Facts Matter, But They Aren’t Enough: Science, Faith and Meaning in Life w/@alisteremcgrath

When:
May 8, 2018 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
2018-05-08T13:00:00+01:00
2018-05-08T14:00:00+01:00
Where:
Museum of London
150 London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Gresham College

In our post-truth age, facts often don’t seem to meet the deepest human longings. So do we need to go against facts, or beyond them? What does the relatively new discipline of the cognitive science of religion, which suggests that human beings are naturally religious, have to say about our human future? And where does this instinct come from? Recent psychological research has looked at the importance of meaning to human beings, and how this works out in core questions about the relation of science and faith.

No reservations are required for this lecture. It will be run on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the lecture.