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You're about to see the Transcendental Argument for God in action when atheism and Christianity collide. In this compelling episode of the Worldview Legacy podcast, Joel Settecase steps into the hot seat on the "Real Atheology, a Philosophy of Religion Podcast," hosted by Benjamin Blake Speed Watkins. The conversation centers around one of the most profound questions in moral philosophy: Does Objective Morality Require God? Join Joel and Ben as they engage in a rigorous and respectful dialogue, exploring their contrasting views on the nature of morality and meta-ethics. Ben presents his case for ethical non-naturalism, arguing that objective moral values can exist independently of God. Joel counters by grounding moral truths in the very nature of God, asserting that without a divine being, objective morality lacks a coherent foundation. Key Topics Covered: The distinction between moral values and moral obligations. Ethical non-naturalism vs. theistic moral realism. The relationship between general and special revelation in understanding morality. The coherence (or incoherence) of abstract moral propositions without a divine mind. Joel's challenge to atheism and the implications of God's necessary existence for morality and knowledge. The episode concludes with a thought-provoking challenge from Joel, inviting listeners to consider the Christian worldview and its robust answers to the moral questions that shape our lives.
In this video Gavin Ortlund and Justin Schieber of Real Atheology discuss the problem of divine hiddenness. Gavin's first video: https://youtu.be/_d-6UhOS0FE?si=udp6g05pmWYJl_Nd Justin's response: https://youtu.be/jNkCCeij1As?si=8WkC0mSSuYvpzcgb Justin's book: https://www.amazon.com/Atheist-Christian-Walk-into-Bar/dp/1633882438 Truth Unites exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Twitter: https://twitter.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/ Website: https://truthunites.org/
In this informal debate, atheist philosopher Ben Watkins and Christian philosopher Dr. Shandon Guthrie discuss the reality of demons. Are there good reasons to think that demons actually exist? Ben Watkins' YouTube channel Real Atheology: @realatheology Dr. Guthrie's website: http://www.sguthrie.net/ Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4T5pK6om9M Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity
Justin Schieber joins me for a lighthearted breakdown of his debate with Eric Hernandez on the existence of God. We critique the arguments put forward by Eric, discuss the evidence presented by Justin, and talk about a few of our favorite moments from the debate. Huge shoutout to Capturing Christianity for organizing the debate, and … Continue reading CA115 Post-Debate Interview w/ Justin Schieber of Real Atheology →
In this episode, Real Atheology co-host Ben Watkins takes us on a tour through parts one and two of Hume's controversial essay 'Of Miracles'. Ben begins by providing context that serves to undercut some popular but ultimately uncharitable readings of Hume's central thesis. With the infamous argument clarified, other common objections are also explored.
Ben Watkins of Real Atheology joins me to discuss the meager moral fruits argument, a few objections to the argument, and why we're interested in it in the first place. Subscribe to Real Atheology on YouTube and on iTunes Follow us on Twitter @waldenpod @RealAtheology @SpeedWatkins Subscribe on YouTube Listen to our sister show, Walden … Continue reading CA109 Meager Moral Fruits w/ Real Atheology →
Ben and I switch roles in this debate. He argues for theism while I argue for atheism. This was put together by "Wes the Producer" from Heroic Debates. It was done very creatively with comic storyline.
