📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: http://unherd.com/join UnHerd's Giles Fraser meets Michael Taylor. Watch it on the UnHerd website: https://unherd.com/watch-listen/the-original-culture-war Listen to the podcast: https://plnk.to/unherd?to=page The discovery of dinosaurs upended our understanding of the origins of the world and made way for the secular age we’re living in. Now atheism seems to be falling back out of fashion, what does the war between rationalism and religion have to tell us about our future? Author and historian Michael Taylor joins UnHerd to talk about his new book ‘Impossible Monsters’. Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv // TIMECODES // 00:00 - 08:30 - The history of dinosaur discoveries in 19th century England 08:30 - 25:40 - Geology and evolution in the 19th century 25:40 - 37:08 - Science and religion in 19th century Britain 37:08 - 39:44 - Evolution, politics, and social order 39:44 - 44:53 - Darwin's impact, science vs religion, and dinosaur evolution 44:53 - 49:50 - Evolution, religion, and science in 19th century England #UnHerd #ImpossibleMonsters #Dinosaurs