How Did The Universe Begin with Dr. Brian Keating? EP03: Religion, Seven Days of Creation and Chicken or Egg's Theory!

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Business, Education

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2020

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Dr. Brian Keating and I were talking about casually talking about religion before we start the podcast. However, we tied that into the alternate theories to The Big Bang! We talked about the metaphor of the Seven Days of Creation, relativity theories, chicken or eggs theory, and more! Brian Keating is the Chancellor's Professor of Physics at UC San Diego. He hosts INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE (https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1), a podcast about science, leadership, and happiness, and is the is author of a bestselling cosmic memoir called "Losing the Nobel Prize". You can also find his blog at https://briankeating.com/blog.php I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook Linkedin ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.8	This is the James Altiger Show.
0:14.0	Humans have an addiction to religion, whether they admit it or not.
0:17.7	And so for me to check that religion, that's what that means to me.
0:21.0	But everything is created, that would mean that nature is created and human nature is created.
0:28.3	And so it gives you the big picture in terms of checking your ego, perhaps.
0:32.2	So trying to put into a Jordan Peterson realm, maybe I need to think about a little bit more.
0:36.9	But let's think about it, push it.
0:38.9	Yeah.
0:39.9	So think of a situation that was difficult for you and how does this understanding change
0:46.9	the way you might have reacted or was the way you're...
0:49.1	So one of the most common questions I get is like, how can you be a scientist and believe
0:53.5	in God?
0:54.5	So first things first.
0:55.8	So you have to look at what are the sources.
0:58.4	Believing in God is really an immense concept and it really presumes a lot on the part of
1:03.5	the person answering the question, right?
1:05.7	Like he or she can confirm the reality of an omnipotent omniscient being if such a being
1:11.2	exists.
1:12.2	So first of all, you have to...
1:13.8	I have to question that assumption.
1:15.7	So what I normally say is I don't know that God exists.
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