The Question Of
The Question Of is a new series by Socrates+ where Socrates in the City guests discuss often controversial, complex, and foundational topics that shape culture, science, and faith.
The Question Of
The Question Of is a new series by Socrates+ where Socrates in the City guests discuss often controversial, complex, and foundational topics that shape culture, science, and faith.
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Is it Rational to be Religious? | THE QUESTION OF BELIEF with Ross Douthat
In this premiere episode of THE QUESTION OF, author and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat tackles The Question of Belief. This isn’t merely an exploration of whether belief in God is permissible or intellectually respectable. Douthat makes a far more provocative claim: that belief in God is not only reasonable, but may actually be rationally obligatory—something a thoughtful person should embrace, not just something they might consider. Drawing from philosophy, history, and the enduring power of religious experience, Douthat argues that human beings—marked by conscience, imagination, moral intuition, and longing—bear the unmistakable imprint of the divine.