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This collection includes three fascinating titles featuring evolutionary biologist and best-selling author Richard Dawkins. In THE GENIUS OF CHARLES DARWIN, he explores how his hero's theory of evolution has influenced modern atheism; in THE ENEMIES OF REASON, Dawkins discusses his critical views on alternative medicine, spiritualism and astrology; and in the famously controversial documentary THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL?, he examines the powerful but problematic role religion plays in society, and how the abandoning of critical thought can breed fundamental extremism.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A voice of reason., 25 Aug 2008

By	Mr.Shargraves "shhhhhhh" (Liverpool UK) - See all my reviews

Often reviled by religionists foaming at the mouth by his calmly reasoned heresy, Dawkins gamely tries to promote science - which provides irrefutable evidence for evolution despite the oft repeated strawman arguments of the creationists who'd sooner we revert to idiocy than acknowledge reality - over the irrational and often offensive beliefs of those indoctrinated into bronze age thinking, where all the wonders and marvels of the universe, instead of being explored and understood, are blindly attributed to a magic sky-fairy, who is probably the most unpleasant character in popular fiction.

These programs are fascinating, thought provoking, and long overdue.

The inexplicable rise of christian neo-fascism in america, with threats of ID being taught in schools, and creationist museums springing up depicting some kind of lunatic live-action flintsones with cavemen and dinosaurs living together as a factual rendition of the past (despite the 65 million year gap in time)- its time to address these delusional belief systems, which far from being just a useful tool for social control and personal comfort, seems increasingly intent on bringing violence, terrorism, racism, homophobia and mysogonism to us all.

While science doesn't yet provide the answers to *all* the big questions - it has emphatically answered how mankind came into existence, where the planet earth came from and approximately how old it is.

Also - unlike the best selling religious texts - scientific work is updated and revised to stay at the forefront of human knowledge, rather than being rooted thousands of years in the past.

Dawkins beliefs aren't "beliefs" - they require no "faith" - its not a system - its not a form of "religion"; its simply how things are in reality. A lot of people would sooner bury their heads in the sand rather than go to a museum or read a science book.

Dawkins may not be the most diplomatic or unbiased of commentators (!) but established religion has only relatively recently stopped murdering non-believers. Thankfully - its about time we heard an educated perspective, rather then mumbo jumbo.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The uncomfortable truth, 25 Aug 2008

By	Dr. Keith A. Moseley (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Cuddly he aint! Richard Dawkins reminds me of a former work colleague (a palaeontologist as it happens) who never let sensitivities get in the way of winning an argument. But, uncomfortable though his words may be for many devout people, Richard exposes the difference between ideas based on blind trust (faith), self-delusion (alternative medicine) and those based on mountains of peer-reviewed researched evidence(such as evolution).

This DVD set is bound to have religious fundamentalists and mystics foaming at the mouth so watch out for their reviews trying to bring it down. Richard takes on his opponents with unnerving calm and some get quite upset. Prepare to be enlightened by a surgically precise dismantling of religious dogma and pseudo-scientific 'alternative' nonsense, followed by the presentation of reasoned fact in its place.

As Dawkins has said, the reality is wonderful enough without having to invent any more of it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dawkins on Darwin, 27 Feb 2009

By	Jonathan GSH (Surrey countryside UK) - See all my reviews

A superb DVD! Two discs. Disc 1 is a copy of the series that went out on Channel 4. It explains or rather Richard Dawkins explains Darwins theory of Natural Selection and does it in a way that all can relate to and understand. There is a wonderful interview with the Archbishop of Canterbury, in an effort to even the playing field.
Disc 2 then takes on the tricky problem that is established Religion. Professor Dawkins interviews the leaders from various faiths and asks simple but telling questions. No dinner party will ever be the same! You can discuss religion without blows!
Regardless of your perceived views on Darwin, this is a documentary you should treasure. It is both eloquent and factual and most importantly, gets your mind buzzing!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful
What is there to say? Dawkins is an intensely shining light of reason in a world torn apart by religion. Read more

Published 2 months ago by K. R. Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Great dvd's!
Expand your mind from the hum-drum to experience what we all know down deep.
Evolution and atheism make sense and official religion doesn't. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Existentialist.

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I never got to use this dvd because it has a foreign code that doesn't work in the united states. No one put this disclaimer on the advertisement, I guess they were assuming... Read more

Published 3 months ago by Wendy S. Steinberg

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He only intervews fanatics on purporse, so he can stain Christianity.
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Published 3 months ago by Uola

5.0 out of 5 stars Richard Dawkins The DVD Collection
Richard Dawkins (RD) work is truly life changing. It promotes free thinking and, allows people the choice to break free from brain-washing religious indoctrinations. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Mr. A. Martin

2.0 out of 5 stars The man is a class A arse
How anyone takes this poor, pathetic shambolic figure seriously, I fail to comprehend. He despises anyone who dares to question his doctrines and theology of Evolutionism, and... Read more

Published 8 months ago by Pope is AntiChrist!

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Stuff
Well up to RD's standard. Clear, very persuasive. It's time for all people of reason to stand up and show support for views like these. Read more

Published 8 months ago by John Carley

5.0 out of 5 stars Sorely needed.
How anyone can watch these DVDs and call Professor Dawkins arrogant is beyond me. The religious fanatics he interviews ... Read more

Published 13 months ago by Burlesque

4.0 out of 5 stars Inspired with a touch of arrogance
Richard Dawkins is a champion of reason. There can be no doubt about that. This series explores that and the folly of religion in real depth taking us to some very scary places to... Read more

Published 13 months ago by Michael Watson

5.0 out of 5 stars Science and reason can only make sense
I can understand why some people struggle with what Richard Dawkins has had to say over the years. Lets face it the truth often hurts. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Ms. J. Cooper

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