Dr. Andy Thomson gives a talk on morality at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 Conference in Burbank, California. Dr. Thomson uses Francis Collins’ claim that morality is proof of God as a jumping-off point to discuss what we know about how morality works and where it came from.

The conference was co-sponosored by The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, which brought in several well-known scientists to give talks.

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Other talks by Dr. Andy Thomson:
Why We Believe in Gods:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iMmvu9eMrg
“We Few, We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpImeYCZKBk

Produced by The Richard Dawkins Foundation and R. Elisabeth Cornwell

Filmed & Edited by
Josh Timonen

The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
http://richarddawkinsfoundation.org

Atheist Alliance International
http://atheistalliance.org