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Debating the history of atheism - Nick Spencer & Julian Baggini - Unbelievable?

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2014

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Nick Spencer is the author of 'Atheists: The Origin of the Species'. He explains the origins of various strands of atheism and why the New Atheism of today is constructed on a myth of its own. Julian Baggini is an atheist philosopher and writer. He engages Spencer on whether atheism was a significant factor in Communist regimes and what the future of atheism may hold. Read Spencer's Book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Atheists-Origin-Species-Nick-Spencer/dp/1472902963 For Baggini: http://www.microphilosophy.net For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes

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A very good afternoon and welcome along to the program. I'm Justin Briley, your host for unbelievable this Saturday afternoon and whether you're listening today, this Saturday as part of faith explored, or indeed online via the website at premier Christian radio.

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dot com slash unbelievable

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you're very welcome along doing what we do best on this show which is a Christian

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atheist discussion we're well known for those and if you go to the webpage

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then you'll find a vast archive of back shows where you can listen to many a

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discussion in the past as well. Indeed both my guests today have joined me in

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the dim and distant past but it's nice to refresh the contact with them today.

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So let me tell you what's coming up on today's program.

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You're unbelievable!

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Well, my guests are Nick Spencer and Julian Bejini. Nick is the acting director of the

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Christian think tank Theos and his recent book is called Atheism The Origin of

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the Species. Well you're going to be finding out about why Nick wrote this book about the way it details the history of

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atheism and its modern incarnations but Julian Bejini is an atheist himself, he's a philosopher and writer.

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His latest book is called The Virtues of the Table, How to Eat and Think, but he often interacts with issues

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