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Unbelievable?

Debating science and spiritual practices – Rupert Sheldrake vs Susan Blackmore

Unbelievable?

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2017

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Rupert Sheldrake is often regarded as a maverick in science. He had his TED talk on the “Science Delusion” banned after other scientists objected. In his new book “Science and Spiritual Practises” he makes the case for the proven scientific benefit of religious practises.He engages with atheist psychologist Susan Blackmore on their shared love of spiritual practises such as meditation but why Rupert believes there is a God behind the whole show, as they debate science, consciousness and ‘morphic resonance’. For Rupert Sheldrake: https://www.sheldrake.org/ For Susan Blackmore: https://www.susanblackmore.co.uk/ Get signed copies of Unbelievable? the book and audiobook: http://www.unbelievablebook.co.uk Get Unbelievable? the Conference 2017 DVD/CD & Digital Download: http://www.premier.org.uk/shop For more faith debates visit http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and TwitterGet the MP3 Podcast of Unbelievable? Via RSS or Via Itunes

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Hello, good afternoon and welcome along to Unbelievable, your weekly dose of a apologetics

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debate, faith discussion and a conversation starters really wherever you find yourself

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on the faith spectrum because this is the program where we aim to get all kinds of points

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of view, deliberating, talking and having conversations that matter, welcome along to the

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program and all part of faith explored every Saturday where we bring you a range of

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shows here on Premier Christian Radio to help you think through your faith and later

0:33.5

on you can hear the profile between four and five I'll be sitting down with astrophysicist

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Luke Barnes who is the author of a fortunate universe life in a finely tuned cosmos.

0:43.9

He was actually a guest on unbelievable a few weeks ago with atheist cosmologist Sean

0:48.9

Carroll and so we're going to be hearing some of your feedback to their conversation at

0:53.5

the end of today's show as well but it might extend it interview with Luke himself that

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we'll be hearing between four and five on the profile today that's available of course

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as a podcast in its own right if you look online for it on iTunes or at the website

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conversations every week is also available to listen back to any time and we've got a

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growing podcast audience around the world I think we're clocking it up for about three

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million downloads of the show this year believe it or not on unbelievable so it's great

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to be constantly hearing about and hearing from new listeners to the show welcome along

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tell friends about it get the latest info shows resources DVDs books and so on from the

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website premier christianradio.com slash unbelievable and just before I tell you about what's

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coming up on today's show which is a really interesting debate on science and spiritual

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