Intelligence Squared US: As We Evolve, Do We Need God Less?

Specials | May 4, 2018

For many, belief in a higher power is the foundation of human consciousness and the soul of social, political, and scientific progress. Some claim, humans are biologically predisposed to embrace religion and require faith to live moral lives. Others are skeptical. For them, faith and religious tradition serves only to fracture communities and prevent humanity from embracing a more enlightened, reasoned, and just social order.

As we look to the future, should spirituality and religion play a central role? Or has God become obsolete?  

Intelligence Squared US: As We Evolve, Do We Need God Less? with debaters Heather Berlin, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Michael Shermer, and Dr. Anoop Kumar.

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