Author Douglas Adams gives us his short, funny take on where the idea of God came from. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

One of the first ever programs to explore the history of Atheism. Very, very cool. Narrated by Jonathan Miller

Episode 1 – Shadows of Doubt – 60 Minutes

Official Description:

Jonathan Miller visits the absent Twin Towers to consider the religious implications of 9/11 and meets Arthur Miller and the philosopher Colin McGinn. He searches for evidence of the first ‘unbelievers’ in Ancient Greece and examines some of the modern theories around why people have always tended to believe in mythology and magic.

Episode 2 – Noughts and Crosses – 60 Minutes

Official Description:

With the domination of Christianity from 500 AD, Jonathan Miller wonders how disbelief began to re-emerge in the 15th and 16th centuries. He discovers that division within the Church played a more powerful role than the scientific discoveries of the period. He also visits Paris, the home of the 18th century atheist, Baron D’Holbach, and shows how politically dangerous it was to undermine the religious faith of the masses.

Episode 3 – The Final Hour – 60 Minutes

Official Description:

The history of disbelief continues with the ideas of self-taught philosopher Thomas Paine, the revolutionary studies of geology and the evolutionary theories of Darwin. Jonathan Miller looks at the Freudian view that religion is a ‘thought disorder’. He also examines his motivation behind making the series touching on the issues of death and the religious fanaticism of the 21st century.

Richard Dawkins is one of the most well-known and outspoken atheists in the world. He is also a evolutionary biologist at Oxford University, and a bestselling author of many books (including the The God Delusion and The Selfish Gene). He’s also famous for having coined the term “meme.”

This very controversial British documentary is a type of precursor to Dawkins’ book The God Delusion (which came out after the airing of this program). In the program, Dawkins argues that the world would be better off without religion of belief in God.

Note: Watch for the interview with disgraced pastor Ted Haggard. It’s pretty hilarious when he ends up chasing after Dawkins in a parking lot… I’ll leave it at that.

Regardless of your stance on religion, the program is very well done and interesting. It’s definitely worth watching. Enjoy!

The God Delusion – Part 1 – 47 minutes (video)

The Virus of Faith – Part 2 – 47 minutes (video)

Funny, light-hearted debate between Billy Graham and Woody Allen.

PART 1

PART 2

Ricky Gervais discusses his atheism and how it evolved in a short and interesting video. Thanks to Mark for posting it.

Interesting documentary that came out last year. Not a serious, scholarly study. However, its pretty funny.

The documentary RELIGULOUS follows political humorist and author Bill Maher (“Real Time With Bill Maher,” “Politically Incorrect”) as he travels around the globe interviewing people about God and religion.

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Continuation from yesterday’s post.

A couple of years ago, Richard Dawkins, Dan Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens all sat down for a 2-hour round table, informal discussion.

All four of these guys are very well known for the biting critique of religion. In the videos they swap funny stories about the public’s reaction to their works. They address some of the main criticisms leveled against them, and the offer some insight into where they see religion in the world heading.

Here is hour 2 of 2. Fascinating discussion and very well worth the watch.

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

Part 12

Credit:
The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science

Hilarious comic strip from Virus Comix

A couple of years ago, Richard Dawkins, Dan Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens all sat down for a 2-hour round table, informal discussion.

All four of these guys are very well known for the biting critique of religion. In the videos they swap funny stories about the public’s reaction to their works. They address some of the main criticisms leveled against them, and the offer some insight into where they see religion in the world heading.

Here is hour 1 of 2. Fascinating discussion and very well worth the watch.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Tomorrow I’ll post the rest of it (hour 2).

Credit:
The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science