Philip Ball & Nick Spencer • Can Science and Religion Tell us What it Means to be Human?

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The Big Conversation - Episode 3 | Season 5

It’s a widely held view that science and religion are in conflict, including and perhaps especially over how they approach one of life's most fundamental questions: what does it mean to be human? But is that really the case, and do we need to rethink how we’ve been seeking the answer, at a time when we seemingly need more clarity over humanity's identity than ever before?

Atheist science writer and broadcaster Philip Ball, author of The Book of Minds: Understanding Ourselves and Other Beings, From Animals to Aliens, engages with Christian academic Nick Spencer, Senior Fellow at Theos and author of Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science & Religion.

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The Big Conversation is a video series from Premier Unbelievable? featuring world-class thinkers across the religious and non-religious community. Exploring science, faith, philosophy and what it means to be human. The Big Conversation is produced by Premier Unbelievable? in partnership with John Templeton Foundation.

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Released on 7 Jul 2023

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ContentFamilyTrait.php#18premier790μs

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ContentFamilyTrait.php#18premier720μs

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Philip Ball & Nick Spencer • Can Science and Religion Tell us What it Means to be Human?

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