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MUST LISTEN to AUDIO: First Ever Ghana Freethinkers Podcast Tackles Religion, Reason, And Science

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GhanaCelebrities.Com editor Chris-Vincent Agyapong Febiri, hosted the first ever edition of the bi-weekly Ghana Freethinkers Podcast, and it was a bombastic two hours of discussion.
Sitting down with fellow BrutallyUncensored.Com writer Godwin Nii-Armah Okine from Ghana, Adam Braimah, also from Ghana and Fleance Kyere from the UK; the four panellists delved deeply into the issues of religion, faith, reason and science, coming at it from the secular and freethinking angle.
The recent utterances of Mensa Otabil against the evolution and big bang theories led to an impassioned defence of the scientific method from all panellists, whilst looking at the corrosive effects such a stance from one of the most influential people in the country could have on the future of science education. Panelists attempted to educate Ghanaians on a common misconception- mistaking the lay meaning of the word theory for its  meaning in scientific discourse.
The conversation turned to why God is given a free pass for his ‘atrocities’ in the bible, and also looked at the effects of beliefs on the actions people take. Participants also tackled how the accident of one’s birth largely determines the religion they follow.
Before leaving, each panellist tried to summarise their worldview, whether it be atheist, agnostic, or a weird combination of theism/deism, as Kyere espoused.
At a point in the discussion, when criticism of God was at its zenith, the show was bedevilled with numerous technical challenges- perhaps Yahweh was tired of hearing himself being criticised. But the powers of science rarely fail, and soon the show was back online.
It was a brutal critique of the institutionalised religious mindset embedded in Ghanaian discourse.
The second episode of the podcast is set to take place on Friday, March 18, also at 20:00 GMT. Don’t miss it.
Listen to the progressive conversation below…



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