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  1. An Evening with Alain de Botton

    Few thinkers have succeeded in bringing the world of ideas beyond the ivory tower with such clarity and grace as Alain de Botton. In an event that extends one of the Wheeler Centre chief themes for the year, de Botton brings his light touch and intellectual pirouettes to religion. In his only Melbourne appearance, he discusses the provocative ideas in his latest book, Religion for Atheists, arguing why atheists and agnostics should stop mocking religions and steal from them instead.

    http://wheelercentre.com/videos/video/an-evening-with-alain-de-botton/

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  2. Kevin Kelly Interview

    Interview with @Wired Founder Kevin Kelly by Avi Solomon http://boingboing.net/2012/05/11/kk.html Avi interviewed Kevin at his home in Pacifica.

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  3. Why the New Atheists don’t go far enough

    "On Sunday evening I gave a talk at Revolution NYC in Brooklyn. In the talk I attempted to clarify the nature of religion and its abolition in Christianity. My hope was to provide an outline of the project I am committed to. A project that stands opposed to so much of the presently existing church…" http://peterrollins.net/blog/?p=1269

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  4. Atheists on Religion: AC Grayling and Tim Crane at the LSE

    For the last 150 years or so European philosophers and sociologists have tended to regard religion as just one more pre-scientific myth and superstition that has had its day, and likely to wither on the vine of History. This view, the secularization thesis, seems today to be in poor shape. Not only does there appear to be no sign of withering, still less a clear path of scientific and rational progress, but religion seems to be reviving. Classic atheist criticisms of religion tend today to sound increasingly strident and dogmatic. In this dialogue two of Britain’s leading philosophers who are also convinced atheists will explore the continued attractions of religious belief and its place in a European world whose secular character is itself today in question.

    From http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/podcasts/publicLecturesAndEvents.htm

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  5. Religious Search Engines Yield Tailored Results

    In a world where Google has put every bit of information at our fingertips, some people are now demanding less information when they surf the Internet.

    Some Jews, Muslims and Christians are abandoning Yahoo and Google and turning to search engines with results that meet their religious standards.

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  6. KQED Forum - The Invention of Air

    English scientist, philosopher and theologian Joseph Priestly conducted experiments that led to the discovery of oxygen. But he was also central in the politics and religious life of England and early America. We talk about Priestly with author Steven Johnson.

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