The Cliff Notes version of Bob's first four talks ... Must a spiritual worldview include a “higher purpose”? ... How non-zero-sum games shaped religion ... Is God like an electron? ... Everyone is deluded (but salvation is possible) ... An ancient theology compatible with a modern mindset ... Questions from the audience ...

Understanding the failed Egyptian revolution ... Could the U.S. have prevented a coup in Egypt... ... ...and the catastrophe in Syria? ... ISIS's claim to religious authenticity ... Is sectarian conflict religious or political? ... Ways to prevent Islamic sectarian conflict ...

Are we animals in an alien zoo? ... Does evolution have a direction? A purpose? ... The emergence of the "giant global brain" ... How to get Dan Dennett mad ... Does consciousness do anything? ... Bob’s semi-crazy theory of consciousness ... Questions from the audience ...

What does Islamic exceptionalism mean? ... Islam's unique early history ... The difference between Islam and Islamism ... An Islamic Reformation? Don't hold your breath ... The nature of Islamic democracy ...

What makes Bob's worldview "spiritual" ... Scientific arguments for a spiritual discipline ... The expanding grounds for intellectual humility ... Does evolution have a purpose? ... The mystery and value of subjective experience ... Is consciousness a scientific problem? ...

Who attends a “Reason Rally”? ... The non-believers who identify as religious ... Sunday Assembly and evangelicals: compare and contrast ... The spirituality of Sam Harris ... Foreign policy and the New Atheists ... The history of “secularism” and “humanism” ... Atheist organizations in the U.S. ...

Is humanity becoming a superorganism? ... Game theory as an explanation for history’s direction ... Bob's pragmatic view of moral progress ... Homo progressivus and the tribeless tribe ... Conversation with science writer John Horgan ... Questions from the audience ...

Fred's new book on cyberwarfare, Dark Territory ... North Korea vs. Sony, Iran vs. Sheldon Adelson ... When does a cyber attack become an act of war? ... Your phone may be spying on you, and your car may kill you ... In cyberspace the line between surveillance and attack is blurry at best ... Why deterrence in cyberspace is hard ...

Why we’re probably not the universe’s first intelligent species ... The hardest step on the road from non-life to civilization ... Surviving our planet’s adolescence ... Would aliens be as tribalistic as we are? ... Planet Earth as a superorganism ... A few thoughts about Buddhism ...

A theory of evil that isn’t supernatural ... Could "moral imagination" have prevented the Iraq War? ... Was saying "We are Charlie Hebdo" a bad idea? ... Knowledge as a moral good ... How "moral imagination" fits into a larger spiritual worldview ... Paul Bloom interrogates Bob ... Questions from the audience ...