I happen to see a blog on “Podcasts and why you should listen to them” recently which reflected my life partially made me take time to look back. I suggest you guys to try reading that as well.

Things went better after my headphones are used not only to listen Eminem Rap and Linkin Park songs but also to Podcasts featuring many Scientific People influencing every culture more than ever which is worth notable. Things started well with TED Talks, getting familiar with some interesting people and their ideas and some of their books and Podcasts. A few hours ago, I went out with the headphones for night stroll along the streets near me apartment. It was pretty dark and cold. Could see many constellations and planets clearly because of winter. After the best known Astrophysicist and Educator Neil’s StarTalk Radio being my favorite, the next is a Physicist’s one on BBC4 named Life Scientific. It was recorded years ago, 2011 or 2012 I guess, with an evolutionary biologist but rather known widely for his atheistic notions personally. I have never read his books before but I know he’s one of the critical thinkers alive and watched his debate videos (a lot) against indoctrination and creationist education. I love his answer for a girl’s question “What of you’re wrong reg God?”

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I knew a lot about Physics and Astronomy when compared to Biology and Evolution. The Interview was mainly on his two notable works. One on his research ideas of evolutionary Biology, The Selfish Gene and the other being a refuter on the concept of a supernatural agent named The God Delusion. 

He insisted on people often confusing Embryonic Science with Evolution with context to Genes. I do felt the need to feel things from biological perspective as well. I’m too much used up by The Cosmic Perspective (Check out the essay when you get time. Yeah it’s pretty lengthy!)

In Context to Religious views, i regard myself as a freethinker, an agnostic trying to concentrate, do something rather than believing that God did’t exist and wasting time debunking the religious fables against the fans. But I’m no expert on the views of Dawkins. He says he’s more of an agnostic guy and the atheistic nature of his is nothing but a verisimilitude.  So yeah, i decided to read both the books to get better knowledge and perspectives. Despite his knowledge and intellectual works his voice was so humbled and dedicated to work for the betterment.

“For more than three thousand million years, DNA has been the only replicator worth talking about in the world. But it does not necessarily hold these monopoly rights for all time. Whenever conditions arise in which a new kind of replicator can make copies of itself, the new replicators will tend to take over, and start a new kind of evolution of their own.” – The Selfish Gene

“Do not indoctrinate your children. Teach them how to think for themselves, how to evaluate evidence, and how to disagree with you.” – The God Delusion

Remember i was strolling the dark isolated street lanes deserted with dead woods recently killed by a recent cyclone. I always love to roam in the dark without company but some dogs followed me with the hopes of getting some. Under the absence of high energy photons filled with some patchy sodium lamps at a ratio of 5 :1, a black guy was licking his back with his eyes up on me pausing cautiously. I got to be cautious too as i read the previous day that nearly 30 people have died by Rabies Dog Bite in the local news section. But after a few seconds, though he continued biting and licking his back, he wiggled his tail back and forth which made me feel better. I gave a pat and went on listening.

Heard from the final minutes that he’s been writing a Memoir in which things getting complicated distinguishing his personal views and his scientific eyes. That was some real good news for me. I really love reading autobiographical accounts and Biography which so far I’ve read the most in comparison with other genre. Hence decided to read that as well and It’s three books from a podcast! But it turned out he published his memoirs in 2 volumes and lol yeah it’s 4 books.

I didn’t want to add the interesting things i heard from the podcast which would be unfair. Just listen to the podcast here.

Being an agnostic, i read books on believers and their justifications whether their views are any better than mine incase i could improve mine. Turned out most of them are pretty dumb honestly but today I’ve got an advanced reader copy of the book named “Fleeing ISIS Finding Jesus: The Real Story of God at Work” from Netgalley. Let’s see how it goes. Will let you guys know soon about it.

Suggestions on Scientific and theological Memoirs and works would be appreciated as well.

And Thanks for reading and hopefully the books..