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Numerous polls have consistently shown that most people around the world believe in the existence of God or some higher power. Indeed, many of these people not only believe in a deeper reality, but also claim to experience God directly. Can social science explain how rational people come to believe in God and experience the divine as real? Steve Paulson discusses these questions and more in a conversation with Tanya Luhrmann, Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University.
October 10, 2023
The Morgan Library & Museum
The first in the three-part series "Spirituality in the Age of Science: Conversations on God, Transcendence & Morality" featuring Wisconsin Public Radio’s Steve Paulson in conversation with leading thinkers who share their unique insights into the nature of spiritual experience, the quest for meaning and transcendence, and the question of consciousness beyond death.
Numerous polls have consistently shown that most people around the world believe in the existence of God or some higher power. Indeed, many of these people not only believe in a deeper reality, but also claim to experience God directly. Can social science explain how rational people come to believe in God and experience the divine as real? Steve Paulson discusses these questions and more in a conversation with Tanya Luhrmann, Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University.
October 10, 2023
The Morgan Library & Museum
The first in the three-part series "Spirituality in the Age of Science: Conversations on God, Transcendence & Morality" featuring Wisconsin Public Radio’s Steve Paulson in conversation with leading thinkers who share their unique insights into the nature of spiritual experience, the quest for meaning and transcendence, and the question of consciousness beyond death.
