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60-Second Adventures in Religion - for iPod/iPhone

Author: The Open University

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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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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.
Religion as ritual

Religion as ritual

2012-09-1401:16

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

Religion as a mother

2012-09-1401:20

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.
Religion as a virus

Religion as a virus

2012-09-1401:16

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