#2 God’s Existence: Is It the Right Question?

On the relative importance of the "God Question", the nature of good and evil, the relationship between love and rationality, the social consequences of religious belief and whether Godhood or God-making is a useful analogy for AGI.

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Writer, host of the Science of Everything podcast and author of "Unreasonable Faith" (2018) James Fodor (@jamesfodor.com, youtube.com/@JamesFodor &  thescienceofeverything.net).

(00:00) Introduction
(02:16) God's Existence: Is It the Right Question?
(07:28) The Psychology of Religion, Acting "As If" God Exists
(15:37) The Historical Value of the God Question
(20:45) What is Philosophical Progress?
(25:33) The Moral Value of the God Question
(29:03) Will Theology Follow Philosophy into the Sciences?
(38:52) Wisdom vs Faith as the Basis for Ethics
(44:09) The Value of Ignorance, Calculability & Prudence
(51:06) The Relationship between Love and Rationality
(1:00:58) The Paradox of Nonduality
(1:09:50) Ultimate Social Values or Principles
(1:16:37) The Value of Faith As Such
(1:21:32) The Value of Self-Fulfilling Beliefs
(1:26:58) The Antitheism Question
(1:30:00) Godhood as an Analogy for AGI
(1:34:47) Moving On from the God Question
(1:38:10) The Soul Question: an Alternative Focus?
(1:47:29) Religion vs Transhumanism
(1:54:20) Overtime Segment (Arguments Revisited)

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