Animated short about science by comedian Tim Minchin

The best ten minutes of entertainment I've seen in a long, long time. Brilliant wordplay and beautiful, _beautiful_ animation. Most importantly, this is how a badass argues with cliches and science-deniers.

Brilliant.

Tim Minchin who wrote/narrated this poem is a brilliant comedian and musician. I saw him live in Dublin last October and I'm seeing him again in Malvern this summer. I don't know what it is about him, but I can watch him again and again - same goes for his music. Cheers me up no-end.

I love Tim Minchin. Saw him when he came to Minneapolis.

To use science, reason, and logic to try to convince or correct a person who has based their view on emotion, fellowship or intuition is a huge mistake. (emphasis subtracted).

If you want a person who holds a crazy idea based on emotion to change their view, don't ask them logically or scientifically, go after the support structure of their view.

I see the main character there as projecting a lack of self confidence. Those unsure of their views usually get very emotional and try very hard to push it onto others.