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What is the purpose of the universe? with Richard Swinburne, Philip Goff & Vince Vitale

Unbelievable?

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Richard Swinburne and Philip Goff debate why are we here? Is it time we moved on from both God and Atheism, as Goff suggests in his new book Why? The Purpose of the Universe? Unbelievable Host Vince Vitale guides us through as Goff argues that the traditional God is a bad explanation of cosmic purpose. Instead, he explores a range of alternative possibilities for accounting for cosmic purpose, from the speculation that we live in a computer simulation to the hypothesis that the universe itself is a conscious mind. Richard Swinburne is a Fellow of the British Academy, and has received honorary doctorates from three overseas universities. He was Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Oxford from 1985 until 2002. Since then he has continued to lecture extensively in many countries. He is best known for his trilogy on the philosophy of theism -The Coherence of Theism, The Existence of God, and Faith and Reason. Richard Swinburne and James Sterba are launching a new debate Why would a good God allow so much suffering? early in 2024. Dr Philip Goff is Professor of Philosophy at Durham University. His research focuses on consciousness and the ultimate nature of reality. Goff is best known for defending panpsychism, the view that consciousness pervades the universe and is a fundamental feature of it. Richard’s papers 'The existence of God', 'The problem of evil' are accessible on his website here, and his books are available here Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Purpose-Universe-Philip-Goff/dp/0198883765 Website: https://philipgoffphilosophy.com/ Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@MindChat Social Media: https://twitter.com/Philip_Goff • 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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Churches growing in dangerous locations, worshippers gathering in the dead of night,

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followers of Jesus risking their lives, Christians imprisoned for owning a Bible.

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For persecuted Christians their only crime is to follow

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slash Premier. This applies to theists and atheists alike. It's uncomfortable to change your views and I always wonder whether my

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failure to change my views was because it was uncomfortable but I don't think so because I think my arguments are good and the

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arguments against a bad and that's just how it is.

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Either it's just an incredible fluke that the numbers in our physics happen to be right for life

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or these numbers in our physics are as they are because they are the right numbers for life.

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In other words, that there is some kind of goal-directedness

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towards life at the fundamental level of reality.

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