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60-Second Adventures in Religion - for iPod/iPhone

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Higher Education
Ever wondered why Karl Marx thought religion was like Opium - or whether religion is possible without a god? Voiced by David Mitchell, this series of four 60 second animations examines different ways that religion has been viewed by non-religious thinkers. As well as Marx and Dawkins, religion is put under the microscope by thinkers Auguste Comte and JJ Bachoffen.
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Religion as social control

Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. He’d obviously never been to a Gulag.

Sep 14, 2012•1 min

Transcript -- Religion as social control

Transcript -- Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. He’d obviously never been to a Gulag.

Sep 14, 2012

Religion as ritual

Explore how ancient beliefs developed from “Eggism” into modern day religion. French philosopher, Comte explains how.

Sep 14, 2012•1 min

Transcript -- Religion as ritual

Transcript -- Explore how ancient beliefs developed from “Eggism” into modern day religion. French philosopher, Comte explains how.

Sep 14, 2012

Religion as a mother

Why do so many people picture God as a man? JJ Bachofen suggested there was once a time when it was the Goddess, not God that people turned to for religious guidance.

Sep 14, 2012•1 min

Transcript -- Religion as a mother

Transcript -- Why do so many people picture God as a man? JJ Bachofen suggested there was once a time when it was the Goddess, not God that people turned to for religious guidance.

Sep 14, 2012

Religion as a virus

Can science and religion ever sit side by side? Not according to Richard Dawkins. And he has rock-star mice to prove it.

Sep 14, 2012•1 min

Transcript -- Religion as a virus

Transcript -- Can science and religion ever sit side by side? Not according to Richard Dawkins. And he has rock-star mice to prove it.

Sep 14, 2012
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