HoP 086 - Serafina Cuomo on Ancient Mathematics

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HoP 499 Beyond Belief: Bayle, Toleration, and Atheism

Pierre Bayle argues that religious disagreements should be tolerated and that there are powerful arguments against monotheism, even as some contemporaries embrace outright atheism. 

Bonus Episode: Glenn Adamson on A Century of Tomorrows

Go to www.glennadamson.com to find out more about Glenn's books including A Century of Tomorrows 

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