Freeman Dyson, Part II: Mind, God, Religion | Episode 2102 | Closer To Truth

How refreshing to see a famous scientist with an open mind about sources of learning other than science.

One of the most enlightened individuals I have heard

I am not the kind of person that cultivates heroism or heros. But these two episodes were an amazing look into the world of one of the most interesting and inspiring people I have been confronted with in this life. This kindness and humility, intelligent and careful humor... well balanced language... wonderful..! He puts for me precious language on questions and feelings I have and experience when it comes to considering our existence in this enormous phenomenon we call the universe... Thank you so much Robert, to have created this possibility for us to meet such clever and inspiring minds like Mr Dyson's... Thank you so much! This is gold!

Thank you for all your “Closer To Truth” work. You have a way of making the most complicated issues seem easier to grasp. I have learnt many new things watching these videos. This one teaches me to keep an open mind - answers come in all different forms of subjects. I love this show and very much appreciate your search for truth.

Dyson is fantastic, but I see the foundational role Robert plays in the dissemination of relevant knowledge and I want to present my gratitude to him. For us, is a video available at the click of a mouse. But imagine yourself going through the motions of producing this video. The calls, scheduling, costs, political capital (e.g., friends, references, etc.) that RLK goes through to bring us those gems that bring light to our minds. Kudos and immense gratitude to RLK.

He was such a great mind, lost him in 2020 and I was too busy with Covid to note his passing. What a shame,

Watching freeman Dyson, somehow never fails to produce a calming effect on me.

FD - "The good Lord must have had an inordinate fondness for beetles." Me - "I don't get it." FD - "Cause he created so many kinds of beetles." Me - "Now I get it."

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Dyson is one of the great thinkers of modern times. I never met him personally, but I found an authentic autographed copy of his "Origins of Life" book in a used bookshop in Vermont for $5. Talk about serendipity for a steal! I treasure it.