Kwame Anthony Appiah: Is religion good or bad ( This is a trick question)

Plenty of good things are done in the name of religion, and plenty of bad things too. But what is religion, exactly is it good or bad, in and of itself Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah offers a generous, surprising view. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at Follow TED news on Twitter: Like TED on Facebook: Subscribe to our channel: