Latest Schieber Podcast Episodes
RA049: The End of Divine Hiddenness? (Part 6 of the Divine Hiddenness Series)
Real Atheology - December 22, 2023 16:53 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis video is a response to a recent video by Christopher Cloos at Christian Philosophy Academy. Chris' Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja9dldyWQwE&t=1445s In his video, Cloos presents an objection to Schellenberg's divine hiddenness argument from a recent essay by Daniel Howard-Snyder ...
RA048: A Conversation on Divine Hiddenness with Gavin Ortlund (Part 6 of the Divine Hiddenness Series)
Real Atheology - December 22, 2023 16:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this video, Justin Schieber joins Dr. Gavin Ortlund for a friendly conversation on Schellenberg's argument from Divine Hiddenness.
RA047: Gavin Ortlund is Wrong about Divine Hiddenness (Part 5 of the Divine Hiddenness Series)
Real Atheology - November 29, 2023 22:06 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA few weeks ago, Gavin Ortlund of Truth Unites released a video exploring the argument from divine hiddenness and giving several objections to it. While I appreciated Gavin's wrestling with the argument, I did not think his objections are successful. This video seeks to respond to those objectio...
RA046: The Case for Nonresistant Nonbelief (Part 4 of the Divine Hiddenness Series)
Real Atheology - November 02, 2023 23:18 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWelcome back to the Hiddenness Series. In the last episode, we looked at Schellenberg's concept of a nonresistant nonbeliever which plays a central role in his argument from Divine Hiddenness. To refresh, somebody is a nonresistant nonbeliever if they (1) fail to believe that God exists and (2) ...
RA045: What is a Nonresistant Nonbeliever, Really? (Part 3 of the Divine Hiddenness Series)
Real Atheology - October 18, 2023 02:51 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAccording to Schellenberg’s argument from Divine Hiddenness, a nonresistant nonbeliever is, simply put, somebody who fails to believe in God in such a way that the failure is not itself the result of resistant self-deception. A key premise of the divine hiddenness argument just is the claim that...
RA044: The Argument from Divine Hiddenness (Part 2 of the Divine Hiddenness Series)
Real Atheology - October 18, 2023 02:51 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode Justin Schieber continues the hiddenness series by presenting J.L. Schellenberg’s Argument from divine hiddenness. Since the 1993 publication of his Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason Schellenberg’s argument has received widespread attention and still generates deep engagement. T...
RA043: The Varieties of Hidden Experience (Part 1 of the Divine Hiddenness Series)
Real Atheology - October 18, 2023 02:46 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsBroadly speaking, Arguments from Hiddenness are philosophical arguments with atheistic conclusions arising from the fact that either the felt presence of, the nature of, or the very existence of God is somewhat less clear than we might expect if God existed. As with the problem of evil, there is...
RA042: Kenny Pearce on Arguments and How to Have Them Productively
Real Atheology - July 19, 2023 01:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis is our second discussion with philosopher doctor Kenny Pearce. In this episode we pick up the conversation by discussing Pearce's thoughts on the practice of apologetics in contrast to philosophy. This led to a consideration of what arguments for or against God may need to be retired or dee...
RA041: Joe Campbell on Hume's Refutation of the Cosmological Argument
Real Atheology - July 04, 2023 14:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode Ben Watkins continues his series on Hume with a look at section IX of Hume's Dialogue's Concerning Natural Religion. Section IX finds Hume's Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes presenting and subjecting to analysis a cosmological argument for the existence of God. Ben and Dr. Joe Campbel...
RA040: Jeffrey Jay Lowder on Philosophy of Religion
Real Atheology - June 17, 2023 22:41 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode, Justin Schieber sits down with Jeffrey Jay Lowder for a wide-ranging interview. Fans of the show will no doubt be familiar with Jeff's work. From founding Infidels.org and the Secular Outpost to his contributions to The Empty Tomb and his several public debates, Jeff has earned ...
RA039: Matthew Adelstein on Utilitarianism and Theism
Real Atheology - June 04, 2023 03:54 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode, Ben Watkins sits down with Matthew Adelstein to discuss utilitarianism and theism. Utilitarianism, in its classical forms, claims that what we morally ought to do is act in ways that would maximize happiness and minimize suffering. This simple moral calculus is open to several i...
RA038: Debate: Schieber and Hernandez on the Existence of God.
Real Atheology - May 16, 2023 03:06 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis debate was between Christian apologist Eric Hernandez and atheist podcaster Justin Schieber. The event was organized by Capturing Christianity and held on May 6, 2023 at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, TX. Visit capturingchristianity.com for this and similar events.
RA037: Bill Vanderburgh on Misinterpretations of Hume’s Of Miracles
Real Atheology - April 21, 2023 20:41 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAs a follow up to the last episode which gave a general overview of Hume's famous essay, Ben Watkins interviews philosopher Dr. Bill Vanderburgh on his 2019 book David Hume on Miracles, Evidence, and Probability. The conversation explores some of the reasons the text is often misinterpreted. The...
RA036: Ben Watkins on Hume Against the Believability of Miracles
Real Atheology - April 07, 2023 23:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn 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 argu...
RA035: Andrew Pavelich on the Moral Problem with the Free Will Defense
Real Atheology - March 26, 2023 03:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsPerhaps the most common response to the problem of evil is an appeal to the goodness of free will. Free will, it is argued, is so good that it justifies God's policy of non-intervention in cases where evil is the result of the free actions of moral agents. in his 2019 article published in The He...
