Rational Religion’s conversations with Darwin skeptic David Berlinski

Philosopher and novelist David Berlinski is an early and interesting Darwin skeptic. His iconic 1996 Commentary essay, The Deniable Darwin, set thousands of people thinking.

Anyway, hat tip to Philip Cunningham:

1:16 – Berlinski’s background

2:17 – Does Materialism makes sense?

3:47 – What are the Laws of Nature

10:01 – What is consciousness?

15:47 – Is Artificial Intelligence a threat?

19:36 – Is Darwinian Evolution on its way out?

23:28 – How did language originate?

35:03 – Does religion poison human morality? 37:35 – Can science teach us morality? 40:49 – How influential has New Atheism been? 41:24 – Spiritual but not religious/ are we just bodies? 42:52 – Can religious ideas make a comeback in the west?

35:03 – Does religion poison human morality?

37:35 – Can science teach us morality?

40:49 – How influential has New Atheism been?

41:24 – Spiritual but not religious/ are we just bodies?

42:52 – Can religious ideas make a comeback in the west?

See also: Hoover Institution interview with David Berlinski

David Berlinski with Mark Levin: The Link Between Evolution, Science And Progressivism

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