Do facts alone satisfy our deepest human longings?
In short: In a post-truth era, this discussion explores whether science and faith are in conflict or if human beings possess a natural, innate instinct for religion.
At the University of Oxford, Alister McGrath holds the Andreos Idreos Professorship of Science and Religion, exploring how scientific data meets human significance. He explores how the cognitive science of religion views religiousness as a natural human trait and investigates whether modern psychological research suggests that facts are insufficient to address our core existential questions.
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