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Hugh MacKay – ‘Beyond Belief’

 

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Do you believe in God? Or do you believe in another ‘other’ power that is higher than ourselves?

Here is Hugh MacKay reading from his own book ‘Beyond Belief’in which he discusses the persistence even among a secular population of the belief in something other than our own existence, and how that influences our moral compass.

This recording and following interview was made at the Sydney Writers Festival this year. I put it to Hugh that writing about religion and spirituality was not a popular subject in a secular world – an observation he readily agreed with! Despite this perception, I believe Hugh has made an important contribution to philosophical discourse in this country and his book should be required reading  in educational institutions.

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Recorded at Sydney  Writers Festival 2016