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EINSTEIN, GOD & THE UNIVERSE

Program 08-01-06-A

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Albert Einstein died more than half a century ago, but there's still a raging debate over what he thought about religion. He once said "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, what exactly did Einstein conclude about religion? We'll hear from leading scientists and religious scholars, including Richard Dawkins, Steven Weinberg and Elaine Pagels, as well as Einstein biographer Walter Isaacson.

SEGMENT 1:

Steve Paulson speaks with several scientists, religious scholars and atheists about Albert Einstein's religious beliefs. We hear from Richard Dawkins, Elaine Pagels, and Einstein biographer Walter Isaacson who debate what Einstein meant by "god."

SEGMENT 2:

Jungian analyst David Lindorff is the author of "Pauli and Jung: The Meeting of Two Great Minds." He tells Anne Strainchamps about Pauli's therapy with Jung which focused on Pauli's dreams, and led the physicist to an interest in mysticism and alchemy. Also, David Leavitt is the author of a novel called "The Indian Clerk" which tells the story of Srinivasa Ramanujan, the uneducated Indian who amazed Cambridge University with his mathematical discoveries. Leavitt tells Jim Fleming how Ramanujan became friends with mathematician G.H. Hardy.

SEGMENT 3:

Father Thomas Keating is considered by some people one of the world's greatest living mystics. He talks with Steve Paulson about God and the contemplative life. Keating is known for founding the Centering Prayer movement.

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Books:

Walter Isaacson, Einstein: His Life and Universe (Simon and Schuster)
David Leavitt, The Indian Clerk: a novel (Bloomsbury)
David Lindorff, Pauli and Jung: the Meeting of Two Great Minds (Quest Books)

Music:

• “Shamans Wood” & “River Journey”
  On Alain Eskinasi’s “Brainscapes”
  CyberOctave
  Also Medwyn Goodall’s “Medicine Woman II”
  New World Music

• In Pauli’s dreams:
  Richard Wagner’s “Gotterdammerung” & “Die Walkure”
  On the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s “The Ring”
  EMI Records

• After Lindorff:
  Jai Uttal w/ “Nataraja”
  On “Music for Yoga and Other Joys”
  Sounds True

• After Leavitt:
  Jai Uttal w/ “Govinda”

• After Keating:
  Tallis Scholars w/ “Agnus Dei”
  On “William Byrd: The Three Masses”
  Gimell

Distribution dates: week of 01/06/2008 - hour 1

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