5min chapter

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast cover image

290. Douglas Murray & Jonathan Pageau

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

CHAPTER

Are the Realms of Science and Religion Overlapping?

As a scientist, you try to pit your theory up against the transcendent reality so that it fails. And as far as I can tell, those are all essentially axiomatic religious claims and that they're preconditions for any true empirical science. So let me throw that out first as a challenge for the non-believer. Then the challenge for the believer comes down to this thing that Jordan's also already dealt in - which is the issue of myth or story. The idea that ethics are self-evident is self-evidently wrong. It must be one of the things that we must sort of try to grapple towards.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode