Dissecting Worlds: Series 8, Episode 2: Small Gods

Published: Jan. 30, 2014, 12:43 p.m.

The Northern Twosome this month engage with Terry Pratchett's mediation on faith and belief 'Small Gods'. On the way they:\n\n* Give a pocket history of the reformation\n* Consider the nature of philosophy\n* Discuss the institutional benefits to a society of organised religion\n* Decry the\xa0judgement nature and dangers of social media as discussed by Mr Gentleman B Rhymer here:\xa0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cn1IGR1fLU\n* Look at Ominia as a swipe at the Abrahamic religion\n* Praise Mike Duncan's revolutions\xa0http://www.revolutionspodcast.com/\xa0 and the insight it gives into religion and the English Civil War\xa0\n*Mention Bernard Righton\xa0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxFqv1QDI3Q\xa0and the prevalence of Christianity in Britain\n*The Dissecting Worlds Bookshelf covers Cricket and Movies!\n\xa0\xa0\nFeedback below or\xa0https://www.facebook.com/DissectingWorlds\xa0or @dissectingwrlds or dissectingworlds AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk.