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1/6     Interviews of Freeman Dyson, John Maynard Smith, etc.
        http://www.meaningoflife.tv
        \_ thanks, some really interesting stuff. the following quote is
           pretty funny:
           "hint: unlike most physicists, he's a priest"

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www.meaningoflife.tv -> meaningoflife.tv/We went to the Parliament of the World's Religions in Barcelona and asked people from all major religions. Over the years, this prerequisite for admission to heaven--believing that Christ died for your sins--has been a strong incentive to become or remain a Christian. But if God really loves humankind, shouldn't He let, say, a good Buddhist or Jew through the pearly gates? mini_question (1K) Can Daniel Dennett, author of Consciousness Explained, really explain consciousness? And speaking of potential ironies: Did the famously atheist Dennett concede that the directionality he sees in evolution is evidence of higher purpose? mini_question (1K) John Maynard Smith, one of the great figures in modern evolutionary biology, died in April of 2004. mini_question (1K) Is consciousness a mystery--so mysterious as to suggest some higher purpose in the universe? has a theory (hint: unlike most physicists, he's a priest). mini_question (1K) Why is biological evolution full of death and suffering?