I'm joined by Counter Apologist and Ryan from Real Atheology to discuss eternal conscious torment. First, we take a closer look at the views of William Lane Craig, who famously denies the possibility of an actual infinite in the context of the kalam, yet seems to argue that the guilt of those who reject God … Continue reading CA106 One Hell of a Problem – w/ Real Atheology & Counter Apologist →
Real Atheology host Benjamin Watkins joins me for a discussion of arguments about the Trinity--is the idea even coherent? He opened up a can of worms on Philosophy Twitter by suggesting recently that it doesn't seem to be, and that sounded like a fun Callin ep! Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Welcome back to Militant Thomist. Responding to “Real Atheology” on Virtue, can an atheist have objective moral claims? (Atheism Debate) SUPPORT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5DQ8zCOmeAqOcKTbSb7fg Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/MilitantThomist Donate: https://linktr.ee/ApologiaAnglicana FOLLOW Discord: https://discord.gg/3pP6r6Mxdg Website: https://www.christianbwagner.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MilitantThomist Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/543689120339579 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MilitantThomist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/militantthomist/ LISTEN Podcast: https://www.christianbwagner.com/podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0exZN1vHDyLuRjnUI3sHXt?si=XHs8risyS1ebLCkWwKLblQ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/militant-thomist/id1603094572 Anchor: https://anchor.fm/militantthomist SHOP Book Store: https://www.christianbwagner.com/shop Mug: https://www.redbubble.com/i/mug/Militant-Thomist-Radical-Newmanite-by-MilitantThomist/102625027.9Q0AD?fbclid=IwAR0_1zGYYynNl2gGpMWX6-goToVQ-TAb2gktO5g8LbxczFTR0xRvcz3q-oQ
Ben and Than discuss the recent debate that Than had with Mike Brigandi on whether there is evidence for God or not. Ben aims to give a better rounded and more robust explanation regarding the debate. You can find Than at Exploring Reality on YouTube: ◼ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChhu... You can find Ben at Real Atheology on YouTube and the Website: ◼ https://www.youtube.com/c/RealAtheology ◼ https://realatheology.wordpress.com/ Brute Facts: ◼ Special thanks to Oz with "TANG" and Pasta Mike with "Normalizing Atheism" for inspiration and encouragement. ◼ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/brutefactspod... ◼ Website https://www.brutefacts.com/ ◼ Store https://www.brutefacts.com//shop ◼ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/BruteFactsP... ◼ Linktree https://linktr.ee/Brute_Facts_Podcast ◼ Discord https://discord.gg/RveCZ5dz
In this episode, Ben Watkins, host of "Real Atheology," joins us to discuss atheism and philosophy. If you enjoy the show, consider supporting us for as little as $1/month by following the Patreon link below. Links Support The Show https://www.patreon.com/hadenclark Real Atheology YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQa6mPLOE2yuMCrDjRio_nA Real Atheology Blog: https://realatheology.wordpress.com/ Haden's Books: https://amzn.to/2sO5PFO Podcast: https://apple.co/2MG2SP2 Website: https://www.hadenclark.org Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehadenclarkshow Twitter: https://twitter.com/hadenclark_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hadenclark_
Ben and I talk about his journey to Atheism, how Real Atheology was started and their goals. We talk a little ethics, philosophy, and a few laughs. Great time with Ben. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brutefacts/support
This week we talked to philosopher Ben Watkins who has been a long time co-host on Real Atheology. Ben explains the concepts of determinism and compatibilism. To sign up to become a guest, fill out our guest form. For exclusive content, consider becoming a Patreon member.
In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk about current reading, experts vs. generalists, atheistic tweets and putting Jesus at the center.2:00 - "Where are you from... originally?"3:10 - Current book reading, Jesus the Great Philosopher: Rediscovering the Wisdom Needed for the Good Life by Jonathan T. Pennington, Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein. 8:25 - Being an expert or a generalist in apologetics? The problems with not having a diversity of experiences or influences. "Skill stacking."14:20 - Thinking about an atheistic tweet by Real Atheology. Christian Apologetics vs Christian Philosophy?35:00 - Feedback on the Trinity from the kids.37:30 - Putting Jesus at the center: dealing with fear, anxiety, worry and stress. 42:30 - Prayer for the listeners.
In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk about podcasts, memes, and talking about the Trinity.0:50 - A few podcasts we listen to: ID The Future, Frank Turek, The Briefing with Albert Mohler, Unbelievable? with Justin Brierley, Reasonable Faith, Defenders, Like Trees Walking with Mike J. Nelson (Mystery Science Theater 3000), Think Biblically, Stand to Reason (Greg Koukl), Real Atheology.8:10 - Responding to memes, "Jesus never talked about abortion," and the case against abortion.21:30 - How might we turn conversation stoppers into conversation starters? Dealing with nervousness, pressure, and anxiety responding to arguments.34:15 - One approach for talking about the Trinity with kids. The strengths and shortcomings of Trinity analogies. The Trinity is a solution, not a problem.
Trent sits down with Ben Watkins of Real Atheology to talk about why most Internet atheism is garbage and how the “Real atheologians” are taking on the best cases for the existence of God.
