Episode 13: The Burden of Proof, Bayes Theorem, and Molinism

In a fairly technical episode, Matthew and Andrew chat with Dale Glover from Skeptics and Seekers on a variety of topics having to do with the burden of proof. When we talk in a semiformal or formal setting, there are issues of burden of proof, who has the responsibility of proof, and how it changes hands. Along with this burden, we should consider what constitutes evidence, and who should provide it.

To take burden of proof seriously, we must consider the ways we establish that some bit of evidence is reliable and how we might come to think of some aspect of it as unconvincing. To do this, we talk about Bayes Theorem, Molinism, deduction, induction, and much much more.

Come along with us for a satisfying exploration of how skeptics and Christians differ and where they agree on the burden of proof and how to think about evidence.