Science, God, and Truth: Michael Shermer and Michael Egnor

About this episode

Dr. Michael Egnor and Michael Shermer discuss the nature of truth and morality in relation to Shermer's new book.

On this episode of the Mind Matters News podcast, host and neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Egnor welcomes Michael Shermer, historian of science and founder of Skeptic magazine, to discuss Shermer’s new book Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters. The conversation quickly evolves into a deep philosophical debate between Egnor and Shermer over whether truths about morality and the universe are created by humans or discovered as objective features of reality. Source

People in this episode

Host: Michael Egnor

Guest: Michael Shermer

Topics covered

• philosophy
• morality
• truth
• science
• debate

Keywords

• truth
• morality
• philosophy
• science
• Michael Shermer
• Michael Egnor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Skeptic magazine

Books & works: Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters

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