Steven Pinker vs Nick Spencer • Have science, reason and humanism replaced faith?

2018-07-17T00:00:00+01:00

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Harvard atheist Steven Pinker debates the future of humanity with Nick Spencer of Christian think-tank Theos.

This is the second episode of The Big Conversation, a unique video series from Unbelievable? featuring world-class thinkers across the Christian and atheist community. Exploring science, faith, philosophy and what it means to be human.

The Big Conversation series:

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John Lennox & Michael Ruse - Released 7th September 2018

Daniel Dennett & Keith Ward - Released 5th October 2018

Peter Singer & Andy Bannister - Released 3rd November 2018

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