60-Second Adventures in Religion - for iPod/iPhone

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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


Latest episodes from 60-Second Adventures in Religion - for iPod/iPhone

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

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2012


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

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2012


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

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2012


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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