Latest Schieber Podcast Episodes
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...
RA021: Interview with Graham Oppy
Real Atheology - July 01, 2018 13:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode the Real Atheologians interview philosopher Dr. Graham Oppy. We discuss the Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism, defining naturalism, the Modal Ontological Argument, and a number of issues in contemporary philosophy of religion.
RA019: The Kalam Cosmological Argument
Real Atheology - June 03, 2018 22:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis 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 Cosm...
RA018: Scott Davison on Petitionary Prayer
Real Atheology - March 18, 2018 13:17 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsToday I interview Dr. Scott Davison. Dr. Davison is professor of philosophy at Morehead State University where he specializes in Metaphysics, Ethics, and Philosophy of Religion. Dr. Davison and I connected back in May of last year at a conference here in Grand rapids - a science and religion dia...
RA017: Erik Wielenberg on Debating Morality
Real Atheology - March 04, 2018 23:04 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode, Ben Watkins sits down with philosopher Dr. Erik Wielenberg in Raleigh, NC immediately after his debate with philosopher Dr. William Lane Craig at NC state University. The debate, held on February 23rd, 2018, was on the question of what better explains objective moral values and ...
RA016: What is Skeptical Theism?
Real Atheology - October 09, 2017 23:04 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsSkeptical Theism is a philosophical position about our ability to make meaningful inferences about what God, if such a being exists, is likely to create or allow. In this episode, Ben and Justin discuss one particular version of Skeptical Theism and the implications it has on arguments from evil...
RA015: Debating the Problem of Evil With Justin Schieber and Cameron Bertuzzi
Real Atheology - August 28, 2017 18:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsRather than a live debate, what you are about to hear is an audio performance of an already written debate that’s been going on behind the scenes for the last month or so in the form of a series of essays written in reply to each other. The debate was on the problem of evil and it was between Ju...
RA014: Paul Moser on Religious Epistemology and God's Elusiveness
Real Atheology - August 02, 2017 23:43 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode Ben Watkins interviews philosopher Dr. Paul Moser. Dr. Moser is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. Professor Moser has published over 80 articles and authored many books including The Elusive God and The Evidence for God; Religious Knowledge Reexamined. Profess...
RA013: Quentin Smith on Natural Evils and Immaterial Minds
Real Atheology - July 19, 2017 21:46 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA few weeks back I was delighted to have the opportunity to interview Dr. Quentin Smith. We sat down not far from the Western Michigan University Campus where he was professor of philosophy from 1993 until he retired in 2015. Dr. Smith received his bachelor's degree in philosophy from Antioch Co...
RA012: Felipe Leon on Ex Nihilo Creation
Real Atheology - July 02, 2017 01:01 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFor this episode, we interview Dr. Felipe Leon on the metaphysical possibility of creation ex nihilo - or creation ‘out of nothing’. This is an indispensable metaphysical doctrine to classical theists. Dr. Felipe Leon is professor of philosophy at El Camino College in Torrance, CA. He received h...
RA011: Counter Apologist on God and Ethics
Real Atheology - June 22, 2017 04:07 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFor this episode, Ben Watkins and Justin Schieber interview Counter Apologist on the moral argument. The moral argument is an argument about moral ontology and includes a premise which states, if God exists, objective moral values and duties do not exist. We discuss various strategies for intera...
RA010: Ozymandias Ramses II on Atheism and Lacktheism
Real Atheology - May 31, 2017 03:06 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsYoutuber Ozymandias Ramses joins Justin Schieber and Ben Watkins to discuss competing contemporary definitions of atheism. Agnosticism and the burden of proof or justification are also discussed.
RA009: Wes Morriston on Moral Freedom and The Moral Argument
Real Atheology - May 22, 2017 21:33 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFor 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 Emerit...
RA008: Evan Fales on the Problem of Evil
Real Atheology - April 30, 2017 19:07 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this episode, Justin Schieber sits down with philosopher Evan Fales to talk about some of his work on the problem of evil as well as how he became interested in issues in philosophy of religion. Dr. Fales is professor emeritus at University of Iowa. Professor Fales' research interests include...
RA007: Irreducibly Normative Truths?
Real Atheology - April 17, 2017 20:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsCory Markum joins Ben Watkins to discuss some questions about normativity. Many apologists put forward moral arguments for the existence of God which claim that atheism implies some form of moral nihilism. While both Ben and Cory do not find these arguments persuasive, Cory is not so sure about ...
RA006: Josh Parikh on Resistant Non-Belief
Real Atheology - April 05, 2017 01:06 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsOxford philosophy student Josh Parikh joins Justin Schieber to discuss Josh’s rejection of a key premise in Schellenberg’s Hiddenness Argument (previously discussed in RA004). The premise, which states that there do in fact exist persons who are non-resistantly in a state of non-belief about God...
RA005: Debate: Schieber and Arndt on God and Suffering
Real Atheology - March 21, 2017 23:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIf an all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfectly good God exists, how does one explain the existence, intensity, and distribution of moral and natural suffering in our world? In this episode, Justin Schieber and Christian theist Timothy Arndt square off for a lively philosophical debate on the age...
RA004: Debate: Schieber and Giunta on Divine Hiddenness
Real Atheology - February 25, 2017 00:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsEver since philosopher John Schellenberg published Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason in 1993, the argument from divine hiddenness has received an immense amount of attention from philosophers and laypersons. This episode features a lengthy interaction between Justin Schieber and Blake Giunta of...
RA003: Debate: God and Finite Creatures
Real Atheology - February 11, 2017 19:35 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAll creatures that exist in the actual world are finite creatures - that much is obvious. If God exists, he has created them. But should the fact of their finitude count against theism? Does theism lead us to expect to observe fundamentally different beings? In this episode, Justin Schieber and ...
RA002: Article: The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism
Real Atheology - February 02, 2017 07:57 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAfter the apparent demise of a popular version of the logical problem of evil, philosopher William Rowe sought to resurrect the problem of evil in an inductive form. The result was his 1979 article titled The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism. In this episode, Justin Schieber and Ben...
RA001: Born Again Atheology
Real Atheology - January 30, 2017 17:59 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn the first installment of the Real Atheology Podcast, we discuss our plans for the show as well as the benefits that the podcasting format has over Youtube with regard to the kinds of long-form philosophical discussion we're after. RealAtheology.com YouTube Facebook Twitter Patreon ...
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