The other day I came across this tweet from Justin Schieber in my twitter feed: First off, let me say that this is a good tweet: pithy and provocative, so much so that it’s apparently worth two blog posts. That’s right, two! So let’s get started. And let’s make that start on a positive note […]
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Real Atheology considers whether a meaningful life requires God
Like many listeners I was disheartened a few months ago when “Reasonable Doubts” decided to call it quits on their popular radio show/podcast. But just as autumn death gives way to rebirth in spring, so the demise of Reasonable Doubts has given way to Justin Schieber’s new YouTube channel “Real Atheology“. And just two episodes […]
Does abstinence belong in sex education?
This morning I read the following tweet from Justin Schieber: “Comprehensive sex education usually includes some promotion of abstinence. The abstinence portion should be replaced with anti-natalism.” This prompted me to tweet a short question: “What’s wrong with abstinence?” Justin tweeted back, “Nothing. There’s also nothing wrong with sex.” Unfortunately, this response made no sense, […]
Justifying Naturalism?
In my recent dialogue with Justin Schieber we had an interesting exchange on Justin’s commitment to a position he refers to as “naturalism”. To get the most out of this article, you should begin by taking ten minutes (or so) to get the background exchange. You can start watching from here. In this exchange, Schieber […]
Justin Schieber’s objections to the proper basicality of theism considered
In my March 8th debate with Justin Schieber I offered three arguments, the first of which was concerned with defending the claim that belief in God can be properly basic. In his rebuttal Justin offered a couple arguments. I’m going to respond briefly to these two arguments here. Universal Sanction Objection Justin’s main rebuttal to my argument […]
The Anthropocentrism Switcheroo?
One of Justin Schieber’s arguments in our recent debate was based on the size and hostility of the universe. Justin argues that the size and hostility of the universe to (human) life favors naturalism over theism because we would expect the universe to be large and hostile to life if naturalism were true but we […]
Belief and Doubt in the 21st Century
On March 8, 2015 I sat down with Justin Schieber for an evening of discussion on “Belief and Doubt in the 21st Century.” The event was hosted by Dr. Ralph Korner and Taylor Seminary. I’ve included the video below and an audio version just below that for those who prefer an mp3. As an added […]
Meaningful relationship and propositional knowledge: A response to Justin Schieber (Part 2)
Yesterday I had an exchange with Jason Thibodeau in the discussion thread for “Meaningful relationship and propositional knowledge: A response to Justin Schieber (Part 1)“. I’m going to highlight part of that exchange here and then unpack my points further. Jason began by offering an account of what Justin Schieber might have meant by suggesting that the […]
Meaningful relationship and propositional knowledge: A response to Justin Schieber (Part 1)
Over the next few weeks I plan to comment on several points in my recent debate with Justin Schieber. So you can consider this the first installment in a series. (I suggest you watch or listen to the debate before partaking of this critical review.) In this installment I am going to comment on the […]
Does God Exist? The Rauser/Schieber Debate mp3
If you’re like me, you’d rather listen to a debate than watch it: plug in your ear buds and go for a run (or wash the dishes) while you take in the intellectual exchange. In other words, multi-tasking that actually works. For all those listeners out there who are happy with audio alone, here’s the mp3 […]
Debating God: The Rauser/Schieber Debate is Up!
Big thanks to the University of Alberta Atheists and Agnostics for funding the video and to Epicurus for volunteering untold hours to edit the raw footage. Here is the debate:
68. Justin Schieber on knowledge, God and morality
This is the second installment of my interview with Justin Schieber in which we debrief our March 7th debate on God’s existence and our March 8th dialogue on belief and doubt. (If you haven’t listened to part 1 yet, you can do so here.) In part 2 of the conversation we conclude the topic of proper […]
Awesome Pictures from the Rauser/Schieber Belief and Doubt Dialogue
Since I don’t have a Facebook account, this is the best place for me to post some pictures of the Sunday, March 8 dialogue I had with Justin Schieber. (Thanks to the photographer Tim Willson.) * * * Randal Rauser making a profound point with his eyes temporarily closed for dramatic effect while Justin Schieber […]
Reflections on the Rauser/Schieber Debate and Dialogue
In this relatively brief (8 minute) monologue, I provide some summary and reflections on my debate and dialogue with atheist Justin Schieber this past weekend.
