Is Heaven for real? Randal Rauser vs Hemant Mehta - Unbelievable?

Unbelievable?

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 23 June 2014

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Randal Rauser says we are wrong to imagine heaven as clouds, harps or a never-ending church service. In his new book What on Earth do we know about Heaven? he unpacks the Biblical view of heaven as a 'renewed earth'. Hemant Mehta, known online as The Friendly Atheist, explains why he believes heaven is a projection of our desires and nothing more. They discuss the evidence, whether heaven and hell are a divine carrot and stick, and if there is a heaven would an atheist want to be there? This programme is brought to you in partnership with www.christianheritage.co.uk For Randal Rauser http://randalrauser.com/ For Hemant Mehta http://friendlyatheist.com 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 You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 23rd April 2011 - Rob Bell defends 'Love Wins' - debate with Adrian Warnock on universalism. Unbelievable? 16th February 2013 - I just believe in one less god than you... Randal Rauser & Ralph Jones. Unbelievable? 21st July 2012 - Atheist convert to Catholicism Leah Libresco & Hemant Mehta

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0:00.0	When we put prayers to end extreme poverty into practice, there's no going back.
0:05.0	Yes, thank you Isaac. I was just about to get on to that.
0:08.0	You see when...
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0:27.0	To donate, search for Tier Fund No Going Back.
0:30.0	Good afternoon. Welcome along to Unbelievable. I'm Justin Briley, your host for the next hour and a half.
0:36.0	As we yet again bring a Christian and a non-Christian together here on the show that aims to bring both sides into discussion. We aim to do discussion on all kinds of areas,
0:45.7	theology, apologetics, faith, ethics, history, Bible interpretation and much more.
0:52.5	All part of the range of programming
0:54.2	we try to bring you every Saturday afternoon
0:56.1	helping you to think through your faith on faith explored.
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1:19.1	about what goes on in my average week today on the show though I've got a fascinating discussion for you on
1:25.6	heaven. Let me tell you what's coming up.
1:28.3	You're unbelievable. Well we're asking today are heaven and hell religious inventions to control people
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