The Christian Transhumanist Podcast

Ep 26: Philip Clayton & The Spectrum of Belief

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Raised by atheists, now a theologian and philosopher, Philip Clayton joins us to discuss the messy world between doubt and belief, feeling stuck in Christianity, and being okay with unanswered questions.

  • Do you find God at 6,000 feet?
  • The Spectrum/Grid of Belief — occupying the liminal space between belief and doubt.
  • Are you willing to escape prison, and how does that apply to belief in God?
  • Thinkers referenced:
    • Roger Haight: All Books
    • Peter Berger: A Far Glory
    • Peter Rollins
    • Ian Barbour
    • Ted Peters
    • John Haught
    • Stephen Jay Gould on "non-overlapping magisteria". See his book Rocks of Ages
    • Wolfhart Pannenberg
    • Technophobes vs. Technophiles, and where does Christian Transhumanism fit?
      • Bill Joy: Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us
      • Alvin Toffler: Future Shock
      • Did humans grow up to soon?
      • Is your worldview raft seaworthy?
      • Emergence / Neural-Darwinism
      • Religious Minimalism / Minimalist Christianity
      • The Future of Faith, Science & Religion
      • Panentheism & Wolfhart Pannenberg
      • Postmodernism vs. Modernism across disciplines
      • The [Precautionary principle](Precautionary principle) vs the Proactionary principle
      • Philip Clayton's new project: Toward Ecological Civilization (EcoCiv)
      • Philip Clayton's numerous books, including Religion and Science, and The Predicament of Belief
      • Philip Clayton's web site, and on Wikipedia and Huffington Post
        • ...more
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