Counter Apologetics

with Emerson Green

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CA72 Moral Luck and Free Will Skepticism with Aaron Rabinowitz

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 →...

Mar 15, 2020•56 min

CA71 Leibniz’s Argument from Contingency

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 →...

Feb 23, 2020•18 min

CA70 Why I Am Not A Christian (pt. II)

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) →...

Feb 14, 2020•20 min

CA69 Why I Am Not A Christian (pt. I)

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) →

Feb 03, 2020•17 min

CA68 Do Atheists Need Faith? with Ozymandias Ramses II

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 →...

Jan 05, 2020•1 hr 52 min

CA67 Kalam Cosmological Argument: The Nature of Time

We discuss the A and B theories of time and how they relate to the kalam cosmological argument. Listen to our sister show, Walden Pod here Rate the show on iTunes here Support on Patreon here or give a one-time donation through Venmo (@emersongreenpodcast) Subscribe to CA and Walden Pod on YouTube here Contact me … Continue reading CA67 Kalam Cosmological Argument: The Nature of Time →...

Dec 16, 2019•17 min

CA66 Materialism, Consciousness, and Atheism

We discuss the relationship between atheism, consciousness, and materialism after debunking arguments from consciousness formulated by Peter Kreeft and William Lane Craig. We also discuss why it’s important for naturalists to think carefully about these issues. I suspect that seemingly unrelated problems arise from our lack of a convincing story about consciousness. Consciousness and related … Continue reading CA66 Materialism, Consciousness, and Atheism →...

Dec 06, 2019•28 min

CA65 God and Objective Morality — with Ben Watkins of Real Atheology

Ben Watkins joins me to discuss the moral argument for god’s existence, objective moral truth, the is/ought gap, meta-ethics, and other related topics. You can listen to Ben’s podcast, Real Atheology, here Moral Non-Naturalism [Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy] Listen to The Bible Says What!? here Listen to our sister show, Walden Pod here Rate the … Continue reading CA65 God and Objective Morality — with Ben Watkins of Real Atheology →...

Nov 17, 2019•1 hr 19 min

H.P. Lovecraft – Halloween Special

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 Biography 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 H.P. Lovecraft – Halloween Special →

Oct 26, 2019•53 min

CA64 Exorcism and the Rise in Demonic Possession

Why is the demand for exorcism on the rise? We discuss the belief in demonic possession, the concurrent rise of anti-science attitudes, the cultural role of religious psychology, and the evolutionary origins of demons. Tracie Harris of The Atheist Experience – Exorcisms and Anthropology [YouTube] Vatican to hold exorcist training course after ‘rise in possessions’ … Continue reading CA64 Exorcism and the Rise in Demonic Possession →...

Oct 20, 2019•25 min

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