This 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=1445sIn his video, Cloos presents an objection to Schellenberg's divine hiddenness argument from a recent essay by Daniel Howard-Snyder which argues that, possibly, God may hide from people to a…

In this video, Justin Schieber joins Dr. Gavin Ortlund for a friendly conversation on Schellenberg's argument from Divine Hiddenness.

A 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 objections by clarifying aspects of Schellenberg's reasoning. …

Welcome 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) that failure is not the result of their resistance to …

According 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 such persons exist and/or have existed in the past. F…

In 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. This is because many atheists find it to be quite power…

Broadly 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 no single argument from hiddenness. Rather, there is …

This 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 deemphasized. In particular, Pearce explains why the mora…

In 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 Campbell discuss the argument as presented and the various cr…

In 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 his reputation as a fair-minded and philosophically in…

In 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 important objections, but if true, has important conseq…

This 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.

As 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 importance of placing Hume in his historical context …

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 explo…

Perhaps 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 Heythrop Journal titled The Moral Problem with the Free …

In 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 of religion.…

In 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 philosophy of religion and the strengths and weaknesses o…

In 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 non-resistant persons is the good of the responsibilit…

In 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 philosophy of religion. In this first of two episodes, …

In 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 opportunities to develop our moral virtue, is a popul…

Concert of Hope headliner and founder of Champions for HD joins the show to talk about what's happened since 2019 when we last did a show together, her music, and why she founded Champions to begin with. See Shelby along with Adam Baker, Fields and Fortresses and David Elise at Trubble Brewing on 10/29! Paul's audio isn't great but I think you get …

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We 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. This dialogue pushes the dialectic forward in ways t…

Angela Lowe joins and we have a new format! I am sure you will dig it. Thanks to your mom for voting this her favorite podcast!

In 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 versus personalist models of God, the argument from moti…

This 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. Rather than engaging in a polemic against a religious worl…

This 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. Rather than engaging in a polemic against a religious worl…

This special edition of the Mixtape Tales podcast is a discussion of Huntington's Disease with my cousin, Amanda. She talks about the testing process, why advocacy is crucial, and shares her -- OUR -- family story. I am titling these episodes "Talking Chorea Blues" in honor of an unrecorded Woody Guthrie song related to his illness. In case you wer…

Lagrange County IN Treasurer Jamesi Lemon joins the show to talk about a wide variety of things! This was a fun one to record, and thank you for all coming to my therapy session. As always, my audio sounds like two tin cans strung together, so if you are patient and bare with it, I think you will enjoy this one... "All Democrats are evil" -- Jamesi…

This week's episode features Amanda Rinehart, who has some opinions! This is an ep I have wanted to do for a long time, as we discuss a wide range of topics. I think it was informative and a lot of fun, and I hope you do, too.Note: this ep was recorded after RBG passed but before Trump nominated ACB to fill her seat on the court, and before everyon…

This episode features Shelby Hoffer, host of the upcoming I Am The Manager podcast. Follow Mixtape Tales on Twitter @mixtapetales and find out more about her far superior podcast at @IAmTheManagerP1.

Multi-talented artist and musician Koli Meadows joins the show this week to talk about growing up as an "other" in Northwest Ohio, her faith, and what drives her in 2020. Koli and her band's latest release, 2017's "I've Met You Before", is available on all major streaming platforms, and is definitely a challenging and provocative listen. You really…

Tom Rossmanith joins the show to talk about a lot of topics that other podcasts are afraid to talk about! We talk about race, politics and religion-- and that's just the first half hour! If you want to learn more about Tom, he can be found at @tomrossmanith on Facebook and Twitter and Murray Hill's twitter is @mhtrocks. Tom is legit one of the bigg…

Concert of Hope alum Addison Agen joins the podcast to talk about what has been going on in her life after she was the runner up on Season 13 of NBC's The Voice. We also talk about her family connection to Huntington's Disease, what the future holds...and when we will be getting new music from this multi-talented artist. This episode also features …

This episode features Huntington's Disease foundation co-founder Doug Michael. Doug has been active in fundraising and bringing awareness to the cause of those with HD for several years. Before that, he worked in the music industry and he tells some of his best stories about some of the people he met while working in the industry, and the importanc…

For episode 20, I talk with author Jim Boeglin about his newest book, American Values in the Trump Era. Jim believes that the Current President has bungled his way through 4 years of elected office and has the data to back it up. This is a fascinating conversation that I hope you enjoy. Even if you are to the right on some of the issues discussed, …

A bonus bit from Joe Deez, which I think is really brilliant, and I think you will, too. Check out Joe's Youtube channel to get the full video for this one here-- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbSQhH_mDy19Xp3hbzG6LA

Paul sits down virtually and 6 feet apart with comedian Joe Deez. We talk about his now rescheduled (for August 21st) Arcade Comedy show that was to take place in May, music and Joe even asks a couple of questions of Paul. This turns into a pretty entertaining episode, so enjoy! People name-checked in this episode: Dean McCombs and Shawn Browning. …

This is a special edition of the show with Brian Robertson, senior pastor at Crossroads Church of God in Lima, Ohio. The topic is Covid-19 from a church perspective, and I hope it is encouraging and interesting to you. You can find out more about Crossroads at limacrossroads.org.

Kevin Jess, VP of wehaveaface.org Canada joins the show to talk with Paul about Huntington's Disease, advocacy, and resources for people who are interested in being a part of making our generation the last one affected by HD. I also mention in the episode several organizations doing great work for the HD community, learn more by clicking any of the…

This is episode 16. That's 15 more episodes than I thought we would do. Holy cow, you guys are amazing. And I'm Harry Carey. Anyway, today's guest is Pop's Garage drummer (and YES FM alum) Ashley Spitler, who talks about showing grace to people you may not agree with, her musical ambitions, and her unhealthy love for a Jonas Brother. You'll have to…

Alex Scheer joins the podcast to talk about following dreams, being grateful for what you have, seeing Avengers: Endgame 13 times in the theater and a ton more. It's a great conversation that I really got a lot out of, and I think you will, too. Find out more about Alex's (far superior) podcast at https://www.atbsports.net/ or wherever you are list…

Special bonus content of a talk I gave at church in June of 2017 about Huntington's and where my hope comes from. This is posted here because this is the talk that Mike talked about in Episode 14, which I know you have all listened to already. New content coming soon, stay tuned!

"Domestic Engineer" and LCC assistant football coach Mike Rumschlag joins the show to talk about generosity, what he is learning and why he will not be going to a Relient K show any time soon.

Jason Harris, one of Paul's spiritual mentors, joins the pod to talk about his struggles with depression, and how his faith has helped him to come out of a dark time. He also makes fun of everyone's favorite Canadian rockers, Nickelback. How can you go wrong by listening?

Paul talks to one of his oldest friends about life, bad movies, shared Blues Traveler obsessions and her new YouTube channel, which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDH6qV6z2-hyhi0GtTDHIPw

This is the unedited part of the episode that Spotify thought was too hot for your fragile little ears. Note: I didn't edit the dead spots so it sounded a lot better in the original version, but you get the idea. I'm now grasping for my pearls. See ya next time.

Paul talks with Keybridge co-worker Megan Frank about life, their fears, learning the Bible and Tom Jones. Sound random? Oh, it is. Enjoy!

Every fifth episode is devoted to Huntington's Disease advocacy, and this episode features 22 year old singer-songwriter Shelby Lentz. She is living with HD and has not lost her hope and positive attitude. Find out more about her non-profit at www.championsforhd.org.

For 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