What Is Religion? - with Peter Boghossian (

In this conversation, American philosopher and author Peter Boghossian picks my brain about my beliefs, religion, its purpose and truth claims, the origin of the universe, and the meaning of gods or higher beings. We also discuss doubt, the efficacy of prayer, and the effects of meaning. Enjoy!

Peter's work: https://linktr.ee/peterboghossian

Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:20 - Intro music
01:51 - Introduction
04:22 - How to see religion
10:01 - A truth claim
18:48 - Offering a world
21:32 - Are you comfortable with all your Christian beliefs?
23:25 - Would you follow sthg that helps but is false?
25:27 - Monogamy and trust
28:39 - Value relevance before proof
30:53 - Deconstruction
34:59 - A scale of doubt
38:19 - Studying prayer
41:06 - Meaning and prayer
44:58 - What is a god?
48:30 - What if a meteorite destroyed everything?
52:22 - The origin of the universe
56:18 - What if humans looked different?
01:02:49 - Telos of being
01:06:26 - What is being?
01:12:01 - Imagine a pagan world
01:15:50 - The need for higher beings


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