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Critics of deism

Deism ( DEE-iz-əm or DAY-iz-əm; derived from the Latin term deus, meaning "god") is the philosophical position and rationalistic theology that generally rejects revelation as a source of divine knowledge and asserts that empirical reason and observation of the natural world are exclusively logical, reliable, and sufficient to determine the existence of a Supreme Being as the creator of the universe. More simply stated, Deism is the belief in the existence of God (often, but not necessarily, a God who does not intervene in the universe after creating it), solely based on rational thought without any reliance on revealed religions or religious authority.

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Al-Biruni

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Central Asian polymath al-Biruni and his 11th-century book India, one of the first scholarly works about the country.

10 June 2010

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Featuring: James Montgomery, Hugh Kennedy, Amira Bennison

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Averroes

Melvyn Bragg discusses the philosopher Averroes who worked to reconcile the theology of Islam with the rationality of Aristotle, achieving both fame and infamy.

5 October 2006

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Featuring: Amira Bennison, Peter Adamson, Anthony Kenny

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Edmund Burke

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work of the philosopher, politician and writer Edmund Burke, whose views on revolution in America and France were hugely influential.

3 June 2010

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Featuring: Karen O'Brien, Richard Bourke, John Keane

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