Science, faith and the future of humanity Denis Alexander v Julian Baggini hosted by Andy Kind

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🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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How will AI change our lives? Will people be living on Mars in fifty years? And what role does faith play in a rapidly evolving world? In this episode of Unbelievable?, host Andy Kind brings together two thought-provoking voices to explore the intersection of science, faith, and the future of humanity. Denis Alexander, scientist and founder of the Faraday Institute in Cambridge, joins Julian Baggini, atheist philosopher and author, for a fascinating debate on where humanity is headed in light of rapid technological advancements. The debate is moderated by Neil McKain and is followed by an open Q&A. Check out our other shows on AI here https://youtu.be/RIdUOnxocYA and https://youtu.be/GL3VdzJOaGI SOCIAL LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/unbelievablefe Facebook: / https://facebook.com/premierunbelievable Instagram: / https://instagram.com/premierunbelievable Tik Tok: / https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievable 👉 Get bonus content, updates, fascinating articles, and early access to new episodes—absolutely free! Join now at www.premierunbelievable.com 🎉📢 • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

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0:00.0	I think if you mobilize thought then I have a great hope that that can have a real positive influence on the environment
0:08.7	providing it is if you'd like, helped with science, obviously.
0:14.5	I think you have to fuse science and the fate
0:16.8	at that point.
0:17.9	We're in a hole, and we're going to do the best we can
0:20.4	to get out of it.
0:21.4	And there's no point dwelling on the fact that you might not
0:25.3	succeed.
0:28.3	Hello and welcome to the unbelievable podcast the show that brings Christians and non-Christians together to debate the topics
0:35.0	that matter to all of us.
0:37.0	I am your host Andy Kind.
0:39.3	And today we're diving into a fascinating debate on the topic of faith, science, and the future of humanity.
0:48.0	And not only that, but with the advances in science, AI and social media, what is the future role of religion?
0:57.9	This discussion addresses loads of questions about the future.
1:01.9	What will be the average life expectancy?
1:04.0	Well AI create better comedy than humans can create.
1:08.0	It's not going to.
1:10.0	In 50 years will the first cohort of people be arriving to live on Mars?
1:15.9	Which diseases will have been eliminated?
1:18.2	All these questions.
1:20.4	We teamed up again with Ailsbury Youth for Christ to bring you this discussion.
1:24.0	It's a great debate this time between scientists and Christian, Dennis Alexander,
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