Podcast: Is religion good for society?


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Mar 02 2025 21 mins  
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Bo and Noah discuss Bo’s recent review of Believe by Ross Douthat. They cover arguments for God’s existence and the question of whether religion is good for society.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to the Aporia Podcast

00:23 Review of Ross Douthat's Book on Religion

01:59 Debating the Existence of God

09:48 The “Fine-Tuning” Argument for God's Existence

23:49 The Mystery of Consciousness

33:48 Exploring Supernaturalism and God

34:32 The Argument from Human Intellect

38:41 Miracles and the Supernatural

47:16 The Problem of Evil

53:43 Religion as Poetry and Myth

01:00:36 The Role of Religion in Society

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