Alister McGrath and Bret Weinstein – Religion: Useful fiction or ultimate truth?

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🗓️ 13 September 2019

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Is religion an evolutionary adaptation that has helped the human species to thrive? Or is there a basis to belief in God that goes beyond biological explanations? Filmed in front of a live audience in London, Bret Weinstein and Alister McGrath address the relationship between religion, evolution, morality and culture. Includes the main conversation and subsequent audience Q&A. For Alister McGrath http://alistermcgrath.weebly.com/ For Bret Weinstein https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein For Unbelievable? Live in LA on 11 & 12 Oct: www.unbelievable.live For The Big Conversation Season 2: www.thebigconversation.show Get signed copies of Unbelievable? the book and audiobook: https://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable/Unbelievable-the-Book For more faith debates visit http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 Podcast of Unbelievable? Via RSS or Via Itunes

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0:00.0	Premier Podcasts
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0:12.0	Unbelievable with Justin Briale.
0:15.0	Hello and welcome. I'm Justin Briale bringing you a very special edition of the show today.
0:20.0	As we launch the Big Conversation Season 2.
0:23.0	Now the Big Conversation is a special series of video debates from unbelievable
0:27.0	brought to you by Premier in partnership with the Templeton Religion Trust.
0:31.0	And this series brings together big thinkers from the Christian and atheist world
0:35.0	to debate some of the biggest questions of life.
0:37.0	And today we're going to launch our new season with a live audience show
0:40.0	that we recorded in London between Alistair McGrath and Brett Weinstein.
0:44.0	I'll be introducing them and the topic very shortly.
0:47.0	Now if you want to make sure to get updates about further conversations in this series,
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1:08.0	You'll also get the chance to be part of a big conversation recording coming up soon in California.
1:14.0	I'm going to be joined by renowned Christian thinker, Professor John Lennox
1:17.0	and leading YouTube talk show host Dave Rubin to discuss Is God Dead,
1:22.0	a conversation on faith, culture and the modern world.
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