
Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy
Contact: Science versus Religion
Documentary · May 25, 2018 · 34 min The Great Courses Signature Collection
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S1, E5: Science communicator Carl Sagan believed science and religion could be compatible. But does Contact, the film based on his novel, prove his point or undermine it? Probe the many ways humans use personal experience to justify belief and whether or not such experiences can justify belief in the face of contrary scientific evidence.
Documentary · May 25, 2018 · 34 min