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Podcast: Sott Radio Network
Episode: The Truth Perspective: Atheism vs. Religion: Does It Make Sense To Believe in God? - Part 1
Description: Why are humans religious? Is God just a metaphor? Why have we believed in gods? Are we just irrational? Or is there something else going on? In this first part of a two-part discussion, we take a look at the rise in atheism - even so-called Christian atheism - and whether their claims are worth taking seriously. The celebrity atheists argue that belief in God is not only wrong, it's irrational. But most of their targets are low-hanging fruit. As philosopher R. G. Collingwood argued, atheist...