Classic Replay: Does Music point to God?

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🗓️ 19 October 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

First broadcast in March 2011. David Robertson contends that the joy and meaning we experience in music is a pointer beyond itself to an ultimate source of joy and meaning in God. He engaged with atheist musician Gordon Livesey who contends that while we all experience emotions and meaning in music, it ultimately can be explained in scientific terms alone. More Resources: • For exclusive resources and to support us: USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow Rest of the World: https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportunbelievable • For our regular Newsletter: https://www.premier.org.uk/Unbelievablenewsletter • For more faith debates: http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/UnbelievableJB • Twitter https://twitter.com/unbelievablejb • Insta https://www.instagram.com/justin.brierley

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0:00.0	You're listening to Unbelievable with Justin Browley.
0:15.0	Hello, welcome back to this week's classic replay.
0:20.7	It's Justin here to introduce this week's show from the archive.
0:24.5	Now is there more to the beauty and meaning we find in music than atheism allows?
0:29.7	David Robertson contends that the joy and meaning we experience music is a point of
0:34.4	beyond itself to an ultimate source of joy and meaning in God.
0:38.6	In this show, first broadcast in March 2011, he engaged with atheist musician Gordon
0:43.3	Livsey, who contends that while we all experience emotions and meaning in music, it can ultimately
0:48.6	be explained in scientific terms and known.
0:51.7	And the show includes some musical excerpts to some unusual ones.
0:55.5	So find out more by listening.
0:57.6	Thanks for tuning in.
0:58.6	Don't forget you can find many more shows from the podcast archive of Unbelievable at our
1:02.4	show page, premierchristianradio.com forward slash unbelievable.
1:09.2	Well, welcome Gordon and David.
1:11.3	David, thanks for coming back again this week after being grilled last week and a welcome
1:16.4	Gordon to the show who's no stranger either.
1:18.9	You've been on a few times now.
1:20.9	That's right, yes.
1:21.9	One for more another.
1:23.6	And for those who aren't familiar with who you are, Gordon, you are an atheist indeed.
1:30.2	But I'm rather going to the back story that I'll post up a couple of programs that you've
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