
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Materialism is the doctrine that claims the ultimate reality is matter, and many people believe that this theory disproves the existence of God. But need a materialist be an atheist, or need an atheist be a materialist? Developments in contemporary science have radically changed our understanding of matter. In this dialogue Mark and Rupert disentangle materialism from atheism, showing that a more sophisticated and contemporary form of materialism could include a spiritual dimension.
By Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon4.8
9191 ratings
Materialism is the doctrine that claims the ultimate reality is matter, and many people believe that this theory disproves the existence of God. But need a materialist be an atheist, or need an atheist be a materialist? Developments in contemporary science have radically changed our understanding of matter. In this dialogue Mark and Rupert disentangle materialism from atheism, showing that a more sophisticated and contemporary form of materialism could include a spiritual dimension.

202 Listeners

636 Listeners

1,288 Listeners

342 Listeners

1,018 Listeners

599 Listeners

506 Listeners

1,647 Listeners

264 Listeners

357 Listeners

1,040 Listeners

235 Listeners

244 Listeners

789 Listeners

67 Listeners