episode 15, Joshua Rasmussen's argument for a necessary being

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Today we have as guest the philosopher Joshua Rasmussen. He's currently a post-doc fellow at Notre Dame University, and has published a variety of material including arguments pertaining to necessary beings. You can visit his academic website here.

On the podcast we discuss his paper "A New Argument for a Necessary Being" (Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 13 Oct 2011). Download the podcast in the link above, or stream it in the playlist at the top of the blog home page.

Enjoy!

episode 14, flawed atheist arguments

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Today we take a look at a few flawed atheist arguments, including examples from Dan Barker and Peter Atkins. Check it out in the link above!

Remember, if you want to ask us a question, or be a guest on the podcast, just email us: goodnessovergod [at] gmail.com We'd love to hear from you!

episode 13, Anglican Pastor Mike Russell and universal knowledge of God

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Today we had guest Pastor Mike Russell of the Anglican Church of Australia, Adelaide diocese. We discussed the doctrine of universal knowledge of God, and talked about what exactly knowledge of God involves (touching on Plantinga's externalism). Check it out in the link above!

You can also check out his blog here: richaelmussell.blogspot.com

Remember, if you want to be a guest on the podcast, just email us: goodnessovergod [at] gmail.com We'd love to hear from you!

episode 12, special guest Robin Collins on fine-tuning

This week we interviewed Prof. Robin Collins of Messiah College, probably the leading proponent today of the fine-tuning argument for the existence of God. He is the author of dozens of articles and chapters appearing in major publications, in the fields of philosophy of religion and philosophy of science. Below you can find some useful links pertaining to the episode and to Prof. Collins:

Robin Collins' home page
Robin Collins' fine-tuning resources page
debates between Robin Collins, Paul Draper and Quentin Smith
Doctor Collins is featured in several 'Closer to Truth' videos. Check them out!
You can stream the podcast from the top of the blog, or download it directly here. Enjoy!

episode 11, special guests Sye Ten Bruggencate and Pastor Dustin Segers

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Today we had a great conversation with presuppositional apologists Sye Ten Bruggencate and Dustin Segers. Mr. Ten Bruggencate is the webmaster at ProofThatGodExists.org and is currently a full-time apologist for the faith. Pastor Segers leads a congregation at Shepherd’s Fellowship of Greensboro, NC, and joins Mr. Ten Bruggencate in defending the faith in the tradition of presuppositionalist apologetics. (He also runs a blog here.)

Note: Special thanks to Sye for providing the recording for this episode!

episode 10, special guest Brian Knapp

In episode 10 we welcome special guest Brian Knapp, the founder of and a contributor to the website choosinghats.com, editor of the forthcoming apologetics journal In Antithesis, and co-author of the book The Portable Presuppositionalist. In this podcast we discuss what makes a good reason, and also the problem of induction, with a special focus on the presuppositionalist approach to finding a solution.

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Enjoy!

My turn to debate Chris Bolt

The debate is now available at

http://www.choosinghats.com/audio/ChrisMichaelDebate.mp3

Please let me know if you have any comments or questions!

Thanks,
Michael