Letting Science Inform Morality
By RICHARD DAWKINS - BIGTHINK.COM YOUTUBE
Added: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 UTC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I2UazlMoNo&feature=player_embedded#
While science is indelibly distinct from the field of ethics, Richard Dawkins believes that there are a number of ways in which it could greatly benefit our ability to understand and repair the worlds suffering
4 minute excerpt
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[UPDATE]
Entire 34 minute interview. Thanks to The Great Ape in comment #10 below for the link.
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