Counter Apologetics show

Counter Apologetics

Summary: An informal look at religious apologetics and philosophy from an atheist and naturalist perspective.

Podcasts:

 The Atheism & Mythos of H.P. Lovecraft | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:06

This Halloween, we’ll be discussing the life and work of the great horror author, H.P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft’s atheism 00:00 – 07:38 Biographical details 07:39 – 12:50 Lovecraft’s reanimation and influence on culture 12:51 – 18:02 Lovecraft and the unknown 18:03 – 20:22 Forbidden knowledge and a New Dark Age 20:23 – 26:14 Fast zombies 26:15 … Continue reading The Atheism & Mythos of H.P. Lovecraft →

 Bonus: The EA Show – Interview with Emerson Green | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:34

This is the audio from my appearance on The Empathetic Atheist YouTube show. Justin & Andy ask me what I take to be the best argument against god and what I take to be the worst argument for god. I apologize for the audio (as well as the video) quality. I don’t know how to … Continue reading Bonus: The EA Show – Interview with Emerson Green →

 CA Livestream #2 – Atheist Zoomers (09/09/20) [Patron Feed] | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:16

For access to the full livestream, subscribe to the patron feed at patreon.com/counter. You’ll also get access to bonus episodes and early releases of new podcasts in addition to monthly livestreams. In this segment of the livestream, I speculate as to why atheism has doubled among zoomers. Barna – Gen Z: https://www.barna.com/research/atheism-doubles-among-generation-z/ Twitter @waldenpod

 CA78 Young Earth Creationism & the Distant Starlight Problem | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 49:07

Young earth creationists believe that the earth, humankind, and the universe are approximately six-thousand years old. Scientifically, this is a fringe view, not taken seriously by anyone outside religious circles. However, the majority of Christians in the United States are young earthers. Today, we discuss one particular problem for young earth cosmologies: the distant starlight … Continue reading CA78 Young Earth Creationism & the Distant Starlight Problem →

 CA Livestream #1 – Free Will, New Atheists, and Revisionist Christian History (08/18/20) [Patron Feed] | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:01

This is from the patron livestream (the full stream and video link are available on patreon). My internet connection was a bit choppy, so there are brief moments that appear to have been cut out when things were buffering. Bonus episodes and monthly livestreams can be accessed by supporting the podcast over at patreon.com/counter  

 CA77 Since Matter First Writhed: The Mystery of Abiogenesis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:17

Abiogenesis is the process by which life arises from non-living matter. Though life’s origin is an open question, abiogenesis research is a thriving interdisciplinary enterprise. In spite of this, many apologists have argued that it’s unlikely we will ever have a scientific explanation of abiogenesis. Abiogenesis is so improbable on naturalism, they say, that we … Continue reading CA77 Since Matter First Writhed: The Mystery of Abiogenesis →

 CA76 The Incoherence of God (pt. III) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:06

We complete our trilogy on igtheism and discuss epistemic questions about god’s attributes, the historical development of god’s nature, the experience of god, god’s relationship with logical truths, absence of evidence, and address the inevitable retreat into transcendence. Follow me on Twitter @waldenpod Listen to our sister show, Walden Pod here Rate the show on … Continue reading CA76 The Incoherence of God (pt. III) →

 CA75 The Incoherence of God (pt. II) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:22

We define our terms, address Graham Oppy’s claim that igtheism is self-defeating, discuss logical positivism and its relationship with igtheism, and present an igtheist divine hiddenness argument. Listen to our sister show, Walden Pod here Rate the show on iTunes here Support on Patreon here Subscribe to CA and Walden Pod on YouTube here Transcripts … Continue reading CA75 The Incoherence of God (pt. II) →

 CA74 The Incoherence of God (pt. I) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 21:50

Can we make any sense of the idea of god? God is supposed to be an omniscient, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, timeless, spaceless, immutable, disembodied conscious mind. We begin our series on igtheism by discussing several problems with these divine attributes. Is god unintelligible? Is this episode unintelligible? You’ll have to be the judge. Listen to our … Continue reading CA74 The Incoherence of God (pt. I) →

 CA73 Why Was Jesus Killed? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:46

Why did the Romans kill Jesus? When I was a Christian, I was taught that the Jews were primarily responsible for the death of Jesus. The Romans may have carried it out, but it was ultimately motivated by Jesus’s conflict with Jewish authorities over his transgressions of Jewish law (calling himself god, blasphemy, etc.). Crucifixion, … Continue reading CA73 Why Was Jesus Killed? →

 CA72 Moral Luck and Free Will Skepticism with Aaron Rabinowitz | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55:44

I’m joined by Aaron Rabinowitz of Embrace the Void and Philosophers in Space to discuss moral luck, moral judgement, and whether it’s ever justified to hate a person. Our first discussion on The Right to Reason Podcast: https://therighttoreason.podbean.com/e/panpsychism-debate/ Thomas Nagel – Moral Luck [PDF] Galen Strawson – Things That Bother Me [Amazon] Moral Luck [Stanford … Continue reading CA72 Moral Luck and Free Will Skepticism with Aaron Rabinowitz →

 CA71 Leibniz’s Argument from Contingency | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:04

We discuss Occam’s Razor and simplicity, the principle of sufficient reason, and brute facts. Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR): The principle that everything must have an explanation, reason, cause, or ground. Brute fact: Something with no further explanation. *Edit* I used “brute fact” to simply mean “explanatory termination” in this episode. A brute fact, however, … Continue reading CA71 Leibniz’s Argument from Contingency →

 CA70 Why I Am Not A Christian (pt. II) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:40

In 1927, Bertrand Russell delivered a now-famous address entitled ‘Why I Am Not A Christian’. We examine Russell’s contribution to one of the most important questions you can ask yourself: should I be a Christian? Today we discuss the argument from design, the fine-tuning argument, the problem of evil, and the Euthyphro dilemma. “Three passions, … Continue reading CA70 Why I Am Not A Christian (pt. II) →

 CA69 Why I Am Not A Christian (pt. I) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 16:57

In 1927, Bertrand Russell delivered a now-famous address entitled ‘Why I Am Not A Christian’. We examine Russell’s contribution to one of the most important questions you can ask yourself: should I be a Christian? Today we discuss who counts as a Christian, the first cause argument (as well as a couple other arguments in … Continue reading CA69 Why I Am Not A Christian (pt. I) →

 CA68 Do Atheists Need Faith? with Ozymandias Ramses II | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:51:44

Ozy and I discuss whether atheists have faith, and whether it’s naive for atheists to hold a reflexively anti-faith position. We also discuss Hume’s problem of induction, external world skepticism, solipsism, properly basic beliefs, certainty, Alvin Plantinga’s Reformed foundationalism, reliabilism and our belief-forming mechanisms, presuppositionalism, movement atheism, and other various issues in epistemology. You can … Continue reading CA68 Do Atheists Need Faith? with Ozymandias Ramses II →

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