Jordan Peterson vs Susan Blackmore: Do we need God to make sense of life?

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🗓️ 8 June 2018

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Launching The Big Conversation debate series, Justin is joined by Canadian psychologist Jordan B Peterson who has risen to fame in recent months for his political, social and religious views. He engages with atheist psychologist Susan Blackmore on the psychology of belief. They debate Peterson’s own religious convictions, the new atheists, whether society needs God, and whether atheists are truly atheists… The Big Conversation is produced in partnership with Templeton Religion Trust. For videos, updates and bonus content sign up: http://www.thebigconversation.show For ‘12 Rules for Life’ by Jordan Peterson: https://www.amazon.co.uk/12-Rules-Life-Antidote-Chaos/dp/0241351634 For Susan Blackmore: https://www.susanblackmore.uk/ Get signed copies of Unbelievable? the book and audiobook: www.unbelievablebook.co.uk For more faith debates visit: http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 Podcast of Unbelievable? Via RSS or Via Itunes

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0:00.0	Premier Podcasts
0:07.0	Unbelievable with Justin Briarly
0:15.0	Hello and welcome along to the show.
0:18.0	Conversations matter and here on unbelievable broadcasting from the heart of London in the
0:22.1	UK on Premier Christian Radio.
0:24.3	We've been bringing you conversations that matter on a weekly basis between Christians
0:28.3	and non-Christians for many years now.
0:30.3	I'm Justin Briarly and if you're a regular listener you will have heard me already talking
0:34.6	about a new project from unbelievable.
0:37.2	The big conversation.
0:38.2	Well today it launches.
0:40.5	The big conversation is a new video podcast and radio series from unbelievable in which
0:45.0	I sit down with some of the biggest thinkers in the Christian and atheist world.
0:48.5	Talk about science, faith, philosophy and what it means to be human.
0:52.6	Well in a moment I'll introduce today's guests Jordan B. Peterson, in debate with atheist
0:56.8	psychologist Susan Blackmore.
0:59.0	But can I encourage you to go and watch and share the video of today's show?
1:04.0	And you'll see just how expressive my guests actually get.
1:07.3	It's available now at the big conversation website and while you're there, sign up to
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1:16.8	resources.
1:17.8	That's all at thebigconversation.show.
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