Is belief in Divine punishment good or bad for us? Dominic Johnson and Peter S Williams

Summary: Dominic Johnson’s new book ‘God is Watching You: How the fear of God makes us human’ makes the claim that belief in divine punishment has arisen because of the evolutionary advantage it brings in creating cooperative, moral societies. <br> <br>Christian philosopher Peter S Williams interacts with Dominic on questions over whether his research explains away religious belief, and whether Christianity is a religion of punishment and rewards.<br> <br>For ‘God is Watching You’ <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/god-is-watching-you-9780199895632?cc=gb%E2%8C%A9=en&amp;"> https://global.oup.com/academic/product/god-is-watching-you-9780199895632?cc=gb〈=en&amp; </a> <br> <br>For Peter S Williams: <a href="http://www.peterswilliams.com/"> http://www.peterswilliams.com </a><br> <br>For more faith debates visit <a href="http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable">http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable</a><br> <br>Join the conversation: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UnbelievableJB">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/unbelievablejb">Twitter</a> <br> <br>Get the MP3 Podcast of Unbelievable? Via <a href="http://www.kaltura.com/api_v3/getFeed.php?partnerId=618072&amp;feedId=1_jlj47tkv">RSS</a> or Via <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/unbelievable/id267142101?mt=2">Itunes</a>