Episode 2 - Robert Wright and The Meaning of Evil

01/25/16 • 60 min

Recorded live on January 10, 2016, our guest is TED Talk veteran Robert Wright, the best-selling author of "Nonzero," "The Moral Animal" and "The Evolution of God." Wright speaks on"The Meaning of Evil: A Modern Secular Interpretation of an Ancient Religious Idea. ISIS, Hitler, and Hannibal Lecter have all been called “evil.” But can we in a modern scientific age take that word seriously, given the traditional identification of evil as a “force” or a kind of “spirit”? Wright offers a new conception of evil and suggests ways to counter it. This month's emcee is Hester Wagner. Musicians Rich Thomas, Roberto Hernandez, and Caroline Clark lead the assembly in four pop songs. Amy Baldwin reads a poem by Billy Collins and Laura Green Does Her Best. Learn more about Sunday Assembly Silicon Valley at www.sundayassemblysv.org There are over 70 assemblies around the world. To find an assembly near you, go to www.sundayassembly.com

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Recorded on February 14, 2016. Sunday Assembly Silicon Valley celebrates Darwin Day with Dr Lynn Rothschild from NASA Ames and the band leads four songs to remember the wonderful David Bowie. If you enjoy listening to these celebrations of life, and want to learn more about Sunday Assembly Silicon Valley, please check us out online at www.sundayassemblysv.org. This assembly was hosted by Hester Wagner, and featured guest speaker Dr. Lynn Rothschild. Also featured were Weston Starbird and Gordon Smith. Performing in our band is guitarist Rich Thomas from Corduroy Jim, pianist Crista Alvey, lead singer Caroline Clark was backed by Hester Wagner, Gillian Claus, Amy Baldwin, and of course, our assemblers. Live sound was engineered by Robert Claus. The assembly was produced by Gillian Claus with recording engineering by Steve Sergeant of Effable Communications. On Twitter, we are @SunAssembly_SV and you can find us on Facebook at SundayAssemblySV. As a nonprofit organization run by volunteers, we count on the support of our members to enable us to continue helping our community live this one life we know we have as fully as possible. If you want to hear more of these podcasts, please consider making a donation at www.sundayassemblysv.org Thank you for listening and remember to Live Better, Help Often, and Wonder More.