60-Second Adventures in Religion - for iPad/Mac/PC: Recent Episodes
The Open University
Ever wondered why Karl Marx thought religion was like Opium - or whether religion is possible without a god? Voiced by David Mitchell, this series of four 60 second animations examines different ways that religion has been viewed by non-religious thinkers. As well as Marx and Dawkins, religion is put under the microscope by thinkers Auguste Comte and JJ Bachoffen.
Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. He’d obviously never been to a Gulag.
Transcript -- Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. He’d obviously never been to a Gulag.
Explore how ancient beliefs developed from “Eggism” into modern day religion. French philosopher, Comte explains how.
Transcript -- Explore how ancient beliefs developed from “Eggism” into modern day religion. French philosopher, Comte explains how.
Why do so many people picture God as a man? JJ Bachofen suggested there was once a time when it was the Goddess, not God that people turned to for religious guidance.
Transcript -- Why do so many people picture God as a man? JJ Bachofen suggested there was once a time when it was the Goddess, not God that people turned to for religious guidance.
Can science and religion ever sit side by side? Not according to Richard Dawkins. And he has rock-star mice to prove it.
Transcript -- Can science and religion ever sit side by side? Not according to Richard Dawkins. And he has rock-star mice to prove it.