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Spencer Klavan on Science vs. Religion (and Why the Stoics Were Not Materialists) (Episode 155)

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Has Science proven that the world is nothing more than a physical machine without overarching purpose?

Spencer Klavan’s most recent book answers with an emphatic no. Ancient philosophy and modern science reveal that the worldview of materialism is not enough.

Instead, our picture of the world must include mind as a fundamental ingredient – just as the Stoic and Christian worldviews do.

Light of the Mind, Light of the World

Young Heretics Podcast

(01:28) Resetting the Narrative About Science

(10:14) Science vs. Religion

(23:30) Secularism and the Sacred

(29:48) Genesis

(42:50) The Stoic View of the World

(49:48) Determinism

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Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/

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Has Science proven that the world is nothing more than a physical machine without overarching purpose?

Spencer Klavan’s most recent book answers with an emphatic no. Ancient philosophy and modern science reveal that the worldview of materialism is not enough.

Instead, our picture of the world must include mind as a fundamental ingredient – just as the Stoic and Christian worldviews do.

Light of the Mind, Light of the World

Young Heretics Podcast

(01:28) Resetting the Narrative About Science

(10:14) Science vs. Religion

(23:30) Secularism and the Sacred

(29:48) Genesis

(42:50) The Stoic View of the World

(49:48) Determinism

***

Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribe

Download the Stoa app (it’s a free download): https://stoameditation.com/pod

If you try the Stoa app and find it useful, but truly cannot afford it, email us and we'll set you up with a free account.

Listen to more episodes and learn more here: https://stoameditation.com/blog/stoa-conversations/

Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/

  continue reading

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