Unbelievable? 19 Dec 2009 - What does science tell us about God?




Unbelievable show

Summary: <br> <p>Professor Lewis Wolpert is Emeritus Professor of Biology at University College London.  Professor Russell Cowburn is Chair of Nanotechnology at Imperial College.</p><br> <p>Wolpert is an atheist, Cowburn a Christian.</p><br> <p>Following on from a debate at Gunnersbury Baptist Church, the two scientists tackle the question "does science tell us anything about God?"  Wolpert believes it does - that belief in God is a product of evolution.  Cowburn believes that both science and scripture witness to a God who reveals himself to us.</p><br> <p>Their conversation ranges over evolution, the new atheism and whether God should reveal himself through the miraculous.</p><br> <p>To hear their original debate from November 2009 visit <a href="http://www.gunnersburybaptistchurch.org/events/opentoquestion/">http://www.gunnersburybaptistchurch.org/events/opentoquestion/</a></p><br> <p>For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit <a href="http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable">www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable</a> or <a href="http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx">get the podcast</a> or <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=267142101">via Itunes</a></p><br> <p>If you enjoyed this discussion you may also enjoy</p><br> <p><a href="http://www.premierradio.org.uk/listen/ondemand.aspx?mediaid=%7B3554D585-2574-42F1-B0DF-18676537A3BC%7D"><em>Unbelievable? 21 Jun 2008</em> - <span>Keith Ward on "The Big Questions in Science and Religion": Why Christians CAN believe in evolution</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="http://http//www.premierradio.org.uk/listen/ondemand.aspx?mediaid=%7B446BF2D5-D507-4656-B200-A617F5EBD15A%7D"><em>Unbelievable? 21 Feb 2009</em> <span>- DNA &amp; the origin of life - the cosmic fingerprints of God? Perry Marshall and Peter Hearty debate.</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable">Join in the discussion at the "Unbelievable?" group of the Premier Community</a></p>