Peterson vs Harris, atheism and the alt-right – Esther O’Reilly and James Croft

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🗓️ 20 September 2018

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Thousands of people recently attended four high-profile debates on religion and atheism between psychology professor Jordan Peterson and atheist writer Sam Harris. Why are Peterson and Harris so influential, especially among young men? Why is Peterson’s approach making waves in atheist circles? Does the atheist movement have an alt-right problem? These and more questions are debated by Humanist leader James Croft and Christian blogger Esther O’Reilly as they discuss the popularity of Peterson and Harris and whether Christianity or secular humanism can answer the questions people are asking. For the Peterson / Harris debates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jey_CzIOfYE For Esther O’Reilly: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/youngfogey/2018/07/sam-harris-asks-questions-jordan-peterson-cant-answer/ For James Croft: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/templeofthefuture/2018/04/the-atheist-alt-right-connection/ For The Big Conversation videos, updates and bonus content sign up: http://www.thebigconversation.show 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	Good afternoon, welcome along to Unbelieveable with me Justin Briley.
0:10.6	This is the show that brings Christians and non-Christians together for dialogue and
0:13.9	debate every week.
0:15.6	And of course broadcasting around the world as a podcast too, perhaps you're among the
0:19.6	many people who download it from week to week.
0:22.4	You can find more details at our web page, premierChristianRadio.com slash unbelievable.
0:28.4	Links there of course to many of the projects and offshoots and features that are available
0:32.8	as well, including this year's unbelievable DVD, if you're interested in that and the
0:37.9	MP3 and digital download of that.
0:40.5	But also of course the big conversation video debate series which a lot of people have
0:44.3	been commenting on recently.
0:45.6	And in fact, one of the first people to feature in that video series is going to be under
0:51.2	discussion today.
0:53.0	So let me introduce my guest for today's program.
0:56.2	My guest today are James Croft and Esther O'Reilly.
1:01.9	Because today we're talking about the continuing phenomenon that is Jordan B. Peterson.
1:07.2	Back in June he joined me for a debate that kicked off our big conversation series.
1:10.8	Well that video alone now has over 750,000 views which gives you an idea of how popular
1:15.7	he is online.
1:17.2	In fact he recently drew tens of thousands for a four-part public dialogue with well-known
1:22.0	atheist thinker Sam Harris feeling theaters and stadiums in Vancouver Dublin and London
1:28.0	and the recordings of those encounters have recently been released.
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