Ep. 98 - Phil Torres, Philosopher and Author

Friendly Atheist Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2016

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Phil Torres is a philosopher and author who writes extensively about the intersection of religion and technology. He’s a regular contributor at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. His latest book is called The End: What Science and Religion Tell Us About the Apocalypse. We spoke with him about why super-intelligence could come back to haunt us, how religious thinking mixed with weapons could bring us closer to doom, and whether we can reason with those who want to get closer to the afterlife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:18.1	Phil Torres is a philosopher and author who writes extensively about the intersection of religion and technology.
1:24.6	He's a regular contributor at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.
1:29.4	His latest book is called The End, What Science and religion tell us about the apocalypse.
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