"Freeloading" Off of Religion: Nancy Pearcey on Materialism and Human Rights

August 04, 2017 00:15:24
"Freeloading" Off of Religion: Nancy Pearcey on Materialism and Human Rights
Intelligent Design the Future
"Freeloading" Off of Religion: Nancy Pearcey on Materialism and Human Rights

Aug 04 2017 | 00:15:24

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Show Notes

On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin interviews Discovery Institute Center for Science and Culture Fellow Nancy Pearcey. Discussing her book, Finding Truth: Five Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes, Pearcey explains how evolutionary materialism freeloads from religion. She highlights prominent atheists who concede that the concepts of human rights, democracy, and equality originate from the Judeo-Christian worldview.

Read an excerpt from Pearcey's book about this issue at Evolution News and Views.

Further IDTF discussions with Nancy Pearcey on her book, Finding Truth: Five Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes are available at:

Is Human Reason Reliable? Pt. 1
Is Human Reason Reliable? Pt. 2
Are Humans Simply Robots? Nancy Pearcey on the “Free Will Illusion”

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