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Religion as Ritual - Auguste Comte
History & The Arts

Religion as Ritual - Auguste Comte

French philosopher, Comte, thought religion was such a huge ritual that removing it may be chaos. This animation explains more...Explore how ancient beliefs developed from “Eggism” into modern day religion. French philosopher, Comte explains how. Transcript
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Religion as Virus - Richard Dawkins
History & The Arts

Religion as Virus - Richard Dawkins

Athiest and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins said religion and science can't sit side by side. This animation explains more... ...Can science and religion ever sit side by side? Not according to Richard Dawkins. And he has rock-star mice to prove it. Transcript
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Exploring ancient Greek religion
History & The Arts

Exploring ancient Greek religion

...religion’. However, their world was populated by numerous figures they both recognised and worshipped as divinities. Among these figures was Amphiaraos, an ancient Greek hero who was later worshipped as a god and popularly associated with healing through the medium of dreams. But there was no sacred book (like those which exist in many religions today) which told the...
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Religion as Mother - JJ Bachofen
History & The Arts

Religion as Mother - JJ Bachofen

...a Swiss professor, thought religion was part of the process that started before monogomy, when mothers were the only reliable parent - hence, god was a woman. This animation explains more... ...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. Transcript...
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Dan Rees - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dan Rees - Earth in Vision

...Rees, of the BBC's Natural History Unit, shares his insights into the extent to which environmental issues can be incepted into blue-chip natural history programming; and what the benefits of opening up the BBC's archive could be, in particular when it comes to the future of crafting climate change messages...Dan Rees Dan has worked at the BBC Natural History Unit since...
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What is Religion - and the Growth of Religious Toleration
History & The Arts

What is Religion - and the Growth of Religious Toleration

...religion in different ways? And how did these practices evolve throughout history?...Growth of toleration and privatised religion A phrase that anthropologists are keen on is ‘making the familiar strange and the strange familiar’. One thread in efforts to improve understandings of religion is gaining familiarity with what people say and do. How do people emphasise...
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