Richard Dawkins
Director
Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life (2012)
Season 1
Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life is a three-part television documentary presented by Richard Dawkins which explores what reason and science might offer in major events of human lives. He argues that ideas about the soul and the afterlife, of sin and God's purpose have shaped human thinking for thousands of years. He believes science can provide answers to some of these old questions we used to entrust to religion.
Released Oct. 15, 2012
Episode 50 min
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Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.science-versus-tradition, imdb.science-versus-religion, imdb.belief, imdb.atheist, imdb.religion-and-spirituality-documentary, imdb.religion, imdb.science + 2 more, imdb.life, imdb.death
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
Richard Dawkins examines sin. He asks whether the old religious rules about what is right and wrong are helpful and explores what science can tell us about how to be good.
Oct. 15, 2012, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
Richard Dawkins explores what science can tell us about death. He even has his entire genome sequenced to reveal the genetic indicators of how he himself may die.
Oct. 22, 2012, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
Why does an atheist bother to get up in the morning? Richard Dawkins asks how people find meaning in life, in a world shaking off religious faith, and where existence is ruled by chance.
Oct. 29, 2012, midnight
Network: Channel 4
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 150 min.
Released: Oct. 15, 2012
Last Air Date: Oct. 29, 2012, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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