Creating God

Do you ever struggle to communicate with your mom? Or feel like you and your spouse sometimes speak different languages? This week, we revisit a favorite conversation with linguist Deborah Tannen. She shows how our conversational styles can cause unintended conflicts, and what we ...  Show more

Have you ever had a flash of insight that hit you when you least expected it? How did it change your life? Psychologist Anthony Klotz studies the "jolts" that shake us out of our routines, and how these moments can help us make more intentional decisions about the people we want ...  Show more

Did God create us or did we create God? Listen to this episode as Muhammad Sami discusses his journey through religion, and how it is deeply embedded in his thirst for knowledge, spirituality and philosophy. We discuss the core elements of religion and how it governs elements of ...  Show more

من حلقة الدين فى عصر العلم EP44: Religion in an Age of Science فى العقود الاخيرة تحدى اخر للفكرة الدينية ظهر من العلم فى مجال علم النفس التطورى Evolutionary psychology اللى مجال دراستة بيركز على محاولة فهم الطريقة اللى اثرت بيها قوى التطور فى الماضى على تشكيل ادراك، وعى، وتصرفات ...  Show more

For evolutionary scientists studying religion, it's more fruitful to examine what people do in religious contexts, rather than listen to what they say they believe. There's a new recognition that as well as looking at behaviour, people studying religion must take account of the r ...  Show more

Alan Watts amazing lecture series on the concept of religion and the mythology that surrounds it.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theenthusiasts/support