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I had an intriguing conversation with Bishop Richard Holloway, former Head of the Church of Scotl ... Show More
Oct 16
If God designed it, why is it so badly built?
In this episode, Richard Dawkins revisits a 2012 conversation from the Great Minds program, produced by the Educational Broadcasting System in South Korea. He examines why life looks designed yet is full of flaws, showing how imperfections in nature reveal the true workings of ev ... Show More
13m 46s
Sep 2025
Why Ants Tear Off Their Own Wings
In this episode, Richard Dawkins revisits a 2012 conversation from the Great Minds program, produced by the Educational Broadcasting System in South Korea. Drawing on themes from his book Flights of Fancy, Dawkins explores humanity’s ancient dream of flight, the physics that gove ... Show More
15m 47s
Sep 2025
Why Ideas Spread Like Viruses
In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard joins a live audience in Edinburgh to discuss his latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead. In this wide-ranging conversation, he reflects on how DNA preserves the story of evolution, describing organisms as “living books” that r ... Show More
1h 15m
May 2024
451. Navigating Belief, Skepticism, and the Afterlife | Alex O'Connor
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down in-person with philosophical-oriented YouTuber and podcaster Alex O’Connor. They discuss the proper use of skepticism, the true meaning of belief and prayer, the mythological and historical nature of the Bible, the level-of-analysis problem, and t ... Show More
2 h
Apr 2024
438. Aboutness, Secular vs. Religious Ethics, & Plato’s Aviary | Dr. Daniel Dennett
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with writer, philosopher, and cognitive scientist Dr. Daniel Dennett. They discuss the concepts of aboutness, intention, and the highest good as they relate to the religious and secular worlds, the establishment of trust and ethics outside of tran ... Show More
1h 40m
Dec 2021
WOF 313: Not Dumbing Down the Faith
<p><!-- wp:html --><!-- /wp:html --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>In a recent talk, Bishop Barron presented on the importance of not dumbing down the faith as we engage in religious education. Young people enjoy asking about and discussing the big questions, from God's existence, ... Show More
1h 2m
Aug 2023
WOF 400: Three Paths Beyond Scientism
<p>Today we share with you Bishop Barron's keynote talk from the 2023 Wonder Conference, hosted by Word on Fire.</p> <p>His keynote addressed scientism, the view that authentic truth claims can be made only in regard to those matters treatable through the scientific method, and o ... Show More
56m 40s
<p>Today we share a sample from our new Word on Fire Institute course titled <a href= "https://wordonfire.institute/courses/faith-science-and-sin/"><strong> "Faith, Science, and Sin"</strong></a> taught by Dr. Christopher Baglow.</p> <p>Dr. Baglow considers the mysteries of the C ... Show More
