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    • Feb 12, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Intellectual Side of My Deconversion Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 53:08


    In this episode I discuss some more of the reasons for my recent deconversion. 

    The Intellectual Side of My Deconversion - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 43:32


    In this episode I move on from the biographical aspects of my recent deconversion to discuss the intellectual reasons for it.   Enjoy the show!

    Deconversion Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 31:34


    The rumors are true.   While I hope you will all stick around and keep having discussions, I know for some thing means they will think all past content is "tainted" and all future content is worthless. I hope that is not most of you.  Let's keep walking on this journey to explore the truth together as we see it in our own ways. 

    Lutherans and ”Is MeansIs”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 15:43


    In this episode I respond to the often stated "is means is" argument put forward by Lutherans to argue for the real (sic. bodily) presence of Jesus in the eucharist.  Enjoy the show!

    Freewill - Folk Views, Intuition, and Properly Basic Beliefs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 24:20


    In this episode we discuss if Libertarian Incompatibilism really is the folk view, the view of common intuition or even, a properly basic belief.  Enjoy the show!

    Libertarian Freewill Debate vs Dan Chapa

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 67:40


    Part 2 of my debate with Dan Chapa on Libertarian Freedom which included my opening statement and cross examination. 

    2 vs 2 Discussion on Incompatibilism and Compatibilism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 185:01


    Ask A Christian - Open Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 116:57


    Open Q&A on Christianity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 144:19


    The Free Thinking Argument Review - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 132:37


    I'm joined again by Colton Carlson as we review the recent video put out by Tim Stratton and JP Moreland to discuss (but not really) their upcoming version of the free thinking argument.  Enjoy the show! 

    Free Thinking Argument - Review Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 85:03


    I'm joined again by Colton Carlson as we review the recent video put out by Tim Stratton and JP Moreland to discuss (but not really) their upcoming version of the free thinking argument.  Enjoy the show! 

    Atheists, Catholics and Presups... Oh My!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 137:14


    A hodge-podge of topics... enjoy!

    Open Theism Debate Review with Will Duffy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 115:45


    In this episode I'm joined by Will Duffy to discuss his recent debate on open theism with Chris Date.

    Open Theism Debate Review - with Chris Date

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 116:02


    In this episode I'm joined by Chris Date to discuss his recent debate on open theism with Will Duffy

    Presuppositionalism Under Fire with Eli Ayala

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 60:42


    Here I discuss a criticism of presuppositionalism with my good friend Eli Ayala.    Enjoy the show!

    Responding to Wade's 10 Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 44:40


    In this video I respond to atheist YouTuber Dallas Wade's top 10 questions for Christians.  Enjoy the show!

    Why the Freewill Theodicy is... Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 57:13


    Here are my thoughts on why the freewill theodicy is really not that great of an argument to make.  Enjoy the show!

    Stratton vs White Debate Review - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 68:09


    I'm joined once again by Colton and Vincent as we give our thoughts on the Stratton vs White debate on Molinism.    Enjoy the show! 

    Stratton vs White DebateReview - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 97:33


    I'm joined again by Colton and Vincent to continue our review of the Molinism debate between Tim Stratton and James White.    Enjoy the show!

    Stratton vs White Debate - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 131:32


    I'm joined by Colton Carlson and Vincent the Fake Greg Bahnsen as we begin our review of the Tim Stratton v James White debate on Molinism.  Enjoy the show!

    Judges - Episode 7: 17:1 thru 21:25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 54:22


    In this episode we complete our series walking through the book of Judges.

    Judges - Episode 6: 13:1 thru 16:31

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 24:09


    In this episode we continue our walkthrough of the book of Judges and discuss the Sampson cycle.  Enjoy the show! 

    Incompatibilism, Compatibilism and Begging the Question

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 19:10


    In this episode I discuss a common error among Incompatibilists when trying to argue against Compatibilism and why their attempts at both internal and external critques often fail to even get off the ground.  Enjoy the show! 

    Who Hardened the Heart of Pharaoh First?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 52:20


    In this episode I walk through the hardening of Pharaoh's heart, address the issue of who hardened it first and address the common ways that non-Reformed folks think this helps their argument against Reformed theology but ultimately why their argument fails even if we grant most of it for the sake of argument.  Enjoy the show! 

    Luke 11 Parable on Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 10:42


    In this episode we talk about the parable of the sleeper (also called the parable of the knocker) and what it means for our prayer life. If you think this passage is exhorting you to annoy God with prayer enough that he gives you want you want, that you have to be persistent and knock and knock and knock to bang down the door of heaven and receive your blessings… you've radically misunderstood this parable. Enjoy the show!

    Responding to John Cranman on 1 Corinthians 10:13

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 19:04


    In this episode I respond to John Cranman's question to me about how to understand 1 Corinthians 10:13 as a Compatibilist.    Enjoy the show!   Discussion with Dan Chapa on Revealed Apologetics (John's question comes at the 1:23:19 mark): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icN_Kg1vLqA&t=1s Paul Manata's Paper: https://analytictheologye4c5.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/1-cor-10-13-and-will-setting.pdf Steve Hayes' Article: https://triablogue.blogspot.com/2012/08/1-cor-1013-redux_27.html

    Judges - Episode 5 - 10:1 thru 12:15

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 43:07


    We continue our exposition of the Book of Judges.    Enjoy the show! 

    Judges - Episode 4 - 6:1 thru 9:57

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2022 47:30


    In this episode we continue our exposition of Judges and explore the Gideon cycle in chapters 6-9.  Enjoy the show!

