Counter Apologetics

Nothing fails like prayer! We examine prayer studies, try to figure out how prayer is supposed to work, and wonder why God is so shy now that everyone has video cameras in their pockets. CA Facebook and Twitter CA Patreon emersongreen@protonmail.com Emerson’s Blog Magic Tricks by Whalers … Sean Carroll: From Particles to People

Believers often point to miracle claims as validations of their religious beliefs. This argument is the basis for other popular apologetics regarding the resurrection of Jesus, the power of prayer, and famous anecdotes of miraculous events, so let’s examine the bare bones of the argument from miracles. Thank you to everyone who’s been leaving reviews … Continue reading CA12 Argument From Miracles →

Get your pentagrams ready, because today we’re talking about the Satanic Panic, recovered memory, and the spirited debate in the Christian community over whether Jesus approves of Halloween. CA Facebook and Twitter CA Patreon emersongreen@protonmail.com Emerson’s Blog Rate the show on iTunes! … 8bit Theme Music for this episode Elizabeth Loftus on False Memory Remembering … Continue reading The Satanic Panic – CA Halloween Special →

We discuss the Christian concept of Satan and wonder why he exists in the first place. Why would God make a perfect plan and then create someone whose primary purpose is ruining it? His ways are indeed inscrutable. Hail Satan! CA Facebook and Twitter CA Patreon emersongreen@protonmail.com Emerson’s Blog Rate the show on iTunes! … … Continue reading CA11 Satan →

Christians spend a lot of energy distancing themselves from the horrors of the Old Testament. Apologists often try to justify their diminishing or dismissing of the Old Testament’s authority by employing Covenant theology. We explore that idea along with other common arguments Christians use to ignore the bad parts of the Old Testament. Facebook  CA … Continue reading CA10 “The Old Testament Doesn’t Count” →

Does atheism inevitably lead to social Darwinism? Are atheists implicated in Nazi eugenics? We continue our discussion from last week’s episode into the territory of Darwinism, eugenics, Hitler, and whether atheists are able to morally condemn the events of the 20th century. [Part II of II] Facebook and Twitter CA Patreon emersongreen@protonmail.com Emerson’s Blog Rate … Continue reading CA09 Darwinism, Eugenics, and Hitler →

Hitler! Stalin! Mao! Any lengthy debate with a Christian apologist seems to lead to those names. The idea, either stated explicitly or implicitly, is that atheism inevitably leads to war, genocide, and the crumbling of society. So were the bloody atrocities of the 20th century the logical result of the spread of atheism? Many Christian … Continue reading CA08 Atheism and 20th Century Atrocities →

Mother Teresa’s work greatly increased the amount of poverty and suffering in the world and her reputation deserves to be exposed for what it is: a myth. She was not, by her own admission, a humanitarian who worked to alleviate poverty. She thought suffering was good for people and had no interest in alleviating poverty — … Continue reading CA07 Mother Teresa →

What does it mean when we say that God is holy or morally good? Does it mean anything at all? We take a look at Jeremy Beahan’s Problem of Holiness and consider the possibility that God’s goodness may actually be meaningless. CA Facebook and Twitter CA Patreon emersongreen@protonmail.com Emerson’s Blog Rate the show on iTunes! … Continue reading CA06 Problem of Holiness →

Many believers argue that Biblical prophecies have been fulfilled and that this fact needs to be explained. But how persuasive are these Biblical prophecies? And what should we expect an authentic prophecy from an omniscient being to look like? We take a look at the celebrated Ezekiel 26 prophecy, as well as prophecies regarding Jesus. … Continue reading CA05 Biblical Prophecies →

According to Pew data, 82% of America’s Evangelicals believe in Hell. However, the traditional conception of Hell falls apart under any amount of scrutiny and reveals the haphazard, man-made nature of the idea. CA Facebook and Twitter CA Patreon emersongreen@protonmail.com Emerson’s Blog Rate the show on iTunes! Magic Tricks by Whalers

Faithless Feminist Karen Garst comes on to discuss religion’s role in the lives of women, the apparent clash between prominent atheists and feminists, and more. Karen is the author of the excellent book Women Beyond Belief: Discovering Life Without Religion. You can buy her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Women-Beyond-Belief-Discovering-Religion/dp/1634310829/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503764340&sr=8-1&keywords=women+beyond+belief You can watch her lectures here: www.youtube.com/channel/UC1nTsyWLXJWhXBaED8cOekg/feed You can … Continue reading Women Leaving Religion: Interview with Karen Garst, Faithless Feminist →

The Problem of Evil! I discuss the most common defense, free will. Also, is heaven is full of lobotomized robots? I also discuss hell, animal suffering, eye burrowing insects, and why the logical POE maybe isn’t so bad after all. CA Facebook and Twitter CA Patreon emersongreen@protonmail.com Emerson’s Blog Rate the show on iTunes! Magic … Continue reading CA03 Problem of Evil →

Do aborted fetuses go to heaven? If the answer is yes, then abortion might be the only guaranteed path to Heaven. Since the way to Heaven is straight and narrow and most won’t make it, abortion may not be the evil that many Christians believe it is. If you take Christianity seriously, isn’t abortion the most … Continue reading CA02 Abortion and the Afterlife →

The Fine Tuning Argument is considered by many to be the best argument apologists have on offer. So in the spirit of attacking theism at its best, here are a few reasons I don’t accept the Fine-Tuning Argument presented by the religious. CA Facebook  CA Patreon emersongreen@protonmail.com Emerson’s Blog Rate the show on iTunes! Magic … Continue reading CA01 The Fine-Tuning Argument →