Steven Pinker vs Nick Spencer: Have science, reason & humanism replaced faith?

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🗓️ 22 June 2018

⏱️ 80 minutes

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In the second Big Conversation episode, Justin is joined by Harvard professor of psychology Steven Pinker and Nick Spencer of Christian think-tank Theos. They debate the future of humanity in relation to Pinker’s recent book ‘Enlightenment Now’, addressing his claim that science, reason and humanism are the drivers of progress in the world, rather than religion. Nick Spencer argues that science and enlightenment values are firmly tied to the West’s Judeo-Christian tradition. The Big Conversation is produced in partnership with Templeton Religion Trust. For Big Conversation videos, updates and bonus content sign up: http://www.thebigconversation.show For Steven Pinker: https://stevenpinker.com For Nick Spencer: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Evolution-West-Nick-Spencer/dp/0281075204 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	Good afternoon and welcome along to Unbelieveable, the show from Premier Christian Radio in the UK,
0:20.2	which broadcasts around the world as a podcast and brings you conversations that matter.
0:24.6	Between Christians and skeptics every week, I'm Justin Briarly delighted to bring you
0:28.9	the second episode of the Big Conversation series today.
0:33.0	It all launched two weeks ago with the first debate we aired between psychologist Jordan B. Peterson
0:38.6	and atheist Susan Blackmore, which has gone on to become very popular indeed.
0:43.0	And today, on the programme, we'll be hearing Harvard Psychology Professor and atheist Stephen Pinker
0:48.3	in conversation with Christian guest Nick Spencer.
0:51.2	I'll be introducing them and the subject very shortly.
0:54.2	But if this is all new to you, the big conversation is a video series from Unbelieveable,
0:59.8	in which I'm sitting down with some of the biggest thinkers in the Christian and atheist world
1:03.7	to talk about science, faith, philosophy and what it means to be human.
1:07.7	Well, today's show and the first episode of the Big Conversation are available now to watch as videos at the website.
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