Whether you pray in a church or believe wholeheartedly that there is no God, you’re religious.
That’s the argument Eric Dent, professor of management at UNC-Pembroke, offered during his presentation today to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society.
By religious, Dent means that we all approach life with fundamental “starting axioms” that are not subject to proof. In the video clip below, he explains why debates about particular issues must account for those fundamental differences in starting axioms.
4:10 p.m. update: Click play below to watch the full 50:24 presentation.
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