What is the nature of morally permissible sex? What sexual ethic should we adopt? In this episode, Tim Hsiao and Benjamin Watkins (of Real Atheology) discuss these questions at length. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_fRXF3T560&t=26s Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity
On this Episode I am joined by returning guest and friend of the Ferment, Ben Watkins of the Real Atheology Podcast. Ben recently participated in a couple of debates on Divine Hiddeness and the definition of Atheism so the first half of the recording is devoted to a breakdown of those arguments and a debate … Continue reading S04E04: Understanding The Political Evangelical, with Ben Watkins
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 →
Dr. Edward Feser joins us to discuss Catholicism, God, and Science. In the first segment, he gives insight into what led him to Catholicism. Next, he interacts with Simon Blackburn's critique of his book Five Proofs of the Existence of God and answers an objection raised by the hosts of the Real Atheology podcast. Lastly, he provides a detailed overview of what to expect in his forthcoming book Aristotle's Revenge. The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/contact
This is a wrapup of the debate between Mentionable Tyler Vela and atheist Ben Watkins of Real Atheology. This debate took place during Mentionable: The Conference 2018 Tyler contends that suffering makes sense of God, whereas Ben makes the case that suffering is evidence against the existence of God.
Audio from the Mentionables Conference 2018, in which Mentionable Tyler Vela debates Ben Watkins of Real Atheology on the subject of the Problem of Evil and God. This is part 1 of a two part episode.
This is a new beginning for Real Atheology as Ben Watkins welcomes Ben Bavar and John Lopilato as new co-hosts to the cast. Justin Schieber has taken a break from philosophy of religion in general to focus on college. We’ve decided to start things off with a Big Bang by tackling the Kalam Cosmological argument!
On this episode of Fermenting Opinions our last guest, Ben Watkins of the Real Atheology podcast, returns to us following a bizarre exchange that took place on social media between several Facebook “friends” and himself in regards to the Nunes memo being released. We first discuss the actual content of this memo which alleges bias … Continue reading Fermenting Opinions S02E03: An Unintentional Part Two with Ben Watkins
On this episode of Fermenting Opinions we are pleased to introduce Benjamin Watkins who is a philosopher and co-host of the Real Atheology Podcast. We discuss Ben’s interest, as an Atheist, in the philosophy of religion as well as his approach to the bigger questions in life. From the we move on to discuss his … Continue reading FO S02E02: An Interview with Ben Watkins of the Real Atheology Podcast
This week, we talked to Justin Schieber and Ben Watkins of the Real Atheology Podcast about the philosophy behind one of our favorite TV shows ever, Rick and Morty! Full archive: http://ScienceEnthusiastPodcast.com Real Atheology: http://realatheology.wordpress.com & http://patreon.com/RealAtheology Full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iBHMy2B7tI0 Bonus content for this episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rick-and-morty-14133190 tSE on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tSEpodcast Nat on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ncnewell Dan on Patreon: http://patreon.com/aScienceEnthusiast
For this episode of Real Atheology, Justin Schieber and Ben Watkins interview philosopher Wes Morriston. Dr. Morriston earned his PhD in philosophy from Northwestern University in 1972 and was a professor of philosophy at University of Colorado, Boulder from 1972-2014 when he retired as Emeritus Professor of Philosophy. Prof Morriston specialized in philosophy of religion. In the interview we discuss a variety of topics including a supposed tension that exists between a belief in what is often assumed to be the great value of free will on the one hand and the belief in God’s essential goodness on the other. We also discuss the moral argument - at least the form advocated by Christian philosopher William Lane Craig. We want to again thank Professor Morriston for the fantastic discussion.
We’re back for more with Justin Schieber! We delve deeper into the evidential problem of suffering and as always, I ask some meandering questions that hopefully take us in some interesting directions! You can find the channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQa6mPLOE2yuMCrDjRio_nA and just on Twitter @justinsweh. The post AS162: Real Atheology with Justin Schieber, Part 2 appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.
Welcome back to the show for what I think is the third time, Justin Schieber! Justin has himself a brand new youtube channel called Real Atheology that I think you guys will love! We talk about his first video – The Evidential Problem of Suffering. You can find the channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQa6mPLOE2yuMCrDjRio_nA and just on Twitter … Continue reading AS161: Real Atheology with Justin Schieber → The post AS161: Real Atheology with Justin Schieber appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.