Does Life Have a Purpose? | Alex O'Connor, Rowan Williams, Elizabeth Oldfield, Philip Goff

Leading philosophers debate the existence of God. Tickets for future events: www.theoramedia.com

This event was hosted at The Royal Institution Theatre on 15 November 2024.

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Speakers

Rowan Williams – Former Archbishop of Canterbury
Elizabeth Oldfield – Host of The Sacred
Philip Goff – Professor of Philosophy, Durham University
Alex O’Connor (@CosmicSkeptic) – Host of Within Reason

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This event was supported by the John Templeton Foundation’s Panpsychism and Pan(en)theism Project (Grant No. 59140).

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction
2:35 Rowan Williams – Opening Statement
5:10 Philip Goff – Opening Statement
8:55 Alex O’Connor – Opening Statement
13:30 Elizabeth Oldfield – Opening Statement
18:10 Fine-Tuning
26:40 Christian Responses to Atheism
33:55 The Problem of Evil
51:15 Gnosticism
1:00:15 Does Christianity Need Reform?
1:06:40 Audience Q&A

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