{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Undeceptions with John Dickson","title":"157. Why Believe?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a4b871d1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5085,"description":"The 18th-century philosopher David Hume famously predicted that, as the world grew more rational and scientific, people would stop having supernatural encounters.\nBut that’s not what has played out.\nWe might live in a secular age, but we continue to have seemingly divine experiences.\nLots of people now describe themselves as “spiritual but not religious”, but taking that next step - that leap of faith - into a formal belief system might actually be more rational than not.\nCREDITS\nUndeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne and directed by Mark Hadley. \nAlasdair Belling is a writer-researcher.\nSiobhan McGuiness is our online librarian. \nLyndie Leviston remains John's wonderful assistant.  Santino Dimarco is Chief Finance and Operations Consultant. \nEditing by Richard Hamwi.\nOur voice actors today was Yannick Lawry. \nSpecial thanks to our series sponsor Zondervan for making this Undeception possible. \nUndeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com - letting the truth out.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Py8Vg1W08bdcSDt35n-FQ6AooE33-oqYd-TopyTKIlk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM4NzMvMTYzNzA1/MzM0MC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}