“God is not great” – Christopher HITCHENS | Google Talk

Belief means not wanting to know what is true. NIETZSCHE Author Christopher Hitchens discusses his book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything as a part of the Authors@Google series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD0B-X9LJjs The author of Why Orwell Matters and Letters to a Young Contrarian, Christopher Hitchens is a Vanity Fair contributing editor, a Slate columnist,…

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“Famine, Affluence, and Morality” – Peter SINGER | Talks at Google

Talks at Google was honoured to host the esteemed philosopher Peter Singer to discuss his seminal work "Famine, Affluence, and Morality" and what it means to live a moral life in a grossly unequal world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbgFbZmldeY Originally published in 1972, “Famine, Affluence, and Morality” is one of the most widely discussed essays in applied ethics.…

“Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence” – John Searle | Talks at Google

Curb your AI enthusiasm, Ray.John Searle Ray is Ray Kurzweil, renowned futurist and author of books on artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and the technological singularity. Kurzweil—sitting right up front—was the first person to raise their hand and ask Searle a question after his talk at Google. The philosopher's reply was just brilliant. Making a fundamental distinction…