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EPISODE · Aug 28, 2015 · 1H 21M

Can atheists have Meaning without God? Michael Ruse & Andy Bannister

from Unbelievable? · host Justin Brierley

Atheist philosopher Michael Ruse joins Justin as we spend a second week looking at Andy Bannister’s new book ‘The atheist who didn’t exist’. Its amusingly titled chapters include ‘The Peculiar Case of the Postmodern Penguin (or: Why Life without God is Meaningless). Michael and Andy debate whether it’s a problem that atheists can’t have meaning with a ‘capital M’. For The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist: http://theatheistwhodidntexist.com/ For Michael Ruse’s ‘Atheism: What everyone needs to know’: http://www.amazon.com/Atheism-What-Everyone-Needs-Know%C2%AE/dp/0199334587 For more faith debates visit http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 Podcast of Unbelievable? Via RSS or Via Itunes

Atheist philosopher Michael Ruse joins Justin as we spend a second week looking at Andy Bannister’s new book ‘The atheist who didn’t exist’. Its amusingly titled chapters include ‘The Peculiar Case of the Postmodern Penguin (or: Why Life without God is Meaningless). Michael and Andy debate whether it’s a problem that atheists can’t have meaning with a ‘capital M’. For The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist: http://theatheistwhodidntexist.com/ For Michael Ruse’s ‘Atheism: What everyone needs to know’: http://www.amazon.com/Atheism-What-Everyone-Needs-Know%C2%AE/dp/0199334587 For more faith debates visit http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 Podcast of Unbelievable? Via RSS or Via Itunes

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