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Professor Alister McGrath is a renowned academic in theology, science, and religion. He holds three doctorates from Oxford, One in molecular biophysics, one in Divinity and one in Letters. He has been Andreas Idreos Professorship in Science and Religion at Oxford University, Professor of Divinity at Gresham College, Professor of theology, ministry, and education at King's College London, Professor of historical theology at the University of Oxford, and was principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. As a Christian Apologist he has debated with Daniel Dennett, Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins (only needing Sam Harris for a full set). Also with Peter Atkins, Susan Blackmore, Stephen Law and many others. He is a prolific author and has written The Dawkins Delusion, The Twilight of Atheism and over 50 other books (couldn't find out how many exactly). His latest book is Why we believe: Finding meaning in uncertain times. TIMELINE 00:00 Alister McGrath 02:04 Every one believes something 04:45 Is the content of belief important 06:00 The really important questions in life 06:55 What kind of Christian is McGrath? 11:30 Belief is not a passive acceptance of ideas but active engagement 14:30 What is truth? And does it matter? 16:00 What does Alister McGrath actually believe? 18:45 Is atheism a form of belief? Is Christopher Hitchens a believer? 20:45 Is Dawkins right to say that Darwinism is a fact? 24:10 Is Justin Brierley right to say there is a new resurgence of Christianity? 28:49 How has apologetics changed today? 31:13 What is your view of intelligent design and the Discovery Institute? 33:19 What is your view of Ken Ham and the Genesis movement? 36:45 Intelligent Design or Evolution? 39:45 Are Science and Religion non-overlapping magisteria? 47:50 The Problem of Suffering 49:50 Where does right and wrong come from? 53:45 Where do atheists get their morality from? 55:50 How does apologetics work in a world without moral consensus?