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EPISODE · Jul 23, 2025 · 23 MIN

12 - Have We Outgrown God, Or Dawkins?

from The Question of God · host Peter S. Williams, Børge E. Bentsen

The four students and their professor have come to their twelfth and last meeting in the coffee shop discussing Richard Dawkins' book Outgrowing God. The topic this time is Dawkins’ response to cosmic fine-tuning, and whether the claim in his book is correct - has our civilisation really outgrown God? Or have we rather outgrown Dawkins' views? Has atheistic naturalism as a worldview become more questionable in the recent years as science discovers more about the cosmos? Thomas, Astrid, Douglas and Hiromi summarize their views after studying Dawkins' book.   The Question of God is a fictional, 12-episode podcast featuring students with different views discussing philosophy, science and belief in God. Podcasts hosted by Sophie Minerva, Professor of Philosophy at NLA University College in Norway. (All voices performed by A.I.) The podcast-series is made by Peter S. Williams (www.peterswilliams.com) and Børge Elliot Bentsen and is adapted from parts of Peter’s book Outgrowing God? A Beginner’s Guide to Richard Dawkins and the God Debate (Cascade 2020). The series is produced and published by BioCosmos (www.biocosmos.no) in cooperation with Damaris Norge (www.damaris.no). All rights reserved.

The Question of God is a fictional, 12-episode podcast featuring students with different views discussing philosophy, science and belief in God. Podcasts hosted by Sophie Minerva, Professor of Philosophy at NLA University College in Norway. (All voices performed by A.I.) The podcast-series is made by Peter S. Williams (www.peterswilliams.com) and Børge Elliot Bentsen and is adapted from parts of Peter’s book Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide to Richard Dawkins and the God Debate (Cascade 2020). The series is produced and published by BioCosmos (www.biocosmos.no) in cooperation with Damaris Norge (www.damaris.no). All rights reserved.

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