Enemies of Reason

[Steven]

Has anyone seen this documentary "Enemies of Reason"? It's presented by Richard Dawkins on Channel 4 in Britain. In the first episode, he looks at apparently harmless but utterly irrational belief systems like astrology, New Age mysticism, and clairvoyance. In the second episode, he focuses more on homeopathy and alternative health remedies. It's very interesting.

You can watch it here:
Enemies of Reason Part 1 - Slaves to Superstition
Enemies of Reason Part 2 - The Irrational Health Service

Actually the site I found it on, Atheist Media Blog contains a wealth of videos on atheism and other things. It's definitely worth checking out. I just watched a report by Christopher Hitchens on Mother Teresa and how she wasn't all she's cracked up to be.

[Gerry]

Yes, I've got a copy of both parts of the documentary. Very good.
I was disappointed that there were only two parts. I thought it would be a continuing series.

Dawkins is very good at making is point clear and showing how superstitious belief is doesn't stand up to objective testing.

I've also heard several things about Mother Theresa which really turns me off as well.
The basic idea she put forth was that you should accept unfortunate circumstances, and convert to christianity.
She was against any sort of medicine that would treat pain. The "hospitals" she ran were basically where people went to die without any treatment provided. There were no chairs or beds in the buildings, only mats.
She would also "baptize" people who were about to die and who couldn't consent, which amounts to theological thuggery because these people were not christians and would not have consented to it.
This was a well-kept secret because if the public found out she was baptizing without consent, people would have protested.