Is it Rational to be Religious? | THE QUESTION OF BELIEF

Socrates in the City

“If there is a God, He is probably not out to get you.” —Ross Douthat In this premiere episode of THE QUESTION OF—a bold new series from the creators of Socrates in the City—author and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat tackles The Question of Belief. This isn’t merely an exploration of whether belief in God is permissible or intellectually respectable. Douthat makes a far more provocative claim: that belief in God is not only reasonable, but may actually be rationally obligatory—something …