Podcasts by 60-Second Adventures in Religion - for iPad/Mac/PC
Ever wondered why Karl Marx thought religion was like Opium - or whether religion is possible without a god? Voiced by David Mitchell, this series of four 60 second animations examines different ways that religion has been viewed by non-religious thinkers. As well as Marx and Dawkins, religion is put under the microscope by thinkers Auguste Comte and JJ Bachoffen.
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Religion as social control from 2012-09-14T14:25:30
Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. He’d obviously never been to a Gulag.
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Transcript -- Religion as social control from 2012-09-14T14:25:29
Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. He’d obviously never been to a Gulag.
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Religion as ritual from 2012-09-14T14:24:03
Explore how ancient beliefs developed from “Eggism” into modern day religion. French philosopher, Comte explains how.
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Transcript -- Religion as ritual from 2012-09-14T14:24:02
Explore how ancient beliefs developed from “Eggism” into modern day religion. French philosopher, Comte explains how.
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Religion as a mother from 2012-09-14T14:22:22
Why do so many people picture God as a man? JJ Bachofen suggested there was once a time when it was the Goddess, not God that people turned to for religious guidance.
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Transcript -- Religion as a mother from 2012-09-14T14:22:21
Why do so many people picture God as a man? JJ Bachofen suggested there was once a time when it was the Goddess, not God that people turned to for religious guidance.
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Religion as a virus from 2012-09-14T14:19:23
Can science and religion ever sit side by side? Not according to Richard Dawkins. And he has rock-star mice to prove it.
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Transcript -- Religion as a virus from 2012-09-14T14:19:22
Can science and religion ever sit side by side? Not according to Richard Dawkins. And he has rock-star mice to prove it.
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