Richard Dawkins Tells Theology Student Why His Degree is Useless

[bealetm]

The bottle of wine levitating behind the interviewer is a bit distracting.

[GenuinelyQurious]

Getting a “fair point” from someone like Richard Dawkins must be insanely satisfying

[nikolaosboukouvalas]

- Why don't you read theology?
- I have better things to do. Like confronting religious people by asking theological questions.

[trevorlambert]

I really like how Dawkins immediately admits that someone has a point he hasn't considered, instead of trying to dodge or discredit the point.

[nanoblast]

Dawkins be like: oh yeah, theology is fine as long as it's archaeology.

[WhyPhi]

I’m American but just realized I’m reading all of these comments with an English accent

[firesoul]

A handful of religions affect billions of people. Of course there can be value in understanding those religions and why they think what they think.

[questioneveryclaim]

Kudos for getting Dawkins to say it's a fair point that that bad mouthing a theology degree might prevent an atheist from using the degree to engage a theist using their language. Although pushing an evolutionary scientist to accept that having a rational discussion about the resurrection is worthwhile endeavor based on the literature is asking a bit much.

[mattsteinfeld]

This young man did well to push against Dawkins to get a more thorough answer. Well done.

[rithulaebrahim]

The thumbnail of the video combined with the title gives of an entirely different vibe than what actually happened 😂

[greenman]

The irony of course being that you are far more likely to encounter Dawkins’ work in a religious studies class than a biology class.

[Alghamdiim]

‘I have better things to do.. I do science..’ - Richard Dawkins.

[thomasward]

“I’ve got better things to do, I do science” Dawkins has the most mild backhands

[carsteng]

it is kind of interesting to think about whether it’s worth studying something we believe to be false just because some people believe it

[sharismad]

I love how articulate his speech is.
(Both of them)

[danalaniz]

Your interview skills and interaction are amazing and top notch. Thank you for sharing!

[joepeake]

"I do science."

Has anyone informed Dawkins that arguing with religious people isn't science? How much actual science has he done lately anyway?

[faker_fakerplaymaker]

To be fair tho, Like half of all majors are kinda useless If your goal is to get a job

[andersstengaardjensen]

“I’ve got better things to do - I do science” 😂😂😂

[myjciskate]

I love how surprised Dawkins’ face is, at the end of this particular interview, when Alex reveals that he’s studying theology😂😂😂Priceless.