations, and President Biden’s newly appointed Science Advisor – joins Brian Greene for a spirited and wide-ranging conversation on scientific exploration, the nature of life, and the perennial quest for purpose.

This program is presented as a premiere online event for the 2022 World Science Festival Brisbane. The local airtime in Brisbane is March 13 at 10:30 AEST.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

Participant:
Francis Collins

Moderator:
Brian Greene

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[sreenathjohnsonsaysnotolgbtq]

I thank GOD For science and reason. Revelation and reason guides me.

[rogertipping]

Thank you for keeping it civil! Because I really like both of you! Us lay members would be left in the dust if it were not for your wonderful enthusiasm to include us!

[brucefehr]

When inteleculuals like these two converse I think Angel's are getting their wings..thanks for sharing you're brilliant insight into the human condition..eternally grateful listener from Canada..

[yaserthe]

Hope these wonderful conversations will not end because of fricking WW3

[scarrgk]

One of the best, most nuanced debates on the subject from people we can all admire. I find myself in more agreement with Brian's analysis of the "awe and wonder", but also feel that Francis's position is a very understandable one from his perspective. I began with very non-zero Bayesian priors but wonder how they could be revived - perhaps every diabetic suddenly being cured by an instantaneous change in their DNA or epigenome?
But I think Francis is extremely well-placed to bridge the divide between faith-based science skeptics and faith-skeptical scientists.
I love his focus on data-driven decisions and outcomes. I had no idea of his early physics background. His blend of medicine, science, and administration make him a national treasure.

[pablokagioglu]

Thank you Brian. This one really resonated with me to the core. I identify with Dr. Collins on my path to a belief that there is something greater that set everything in motion. I am an engineer, very analytical, but certain events in life changed my atheist tendencies. Great talk, once again, thank you.

[mstoutu]

" I spent the pros and cons of looking at my atheism and to my surprise it went the other way" yeah it's very comforting too. Believe in things that are not true.

[sugiegvng]

One of the most interesting conversations i’ve seen on this channel. Thanks to you both!!

[nikonutube]

I read "Jesus from Outer Space" by Richard Carrier this year. He makes a strong case that Jesus never existed, even as a regular mortal man, never mind as a supernatural man. (Carrier wrote a longer version of this book, also, titled "On the Historicity of Jesus: Why We Might Have Reason for Doubt.") I do think that it is _possible_ that there is some sort of "god" that created the universe, but with thousands of various gods in Earth's various mythologies, I doubt the Christian concept of god is the one who did it.

[judylittle]

What a wonderful discussion! Thank you.

[rhmcvay]

Excellent! I never miss a Brian Greene interview/presentation. I remember when President Clinton announced the success of the Human Genome Project and its ramifications in the future of medicine and other applications. Great science. Francis Collins is a Jesus freak. "God bless his little pea pickin' heart." - Tennessee Ernie Ford :)

[xiangkan]

I Brian is the greatest and the most qualified interviewer, so thankful.

[purposebelieve]

After a long time . Finally it's here!!

[luigicudelato]

Hope you’re doing great gaining your strengths Brian!🙏Godspeed

[greenleafycabbage]

Hello Mr. Green 💚🍏 I love listening to you

[JoshsBookishVoyage]

I'm really glad you spent so much time discussing Dr Collins' belief and the ideas behind it. I wish he would just acknowledge that his belief is not scientific. It seems as if he tries to frame it as influenced by his scientific mindset, but that simply doesn't seem to stand up. All that said, he seems perfectly capable of shaping his religion around science rather than trying to shape science around his religion.

[mimidhof]

Thank you for these conversation about so interesting topics related to science and scientific world

[arthurvlog]

There is nothing wrong about scientist being a believer in higher powers, gods, larger consciousness etc. But there is something very wrong about scientist favoring one particular religion over another because of some obscure biased beliefs. Well, I guess it is politics baby, you cannot elect non-christian science advisor to represent government in highly religious christian country.

[lovetwentyfourseven]

Elohim is the multiverse, all containing all potentials, it says God is love, and love hope, trust all things, etc. Love is the infinite potential of the multiverse itself, and God is the all fulfilling and all containing of that multiverse, a static conscious presence all in all, so that it remains through all things, and in all things, so all events in the multiverse are then full of God, and contained by God, in him do we all live move and have being!

[ujjwalbhattarai]

Sir light is not fast.
E=mc² is 100% wrong.