- -: Jesus on a Pancake? - Lisa Bitel
January 13, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/10/Dr_Michael_Arbib_and_Dr_Lisa_Bitel_Seeing_the_Divine Religion historian Lisa Bitel examines several contemporary reports of religious visions, manifestations and apparitions. ----- How, in this age of scientific rationalism, can we begin to understa...
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- -: We're All Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely
January 13, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Dan Ariely, a professor of behavioral economics at Duke University, presents examples of cognitive illusions that help illustrate why humans make predictably irrational decisions. EG is the celebration of the American entertainment industry. Since 1984, Richard Saul Wurman has created extraordin...
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- -: Is Religious Literalism a Modern Phenomenon? - Kenan Malik
January 23, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/02/From_Fatwa_to_Jihad_The_Rushdie_Affair Kenan Malik argues that literal interpretation of religious texts is a relatively new phenomenon, though many fundamentalists believe otherwise. Malik says literalists are disconnected from religious traditions a...
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- -: Evolution Warning Labels and Scientific Theory - Kenneth Miller
January 27, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/18/Kenneth_Miller_on_Evolution_and_Intelligent_Design Cell biologist Kenneth Miller examines the evolution warning label his biology textbook was given when used in Cobb County, Georgia high schools. Miller rebukes arguments that dismiss evolution as "ju...
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- -: Darwin, Lincoln, and the New Atheists - Adam Gopnik
February 12, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/26/Adam_Gopnik_at_City_Arts__Lectures Adam Gopnik, author of Angels and Ages, discusses how Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin differed in their approaches to atheism, and contrasts their views with those of modern atheists such as Richard Dawkins. ----...
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- -: Losing Religion to the Amazonian Piraha Tribe - Daniel Everett
April 4, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/20/Daniel_Everett_Endangered_Languages_and_Lost_Knowledge Linguistics professor Daniel Everett explains the idea of "xibipiio," a way of life he encountered while studying the language of the Amazonian Piraha tribe. Everett, a former Christian missionary...
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- -: Child Molesting Priest Leads to 'Shattered' Faith - William Lobdell
April 14, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/25/Losing_Religion_William_Lobdell Former L.A. Times journalist William Lobdell recalls reporting on members of a Catholic church who rallied to support a child molesting priest. The incident "shattered" Lobdell's faith, causing him to reconsider his con...
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- -: Paul Ehrlich: Pro-Life Policies 'Kill Women'
April 28, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/15/Evolution_of_the_Dominant_Animal_Paul_R_Ehrlich Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich argues that anti-abortion policies harm women's rights, while family planning programs raise levels of education. "When you refuse to give women access to safe abortion, a...
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- -: The Future of Religious Nationalism - Reza Aslan
June 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/15/Reza_Aslan_How_to_Win_a_Cosmic_War Reza Aslan, religious scholar and author of How to Win a Cosmic War, and Phil Bronstein, editor-at-large for the San Francisco Chronicle, discuss the problematic nature of religious nationalism. "It's a force that ca...
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- -: The L Word: Liberal Christians Living In Exile?
June 8, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/26/Why_Jesus_Was_a_Liberal_Rev_Scotty_McLennan Rev. Scotty McLennan ridicules the negative connotations of the term "liberal" in relation to politics and Christianity, and says it is time liberal Christians reclaim the term. "Liberal Christianity can poi...
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