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Welcome to Proscenium, where we present interesting, challenging and entertaining ideas. Visit https://reasonpress.net to read our published material, ask us a question or for more information.

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Episodes

BB3 - Episode 11 - Do I adhere to scientism?

Matthew addresses the accusation of scientism. Do he, and atheists like him, adhere to scientism?

Mar 10, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 11

Episode 10 - Answering Questions on CARM Website

Andrew and Matthew tackle a list of questions for atheists from the CARM website from apologist Matt Slick. The list of questions can be found here: https://carm.org/atheism/questions-for-atheists2 The news story that Andrew mentions in one of his answers is this story: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/01/world/european-colonization-climate-change-trnd/index.html To get involved in the conversation or to send feedback, visit us at https://www.reasonpress.net/

Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Episode 9 - Round Table 4 - The Christmas Discussion

Matthew and Andrew join David and Dale from Skeptics and Seekers for another Round Table. This time discussing Christmas for a comically depressing show. Is Christmas always a happy time and how does it change when people stop believing in the Christian god? There is also a surprise special guest appearance. At the end of the episode, Andrew gives out hotline numbers for those in crisis; they are (US Suicide Hotline) 0800 273 8255, (US Secular Hotline) 844 368 2848, (UK Childline) 0800 1111, (UK...

Dec 23, 2018•1 hr 14 min

BB2 - Episode 8 - Do I Think Christians Are Stupid?

I this second Baby Bites episode, Matthew addresses the question, "Do I Think Christians Are Stupid?". visit reasonpress.net to give feedback.

Dec 10, 2018•10 min

Episode 7 - discussing the kalam cosmological argument.

In this episode, Andrew and Matthew invite Dave Pegg back to continue their discussion on the beginning of the universe. This time focusing on the philosophical aspects. Andrew gives the announcements and Dave closes with a song he wrote and recorded. Listen to Dave's music here: https://g.co/kgs/4pDJe9

Dec 05, 2018•1 hr 10 min

Episode 6: Round Table 3 - Child Birth, The Shroud of Turin, Statistics, and Much More

Matthew, Andrew, David, and Dale tackle the child birth curse, the relevance of The Shroud of Turin, baptism, whether Christian ethics can be assigned a statistical value for being likely, and much more. If you would like to ask a question or get involved, please visit: https://www.reasonpress.net

Nov 10, 2018•1 hr 37 min

BB1: Am I closed to Christian claims?

Baby Bites 1: in this first bite size short, Matthew addresses the question of being open to Christian claims being true and what it means to reach a conclusion when you've examined the available evidence.

Nov 08, 2018•7 min

Episode 4 - Round Table 1 with Skeptics and Seekers

Andrew and Matthew join David and Dale from Skeptics and Seekers to discuss Andrew and David's appearance on the Unbelievable? podcast. David, Andrew and Matthew contributed to the Still Unbelievable! book, which is a response to the Unbelievable? book by the podcast host Justin Brierley. Dale, being the Christian in the group, sets questions for the others to answer. Still Unbelievable! can be read for free at reasonpress.net, you can also use the site to submit a question to Ask An Atheist Any...

Oct 08, 2018•1 hr 45 min

Episode 1 - Why We Don't Believe

In Episode 1, Andrew and David tackle the questions; why don't you believe in god, and, what is atheism. Plus, the news.

Oct 03, 2018•39 min

Episode 3 - The Beginning of the Universe

In this episode Dave Pegg talks with Matthew and Andrew about a Christian perspective on the nature and origin of the universe. Is the universe contingent or eternal? What constitutes sufficient cause for our universe? Is ex nihilo a sufficient explanation? What role does logic and philosophy play in unraveling these mysteries? This episode pushes into the corners of Christian and atheist thinking on how our universe came to be. If you have a question for us, please contact us at www.reasonpress...

Oct 02, 2018•1 hr 1 min

Episode 2 - The Origins of Language

In this Episode, Andrew answers questions about the origins of language. To begin to understand the evolution of language, we needed to look deeply into the history of language, the science of evolution, and some cultural misunderstandings. The references that follow are some of the resources we found useful, and we hope you do as well. Some history 40,000 years ago https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5525259/ The FoxP2 Gene https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5525259/ Shared D...

Sep 12, 2018•51 min

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