Atheists and Christians debate life’s big questions
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Is Religion Good or Bad for Society?
Hosted by Andy Kind, Shapiro and O’Connor debate Is religion good or bad for society? What is the concept of free will? Does it even exist? What about the idea of the self, and the foundations of morality in society, and do we all have to agree on them?
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The Big Conversation video series from Premier Unbelievable? features world-class thinkers across the religious and non-religious communities.
Hosted by Justin Brierley and Andy Kind, each season consists of six special shows with conversations and debate exploring science, faith, philosophy and what it means to be human. Join us, as guests such as Jordan B Peterson, Richard Dawkins, Francis Collins, Rowan Williams, Sharon Dirckx, Iain McGilchrist and Mikhaila Peterson debate the biggest questions of life.
- Are today’s generation ready to believe in God again?
- Is there a Maker behind our mind?
- Why do people convert to belief in God?
- Will technology overtake human life?
The Big Conversation is produced by Premier in partnership with John Templeton Foundation.

Episode 1 : The psychology of belief: Do we need God to make sense of life?

Episode 2 : The future of humanity: Have science, reason and humanism replaced faith?

Episode 3 : The search for happiness: Can we have meaning without God?

Episode 4 : Science, faith and the evidence for God

Episode 5 : Mind, consciousness and freewill: Are we more than matter?

Episode 6 : Evolution, morality and being human: Do we need God to be good?

Episode 1 | Part 1 : Religion: Useful fiction or ultimate truth?

Episode 2 : The Universe: Where did it come from and why are we part of it?

Episode 3 : The story of Jesus: Can we trust the historical reliability of the Gospels?

Episode 4 | Part 1 : Is God Dead? A conversation on faith, culture and the modern world

Episode 4 | Part 2 : Is God Dead? A conversation on faith, culture and the modern world

Episode 5 : Did Christianity give us our human values?

Episode 6 : Morality: Can atheism deliver a better world?

Episode 1 | Part 2 : Religion: Useful fiction or ultimate truth?

Episode 1 : Atheism or Christianity? Which makes best sense of who we are?

Episode 2 : God, AI and the future of humanity: Is technology the key to immortality?

Episode 3 : Identity, myth and miracles: Can we find a story to live by in a post-Christian world?

Episode 4 : The fine tuning of the Universe: Was the cosmos made for us?

Episode 5 : The Origins of Life: Do we need a new theory for how life began?

Episode 6 : Judaism and Christianity: How do we recover the Jewishness of Jesus?

Episode 1 : Biology, Belief, and Covid: Can Science and Faith be Reconciled?

Episode 2 : Conversion, Culture and the Cross: Are we ready to believe in God again?

Episode 3 : Is there a Master Behind our Mind?

Episode 4 : Rationality, Religious Experience and the Case for God

Episode 5 : Robots, Transhumanism and Life Beyond Earth

Episode 6 : Are Millennials & Gen Z ready to believe in God?

Episode 1 : Did Jesus of Nazareth rise from the dead?

Episode 2 : Christianity, the Sexual Revolution and the future of the West

Episode 3 : Can Science and Religion Tell us What it Means to be Human?

Episode 4 : Do Consciousness and Near Death Experiences Point to an Afterlife?

Episode 5 : The Robot Race, Part I: Could AI ever replace humanity?

Episode 6 : The Robot Race, Part II: How should humanity flourish in an AI world?
