Episode 5: Theology, Free Will, and the Challenges of the Future with W.L. Patenaude

Episode 5: Theology, Free Will, and the Challenges of the Future with W.L. Patenaude

In this episode, I chat with Bill Patenaude about the issues of free will, technology, and the role of religion in humanity's future that form the themes of his debut novel A Printer's Choice.

Story Introduction: The St. Michael's Emitter

Further info on this and other episodes, as well as transcriptions, the story cube images and the story introductions, can be found at AlternateFutures.co.uk

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