Show 295: Morality Without Gods II: A Preview

Huffduffed by norelpref on March 5th, 2009

Morality Without Gods II: A Preview

This program, co-hosted by Sunsara Taylor and Paul Eckstein, was a preview of the following event:

Morality Without Gods: Part 2

Across the planet with unjust wars, uncertainty & convulsions in people’s lives, belief in gods and religion is rising. Broad controversy and debate rages over god, atheism, faith, and science. Last November, an overflow crowd came out at NYU for Morality Without Gods: Part 1. Part 2 will focus on these three questions:

* If you don’t believe in god, where do you get your morality from?
* Why is science not just “another belief system”?
* Could we/should we do away with belief in gods?

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