Beer And Conversation With Pigweed And Crowhill

The boys drink and review Planetary hazy IPA from the Ministry of Brewing, then discuss the decline of religion in the west. The boys review some of the stats on the decline in church attendance, the rise of the "nones," and how religion has less and less influence on western civilization. But there are some important elements of society that are heavily and positively influenced by religion. Many science-minded people think it's good that religion is in decline. The so-called "new atheists" say we can craft a new morality based on reason. Is that really working? This aligns with the the ideas of the enlightenment -- that reason could replace religion. But does that work? Richard Dawkins recently revealed that he was a "cultural Christian." Is that all we have? The P&C show has frequently discussed an evolutionary psychology explanation for religion. Societies with religion edged out those without. There's a quote attributed to Chesterton that says "when m