Ross Douthat on AI, transhumanism, and why religion is cool again

Описание: In this episode of Moment of Zen, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat joins Erik Torenberg to discuss his new book "Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious," making the case that institutional religion is not just socially beneficial but intellectually defensible. They discuss the decline of New Atheism, the tension between traditional Christianity and Silicon Valley's techno-optimism within the "New Right" coalition, and whether AI consciousness points to something beyond materialism.

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LINKS:
Ross Douthat: https://www.nytimes.com/column/ross-d...

Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious: https://www.zondervan.com/p/believe/

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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(01:00) The Cultural Moment for Religion
(03:26) Hitchens Debate Experience
(08:05) The Case for Religion's Truth
(11:00) Fine-Tuning and the Multiverse
(13:30) Darwinism and Design
(15:08) Mind vs. Matter
(17:28) Sponsor: Netsuite | Shopify
(20:34) Agency Bias in Society
(24:17) Why New Atheism Declined
(28:24) Religion as Restraint on Fundamentalism
(33:03) The Limits of "Religion-Friendly" Non-Belief
(36:56) Sponsors: AdQuick | Brex | Incogni
(40:13) AI and Religious Implications
(47:16) Transhumanism as Religious Substitute
(49:06) Nietzsche's Critique of Christianity
(55:15) Tensions in the New Right Coalition
(59:49) JD Vance and Political Philosophy
(01:01:19) Wrap