Sex Death And The Meaning Of Life 2of3 Life After Death
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Sex Death And The Meaning Of Life Ideas about the soul and the afterlife, of sin and God's purpose have shaped human thinking for thousands of years. Religious rituals remain embedded in the major events of our lives. In this thought-provoking series, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins asks what happens if we leave religion behind. He explores what reason and science might offer to inspire and guide our lives in religion's place. Can science bring understanding in the face of death, help us tell right from wrong, or reveal the meaning of life?
Richard Dawkins embarks on a journey that takes him from traditional funeral rituals in India to cutting-edge laboratories in New York, as he proposes a scientific perspective on death. He investigates neuroscience, as well as evolutionary and genetic theories, in a bid to understand why people crave an afterlife, and has his entire genome sequenced to reveal the indicators of how he himself may die.
Richard Dawkins embarks on a journey that takes him from traditional funeral rituals in India to cutting-edge laboratories in New York, as he proposes a scientific perspective on death. He investigates neuroscience, as well as evolutionary and genetic theories, in a bid to understand why people crave an afterlife, and has his entire genome sequenced to reveal the indicators of how he himself may die.