RA034: Kenny Pearce on Protestantism, Catholicism, and Apologetics
Real Atheology - March 10, 2023 22:06 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn the second part of Ryan's interview with Dr. Kenny Pearce, they discuss some of the issues surrounding the debate between Protestantism and Catholicism. In the second half the discussion turns to the issue of apologetics and whether there exists a clean distinction between it and philosophy o...
RA033: Kenny Pearce on Fruitful Dialogue and the History of Philosophy
Real Atheology - February 24, 2023 22:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this first part of Ryan Downie’s interview with Dr. Kenny Pearce, strategies for productive dialogue with those who hold opposing views are discussed. The conversation then turns to discussing the value of historical approaches to philosophy. Finally, they discuss Leibniz contributions to ph...
RA032: Dustin Crummett on Harmony and Hiddenness
Real Atheology - February 11, 2023 01:53 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this, the second half of Justin's interview with Dr. Dustin Crummett, they discuss an early paper of his in which he expands on an objection to the argument from divine hiddenness. The objection, known as the responsibility objection, claims that one reason God might have to keep belief from ...
RA031: Dustin Crummett on Suffering, Spiders, and Simulations
Real Atheology - January 27, 2023 21:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode, Justin Schieber interviews philosopher Dr. Dustin Crummett (dustincrummett.com, https://www.youtube.com/@dustin.crummett, @Dustin_Crummett). Dr. Crummett received his PhD from the University of Notre Dame in 2018, and specializes in social and political philosophy, ethics, and p...
RA030: Michael Hemmingsen on Soul-Making and Social Progress
Real Atheology - January 13, 2023 21:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode, returning host Justin Schieber interviews Dr. Michael Hemmingsen on his 2020 paper titled Soul-Making and Social Progress which was published in the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. John Hick's Soul-Making theodicy, according to which suffering exists to provide...
RA029: Leibnizian Cosmological Arguments with Josh Rasmussen
Real Atheology - May 29, 2022 05:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWe sit down with leading analytic philosopher of religion Prof. Josh Rasmussen to discuss Leibnizian cosmological arguments. We also bring on a special guest, Logos, to facilitate a dialogue with Prof. Rasmussen as we all journey together to explore the very cutting edge of this important debate...
RA028: Ben Watkins vs Trent Horn Debate Review
Real Atheology - September 22, 2021 07:26 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode, we critically review our co-host Ben Watkins's debate against Trent Horn of Catholic Answers at Capturing Christianity's conference CCv1. We are joined by esteemed guests Felipe Leon and Joe Schmid. This wide-ranging discussion covers such topics as intrinsic value, classical ve...
RA027, Pt. 2: Dr. C.M. Lorkowski on Atheism and Philosophy
Real Atheology - August 25, 2021 23:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis episode ran a bit long, so we're splitting it into two parts. Here we interview Dr. C.M. Lorkowski on his new book Atheism Considered: A Survey of the Rational Rejection of Religious Belief (2020). This book is a systematic presentation of challenges to the existence of a higher power. Rat...
RA027, Pt. 1: Dr. C.M. Lorkowski on Atheism and Philosophy
Real Atheology - August 25, 2021 22:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis episode ran a bit long, so we're splitting it into two parts. Here we interview Dr. C.M. Lorkowski on his new book Atheism Considered: A Survey of the Rational Rejection of Religious Belief (2020). This book is a systematic presentation of challenges to the existence of a higher power. Rat...
RA026: Aron Lucas on the Fine Tuning Argument
Real Atheology - September 23, 2019 09:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFor this episode, we interview Aron Lucas about his objection to the Fine Tuning argument in his paper "Naturalism, Fine-Tuning, and Flies" that is published at https://infidels.org/library/modern/aron_lucas/flies.html
RA025: Dr. Felipe Leon on Mitigated Modal Skepticism
Real Atheology - July 12, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFor this episode, we interview philosopher Dr. Felipe Leon on the topic of Mitigated Modal Skepticism, the view that our modal knowledge is limited to the mundane. It seeks to the ground our modal knowledge in empirical sources, such as observation and observation-sensitive theory. This would m...
RA024: Interview with Islamic Apologist Zach Christ
Real Atheology - June 10, 2019 10:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode, the Bens get a fresh perspective from Zach Christ, a Muslim from America who now lives in Turkey. During the interview, Zach and the Bens compare and contrast the beliefs and philosophical defenses of Islam and Christianity, delving into the concepts of God, miracles, and the af...
RA023: The Argument from Motion
Real Atheology - February 04, 2019 13:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWe're back with a new episode! This time we tackle the Argument from Motion as presented in Ed Feser's book "Five Proofs of the Existence of God".
RA022: Jason Thibodeau on the Euthyphro Dilemma
Real Atheology - August 21, 2018 01:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode the Real Atheologians interview Jason Thibodeau about the famous Euthyphro Dilemma and how to respond to apologists who try to split the dilemma. Jason is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Cypress College.
RA020: Alex Malpass on the Kalam
Real Atheology - August 14, 2018 00:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis is a follow-up episode on the Kalam Cosmological Argument where we interview philosopher Alex Malpass about his upcoming paper, co-authored with Wes Morriston, on the Kalam. Among other things, we discuss potential vs. actual/completed infinities, beginningless pasts, endless futures, and s...
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