Should Science Learn Anything From Religion? | A.C. Grayling

*Can religion tell science anything about reality?* A.C. Grayling argues that science can learn from religious belief as a psychological phenomenon, but that appeals to God or transcendence do not provide an explanation of why the physical universe exists. 0:00 Science Can Study Religious Belief 1:50 Religion Offers Little About Physical Reality 2:23 Purpose Is Not a Scientific Question 4:23 Transcendence Pushes the Question Beyond Explanation 5:56 Scientific Explanations Keep Inquiry Open *Anthony Clifford Grayling* CBE FRSA FRSL is a British philosopher and author. He was born in Northern Rhodesia and spent most of his childhood there and in Nyasaland. In 2011 he founded and became the first Master of New College of the Humanities, an independent undergraduate college in London. *More from Anthony Grayling on Closer To Truth:* * Big Questions About God - Closer To Truth - Core Topic: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pKyjextCjGsYzvrMvWCj4tX * Closer To Truth contributors: https://closertotruth.com/contributor/anthony-grayling/ *Subscribe to Closer To Truth:* https://www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV *Join the Community:* * Membership (5,000+ videos): https://closertotruth.com/register/ * Audio Podcast: https://closertotruth.podbean.com * Support the Show: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ * Official Merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/closertotruth/ *Follow Us:* * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CloserToTruthTV/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/closertotruth/ * X: https://twitter.com/CloserToTruth Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers. #CloserToTruth #Meaning #ACGrayling #ScienceAndReligion #Transcendence