Father George Coyne Interview (6/7) - 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] Because God loves all his children. But that's an aside. [Richard Dawkins] Ok. Thank you very much. [Dawkins] I've heard churchmen say that they believe in evolution but evolution is God's way of bringing life into being. Bringing humanity into being. [Coyne] Well many churchmen want to cling onto God despite everything else. My own view of that would be, very clearly, the following, if I believe in God for the many reasons that we've talked about, but it's a big if, I don't expect every body to do so. If I believe in God and I know the way the universe is, then I reflect upon the God who I believe created the universe. And I've said marvelous that God created the universe to be the way it is. Namely...
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[Father George Coyne] Because God loves all his children. But that's an aside. [Richard Dawkins] Ok. Thank you very much. [Dawkins] I've heard churchmen say that they believe in evolution but evolution is God's way of bringing life into being. Bringing humanity into being. [Coyne] Well many churchmen want to cling onto God despite everything else. My own view of that would be, very clearly, the following, if I believe in God for the many reasons that we've talked about, but it's a big if, I don't expect every body to do so. If I believe in God and I know the way the universe is, then I reflect upon the God who I believe created the universe. And I've said marvelous that God created the universe to be the way it is. Namely...
