The Full Russell-Copleston Debate on the Existence of God (1948)

The full debate is released to the public with permission from the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation and the Society of Jesus. Lord Bertrand Russell, and Father Frederick Copleston, SJ— This recording was first broadcast in 1948 for the BBC’s Third Programme. 00:00 Introduction 2:30 The Argument from Contingency 27:00 Religious Experience 36:27 The Moral Argument 50:03 Summaries (Complete, full, entire, unabridged) The picture of Bertrand Russell is from the Encyclopedia Britannica, while the picture of Father Copleston is from the Copleston Family Blog.