This is Speaking of Fates on Hurt Cuts.

I'm Krista Tippett, you're listening to my Unedited Conversation with Journalist

and Scholar Robert Wright.

He's the author of several books including The Evolution of God.

I spoke with him on February 2nd, 2010, in front of a live audience at the Humphrey Institute

of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.

This interview was included in our program The Evolution of God.

Download the MP3 of the Produced Show at Speaking of Faith.org.

Good evening, welcome to the Cole Center at the Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs

here at the University of Minnesota.

My name is Michael Barnett.

I'm the Staff and Professor of International Relations here at the Humphrey School.

If I could ask a few favors from you before we begin, the first is if you would please

turn off your cell phones or just check to make sure they're turned off.

We're doing live taping here and live streaming and so we don't want any interruptions, but

I'm also told by the producers of Speaking of Faith that they don't mind if you tweet.

This is nice, something I'm aware of, but turn off your ringers as you do so.

Okay, so for those who are tweeting, you might want to raise your hands.

This is going to be a special evening I suspect.

Tonight with a special taping of Speaking of Faith here at the Humphrey Institute, Chris

the Tippett will be interviewing, speaking with Robert Wright.

He has, this is one very busy guy.

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