60-Second Adventures in Religion - for iPad/Mac/PC

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Ever wondered why Karl Marx thought religion was like Opium - or whether religion is possible without a god? Voiced by David Mitchell, this series of four 60 second animations examines different ways that religion has been viewed by non-religious thinkers. As well as Marx and Dawkins, religion is pu…

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    • Sep 14, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1m AVG DURATION
    • 8 EPISODES


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    Religion as social control

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2012 1:17


    Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. He’d obviously never been to a Gulag.

    Transcript -- Religion as social control

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    Transcript -- Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. He’d obviously never been to a Gulag.

    Religion as ritual

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2012 1:16


    Explore how ancient beliefs developed from “Eggism” into modern day religion. French philosopher, Comte explains how.

    Transcript -- Religion as ritual

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    Transcript -- Explore how ancient beliefs developed from “Eggism” into modern day religion. French philosopher, Comte explains how.

    Religion as a mother

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2012 1:20


    Why do so many people picture God as a man? JJ Bachofen suggested there was once a time when it was the Goddess, not God that people turned to for religious guidance.

    Transcript -- Religion as a mother

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2012


    Transcript -- Why do so many people picture God as a man? JJ Bachofen suggested there was once a time when it was the Goddess, not God that people turned to for religious guidance.

    Religion as a virus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2012 1:16


    Can science and religion ever sit side by side? Not according to Richard Dawkins. And he has rock-star mice to prove it.

    Transcript -- Religion as a virus

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    Transcript -- Can science and religion ever sit side by side? Not according to Richard Dawkins. And he has rock-star mice to prove it.

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