    Judges - Episode 3 - 3:7 thru 5:31

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 35:22


    In this episode we continue the exposition of Judges through the first several cycles.  Enjoy the show! 

    Provisionism with Colin from Consistent Calvinism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 113:23


    In this episode I am joined by Colin from the Consistent Calvinism podcast to discuss Provisionism. Enjoy the show! 

    Judges - Episode 2: Exposition of 1:1 thru 3:6

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 33:41


    In this episode I begin the exposition of Judges 1:1 through 3:6.  Enjoy the show! 

    Judges - Episode 1: Introduction and Historical Backgrounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 41:31


    In this episode I begin a series highlighting how a Historical-Grammatical and Redemptive Historical hermeneutic would be employed for a book study like the book of Judges.  Episode one covers introductory remarks and the historical backgrounds for the book.    Enjoy the show! 

    Freedway Thinker - Libertarian Freedom and Divine Foreknowledge

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 20:00


    In this episode I discussion the conceptual problems that arise when someone attempts to affirm both Libertarian Freedom and Divine Foreknowledge. Enjoy the show!

    Freedway Thinker - Determinism is Fatalism!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 13:51


    In this episode I discuss the often parroted objection that determinism is fatalism. Enjoy the show!

    God in Esther

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2021 15:18


    Is God hidden in the book of Esther?

    Did Sin Never Enter Gods Mind?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 15:24


    Does Jeremiah 19:5 count as a substantive critique of Reformed theology? Did sin really never enter the mind of God? Enjoy the show!

    Calvinism, Atonement, and Assurance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 29:16


    In this episode I discuss if the objections that Calvinism undermines Christian assurance or makes Paul's statement on the on the gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:3 a "lie."    Enjoy the show!

    Tim Stratton and Freewill - A Response to Defenses of the Free Thinking Argument

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 36:04


    In this episode I respond to an interaction I had with Tim Stratton from Free Thinking Ministries concerning his Free Thinking Argument Against Naturalism and why I think it not only does not work against naturalism, nor Christian Compatibilism, but also why the defenses of it typically fail as well.    Enjoy the show!

    Tim Stratton and Robots with Colton Carlson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 84:39


    In this discussion with my friend Colton Carlson, we discuss Tim Stratton's article about robots that he wrote in response to us... We talk about heaven, freedom, robots, and why it all matters.  Enjoy the show!

    Leighton Flowers - A Response to a Response

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 21:48


    Leighton Flowers responded to my episode on the fragility of Libertarian Freedom... after much demand I respond to him here.  Enjoy the show! Leighton's Response: https://youtu.be/Kum_VxM6ft8

    The Dunning-Kruger Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 24:26


    What is the Dunning-Kruger Effect and how does it impact how productive your conversations will be? Enjoy the show!

    Plain Meaning of Romans 9 and Ephesians 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 40:33


    In this episode I do an unscripted walkthrough of Romans 9 and Ephesians 1 to discuss if Reformed theology and Calvinists really just “ignore the text” or just impose their theology on these passages.

    Calvinist Cornucopia Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 113:45


    In this episode I try out a new "live" discussion format for the podcast - think highly structured audio version of a Facebook wall...  In this we discuss topics ranging from double predestination, equal ultimacy, the Reformed understanding of two wills, the nature of freewill, Christian assurance, cage-stage Calvinism, and even Spiderman makes an appearance.  Enjoy the show!  Study on the folk intuition of freedom which I discuss: Forget the Folk: Moral Responsibility Preservation Motives and Other Conditions for Compatibilism

    Can a Calvinist Know They Are Saved?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 36:14


    Can a Calvinist know that they are saved? This objection, typically from Provisionists and Lutherans, is a common sticking point in soteriological discussions. But is it a good objection? Enjoy the show! 

    The Fragility of Libertarian Incompatibilism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 25:47


    In this episode, I discuss what I think is a strong defeater for the position of Libertarian Incompatibilism.  Enjoy the show!

    Discussion with Jimmy Stephens and Ben Watkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 89:35


    A great discussion between Jimmy Stephens (Christian) and Ben Watkins on God, atheism, and morality.  Enjoy the show! 

    Responding to Wade's 10 Questions for Christians

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 45:24


    In this episode I respond to Dallas Wade's 10 questions for Christians.  Enjoy the show! Wade's Original Video

    An Argument for the Reasonableness of Belief in God

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 27:50


    In this episode I update my opening statement from my debate with Matt Dillahunty and present an argument for reasonable belief in God.    Enjoy!

    Response to TurretinFan on Genesis 1 and YEC

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 38:33


    In this episode I give my rejoinders to a response article from TurretinFan where he gave objections to my work on Genesis 1.    My original article:  Text Version Video Version   TurretinFan's Response: click HERE    (For more of my work on Genesis 1, CLICK HERE)

    Atheism, Naturalism, and Unfalsifiable Standards

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 15:28


    In this episode I discuss atheism, naturalism and if their epistemic standards of evidence insulate their worldview from falsification and create a question begging standard.  Enjoy the show!

    Response to Steve Schramm on Genesis 1 and YEC - PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 36:28


    In this episode, I give part two of my response to my friend Steve Scrhamm on some of my comments about Genesis 1 and Young Earth Creationism.  My original article: TEXT VERSION VIDEO VERSION Steve's Response: CLICK HERE   Enjoy the show!

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