WOF 338: Evolution and the Modern World w/ Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture
Brandon Vogt
4.9 • 5.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2022
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
In this new “Bishop Barron Presents” discussion, Bishop Barron sits down with evolutionary biologists Dr. Heather Heying and Dr. Bret Weinstein, the best-selling authors of A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life. They discuss several topics, such as:
- Evolution, science, and religion
- The importance of public discourse
- G.K. Chesterton’s fence
- The problems of pornography
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show. I'm Brandon Vaat, the host and the senior publishing |
| 0:10.9 | director at Word on Fire. Well, the big news, if you haven't yet heard it, is that Pope Francis |
| 0:16.8 | has appointed Bishop Baron to be the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Winona Rochester, |
| 0:23.0 | which is in Minnesota. So that's Bishop Baron's new diocese. He's going to lead. He will be installed |
| 0:28.6 | on Friday, July 29th, and from that point forward, he will be the ordinary, the leader of the diocese |
| 0:35.2 | of Winona Rochester. He's very excited, very happy. We're planning to have a conversation about his |
| 0:41.3 | new position on a future Word on Fire Show episode. I think that will likely be in early July. So |
| 0:47.8 | look forward to that. We'll have a lot more to say about his new diocese and what his plans are |
| 0:52.4 | there. But for now, we're going to share with you the audio from one of our recent Bishop Baron |
| 0:58.0 | presents discussions. These are discussions Bishop Baron has with people in the culture who are |
| 1:04.0 | influencing thought and engagement and discussion. Today, he brings together a couple, |
| 1:09.7 | Heather Hying and Brett Weinstein, their husband and wife. They're also the best-sull and co-authors |
| 1:15.7 | of a new book titled A Hunter Gatherers Guide to the 21st century, Evolution and the Challenges of |
| 1:23.1 | Modern Life. Both Dr. Hying and Dr. Weinstein are professional evolutionary biologists. |
| 1:29.4 | And they have a great discussion with Bishop Baron about lots of topics, including evolution, |
| 1:34.1 | science, and religion, the importance of public discourse, Chesterton's fence. That's right, |
| 1:40.4 | GK Chesterton's fence. They get into that concept. They also cover the problems of pornography, |
| 1:45.6 | and numerous other topics. So it's a great discussion. A lengthy and depth discussion. We think |
| 1:51.6 | you're going to enjoy it. So sit back and enjoy the audio from Bishop Baron presents Heather Hying |
| 1:57.5 | and Brett Weinstein. Enjoy. |
| 2:05.6 | Why I'm delighted to be here with Brett Weinstein and with Heather Hying, two people that came |
| 2:09.8 | on the cultural radar screen maybe about five years ago with the Evergreen State College situation. |
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