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WEEK 1: Dr Joanna Collicutt McGrath | The God Debate | Oxford Union. 21AD.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DENtQ6PDW3k
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WEEK 2: Justin Barrett - Why Would Anyone Believe in God? - Veritas at UC Davis. 26AD.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I3GAaswAkc
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WEEK 3: Pascal Boyer: UO Today #441. 24AD.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fqKv38pVv4
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WEEK 4: Ray Paloutzian introduces Lee Kirkpatrick. 1AD.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o2rjaO9RH8
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WEEK 5: Dr. Persinger’s God Helmet. 29AD.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YPOTaUyvA0
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WEEK 6: Everett Worthington: The Power of Forgiveness. 10AD.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF-HrXu6kvc
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WEEK 7: Dan Batson: Personal religion, tolerance, and universal compassion. http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/science-and-religious-conflict-conference-does-religion-lead-to-tolerance-or-intolerance/dan-batson-with-commentator-steve-clarke
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