Richard Dawkins Had Peter Boghossian on His Show
They’re both involved with the University of Austin
On August 5, 2023, Peter Boghossian appeared for an hour-long conversation with his host, Richard Dawkins. The episode is called “‘Is Religion Inevitable?’ — Richard Dawkins Reveals All” and it’s on the Poetry of Reality show that you can find on YouTube.
Although it’s three months old, one reason this episode is still relevant is that both men mention their work for the new University of Austin—not to be confused with the The University of Texas at Austin, though sadly it will be—which last month received its approval from the state of Texas to award degrees and has opened applications for its first class. The school announced this two days ago. If you analyze this podcast episode, you’ll get a clue about what the University of Austin exists to do.
What Happened in the Episode
‘Deranged woke beliefs’
Boghossian says: “One of the things that I noticed since maybe 2013, maybe 2012, was that, as religiosity decreased, deranged woke beliefs increased.” (3:03–3:19)
