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Classic Replay: The atheist prayer experiment results show - part 1

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🗓️ 29 September 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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From Nov 2012. The first of two shows where Justin was joined by Tim Mawson, the Oxford philosopher whose paper "Praying to Stop Being an Atheist" inspired the Atheist Prayer Experiment. 71 atheists and agnostics signed up to the experiment, comitting to pray for God to reveal himself to them over 40 days. Did anyone end up believing in God? We revealed the results and heard from a variety of people who took part, including Andrew, Kendra, Laura, Cang & Freki as well as exploring questions that arose. Was this really an 'experiment'? What does an atheist pray? Does it matter which god is being prayed to? Do the results have any bearing on the question of God's existence? • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training-and-events • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

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0:00.0

You're listening to Unbelievably with Justin Brielly.

0:18.2

Hello welcome back to the show Justin Brielly here with another classic replay from our

0:22.1

unbelievable archive and going back this week to a two-parter from November 2012.

0:28.0

This was the first of two shows where I was joined by Tim Morsehn, the Oxford philosopher,

0:33.1

whose paper, praying to stop being an atheist, inspired something that we called the atheist

0:38.6

prayer experiment.

0:39.6

This was a really memorable set of shows.

0:42.2

It was part of a big project at the time.

0:44.7

71 Atheists and Agnostics signed up to this experiment, committing to pray for God

0:49.2

to reveal himself to them over 40 days.

0:51.8

Well, did anyone end up believing in God?

0:54.7

We'd revealed the results and heard from a variety of people who took part, including Andrew,

0:59.7

Kendra, Laura and Frecki, as well as exploring questions that arose.

1:04.0

And we confronted questions such as, was this really an experiment?

1:07.6

What does an atheist pray anyway?

1:09.6

Does it matter which God has been prayed to do the results have any bearing on the question

1:13.6

of God's existence?

1:15.4

So lots to get stuck into it as we unpack how that prayer experiment went a decade ago.

1:22.2

Just before we do a reminder that unbelievable is no longer just this one show.

1:25.8

It's the umbrella ministry under which we're bringing you many, many great conversations

1:30.0

and resources.

1:31.0

We are Premier, Unbelievable, Faith Explored.

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