#1 Religion in Science-Fictional Times!

On the relations between science, religion and philosophy in our increasingly "science-fictional" times.

GUEST BIOS:

Scholar of religion and philosophy Dr. Sotiris Mitralexis (@University College London) and social science researcher Ferdia O'Brien (@brightagebeyond.com & youtube.com/@AfterTheOligarchy).

(00:00) Introduction
(00:51) A Science-Fictional Way of Thinking!
(03:10) Religious Language and Democratic Dialogue
(08:04) The Psychologizing of Religion in Modernity
(17:21) Pragmatism vs Scientism, from Theocracy to Technocracy
(23:13) East vs West: the defining distinction?
(28:13) What is "Secularity"? Does it rival Religiosity?
(36:57) Can Stephen Jay Gould's "NOMA" help integrate Science and Religion?
(50:07) Differentiating Science from Scientism (Dawkins vs Noble)
(55:18) Realism vs Pragmatism in formulating conceptual distinctions (e.g., Science, Religion, & Occultism)
(1:00:00) What is "Scientism" and why should we care?
(1:06:27) Is there an emergent "Scientific Method", as distinct from religious methods of inquiry concerning perennial questions?
(1:18:00) Academic Debates vs. Social Problems post-1945
(1:20:25) East vs West: The Great Convergence or The Great Deviation?
(1:36:51) A Pragmatic Compromise? Democratic vs Non-democratic ways of organizing society
(1:39:04) Concluding Remarks & Book Recommendations
(1:42:58) Overtime Segment (Harari & Scientism Revisited, Video Essay Preview, YouTubers Union)

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