Believers and Nonbelievers In Discussion

The Riverside Interfaith Council meets with the Inland Empire Atheists and Agnostics at a local coffee house. (Note: episode # skips forward to 19. Episodes 10-18 are still in the can and will be posted at a later date. I wanted to keep the 10-18 sequence intact to match their YouTube videos, also to be posted in the future.) Please support me at Patreon: Phil Calderone. As reward you’ll have access to all the Q&A sessions.

Some claim the Bible to be a book of sacred truth and historical fact, some a collection of tales by believers—mythmaking by intent or result. How defensible are either of these positions? How reliable is the Bible as evidence of a historical Jesus? Watch this as video on our YouTube channel: Believers and Nonbelievers In Discussion. Please support me at Patreon: Phil Calderone. As reward you’ll have access to all the Q&A sessions.

A short announcement about format, specifically my comments at end of episode. Please support me at Patreon: Phil Calderone. As reward you’ll have access to all the Q&A sessions.

Leviticus 18:22 The effect of this 3,000 year old passage persists to this day, a "should" of behavior that conflicts with the modern knowledge of sexual biology and identity. We explore the status of this conflict—discrimination that arises from holding to religious scriptures, acceptance from softening conservative stances, and the issue of choice. Watch this as video on our YouTube channel: Believers and Nonbelievers In Discussion. Please support me at Patreon: Phil Calderone. As reward you’ll have access to all the Q&A sessions for these BNB episodes.

Ken Ham dismisses evolution with an argument that we can’t know what we weren’t there to see happen. There is a difference between observational science (physics, chemistry) and historical science (anthropology, paleontology) each having its tools. How does historical science operate and how reliable are its conclusions? Watch this as video on our YouTube channel: Believers and Nonbelievers In Discussion. Please support me at Patreon: Phil Calderone. As reward you’ll have access to all the Q&A sessions for these BNB episodes.  https://www.patreon.com/philcalderone    

The first sentient being to ask “what if” was engaged in philosophy. But in this modern world with religion defined largely by faith, and science largely by experiment, what place remains for seeking knowledge by argument? Watch this as video on our YouTube channel: Believe In Reality. For Q&A sessions please support me at Patreon: see Phil Calderone

AfterWords 4: “The Supernatural,” an epilogue to “Believers and Nonbelievers In Discussion, Episode 4” Watch this as video on our YouTube channel: Believe In Reality. Please support us at Patreon: Phil Calderone

AfterWords 3: “The Origin of Life,” an epilogue to “Believers and Nonbelievers In Discussion, Episode 3” Watch this as video on our YouTube channel: Believe In Reality. For Q&A sessions please support me at Patreon: Phil Calderone

Micro vs Macro evolution—the difference between adaptation and speciation. Watch this as video on our YouTube channel: Believe In Reality. For the Q&A session please support us at Patreon: Phil Calderone

We discuss ritual, magic and spirits with a Wiccan teacher and a ghost hunter. Do you believe? Does it matter? Watch this as video on our YouTube channel: Believe In Reality. For the Q&A session please support us at Patreon: Phil Calderone

AfterWords 2: “The Role and Limits of Faith,” an epilogue to “Believers and Nonbelievers In Discussion, Episode 2” Watch this as video on our YouTube channel: Believe In Reality. Please support us at Patreon: Phil Calderone

AfterWords 1: “Why I Believe/Disbelieve,” an epilogue to “Believers and Nonbelievers In Discussion, Episode 1” Watch this as video on our YouTube channel: Believe In Reality. Please support us at Patreon: Phil Calderone

What is the origin of life on Earth? How could life have come from non-life? Watch this as video on our YouTube channel: Believe In Reality. For the Q&A session please support us at Patreon: Phil Calderone

What is the role of faith in belief and life? Where does the use of evidence stop and faith begin? Watch this as video on our YouTube channel: Believe In Reality For the Q&A session please support us at Patreon: Phil Calderone

Christians and atheists explain how they came to their belief positions. Watch this as video on our YouTube channel: Believe In Reality. For the Q&A session please support us at Patreon: Phil Calderone