Father George Coyne Interview (2/7) - Richard Dawkins
This is the full uncut interview with Father George Coyne which was omitted from Richard Dawkins' television program "The Genius of Charles Darwin" for Channel 4 in the UK. See more videos...
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[Father George Coyne] of Islamic literature, of church traditions that had passed on since the founding of the church, etc. They are all well established human endeavors. Now, you can examine those and accept them, or you can examine them and reject them, but they have to be examined. They are clear evidence outside of science. I mean they're not tricks. Somebody is not tricking us into believing [Coyne] in the supernatural. [Dawkins] No but they're evidence that in these traditions people though certain things. But that doesn't mean that what they thought was right. It's hardly evidence just that people for 2,000 years have thought something. [Coyne] That is correct. That is correct. But if I examine what they thought over this long p...
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[Father George Coyne] of Islamic literature, of church traditions that had passed on since the founding of the church, etc. They are all well established human endeavors. Now, you can examine those and accept them, or you can examine them and reject them, but they have to be examined. They are clear evidence outside of science. I mean they're not tricks. Somebody is not tricking us into believing [Coyne] in the supernatural. [Dawkins] No but they're evidence that in these traditions people though certain things. But that doesn't mean that what they thought was right. It's hardly evidence just that people for 2,000 years have thought something. [Coyne] That is correct. That is correct. But if I examine what they thought over this long p...
