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Are Millennials & Gen Z ready to believe in God?
Mikhaila Peterson & Jon McCray (Whaddo You Meme?) discuss Has internet atheism run its course? Are young people ready to find meaning in religion again?
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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, 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
