The Greatest Story Ever Told (So Far) - with Dr. Lawrence Krauss

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🗓️ 6 June 2017

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Theoretical physicist Dr. Lawrence Krauss has written a new book about "The Greatest Story Ever Told...So Far," which examines and celebrates the human exploration of our universe.

He discusses his book, and his perspective on the religious ideas of a "Greatest Story," with Seth Andrews in this short conversation.

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Dr. Krauss' book is available at http://a.co/9GQP0SH

VIDEO of this interview: https://youtu.be/rTtf1mzjOW8

Transcript

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0:00.0	Okay, here we go, the step-by-three, two, one, action!
0:06.4	Assume nothing.
0:08.3	Branch ball face blasphemy.
0:10.5	Question. Everything.
0:12.3	Find it extremely hard to imagine. Open your eyes.
0:16.4	It is quite all right to be an atheist.
0:18.6	The fastest growing group of people in the country
0:21.0	has been measured as being those who have no belief
0:23.4	or who are atheists.
0:24.9	You don't have to be apologetic or quiet about it.
0:27.3	Challenge the opposition.
0:28.9	You see religion on 100 fronts losing the argument.
0:32.8	And start thinking.
0:37.8	This is the thinking atheist worldwide.
0:45.0	Not even summertime yet.
0:46.3	It's already been a wild summer.
0:49.0	That make any sense?
0:51.0	Just got back from an amazing weekend
0:53.4	to imagine no religion seven in Toronto.
0:57.4	I gave a speech called My Biggest Beef
1:00.6	with Christianity for the moment.
1:03.8	And it's kind of a ramped speech.
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