Yesterday I debated Justin Schieber on the existence of God at the University of Alberta. As you can see, I’m the smudge on the left that is standing and talking while Justin is the smudge on the right that is sitting. We had approximately 125 people in attendance which is quite good considering it was […]
Justin Schieber
The Rauser-Schieber Dialogue Revisited
In preparation for my debate and dialogue with Justin Schieber next week, I re-listened to my Tentative Apologist podcast interview with him which I recorded in January 2014. And I thought to myself, “Gee, that was a good exchange, buoyed on by Schieber’s sharp logical mind and my David-Frostean interview skills.” If you haven’t heard […]
Belief and Doubt in the Twenty-First Century is Coming! (March 8th)
Here’s the poster for my upcoming dialogue with Justin Schieber on March 8th. Thanks to Justin for putting this fine poster together.
Belief and Doubt in the Twenty-First Century: A Christian-Atheist Dialogue
First the bad news: my upcoming Calgary debate with Justin Schieber (scheduled for March 8th) has been cancelled. (Fear not, the March 7th debate in Edmonton is still very much a go.) This leaves us with a free Sunday to fill. As a result, currently Justin and I are planning a second event for Sunday, […]
My Calgary Debate on God’s Existence with Justin Schieber (March 8th)
Here’s the poster for my March 8th debate with Justin Schieber at Mount Royal University in Calgary, AB. If you know anybody in the Calgary area who might be interested please pass on this info. (And don’t forget about my March 7th debate in Edmonton!) Edit: The Calgary debate has been CANCELLED. (The Edmonton debate […]
My March 7th Debate on God’s Existence with Justin Schieber
My Two Upcoming Debates on God’s Existence
I will be having two debates on the existence of God in March with Justin Schieber of “Reasonable Doubts“. (You can visit Justin online here.) I met Justin last year when he was in Edmonton at which time I interviewed him for my podcast. Irenic and thoughtful, he shall be a worthy interlocutor. The debates will […]
50. The Evidential Problem of Evil (Part 1)
William Rowe tells the story of a fawn (think Bambi) severely burnt in a forest fire and left to die slowly over several days amidst the burning embers of the ravaged forest floor. It’s just one fawn, right? Who cares? But if God really is all-good and all-powerful then presumably he would not allow gratuitous […]
38. Justin Schieber on atheism and theism
The question of God’s existence is arguably the most important of all philosophical questions. God is, by definition, that being than which none greater could be conceived. So it is little surprise that the question of whether that being exists has been considered a topic of supreme importance in the history of thought. Set against […]
Is belief in God irrational? My soon-to-be-released debate with Chris Hallquist
Back in the middle of September I received an email from Justin Schieber. (Yes, that Justin Schieber, aka the teen pop sensation of the Reasonable Doubts Podcast!) Justin was writing to invite me to debate Chris Hallquist who blogs as The Uncredible Hallq. In emulation of Schieber’s Reasonable Doubts debate with Max Andrews the format would be […]
Schieber, God and Non-God Objects Yet Again
Justin Schieber has now provided a response to my criticisms of the Problem of Non-God Objects. He calls it “A response to Randal Rauser’s criticisms of the Problem of Non-God Objects.” (What the title lacks in creativity it makes up in good old fashioned communicative efficacy.) Justin takes on my two points in turn. (If […]
A Word from Justin Schieber
This is a guest post courtesy of Justin Schieber (his third in a month!). One more and I’ll have to put him on the payroll. Justin here offers a reply to my challenge to the Reasonable Doubts doubtcasters to demonstrate how Christian beliefs are clearly false. This thoughtful statement is yet more evidence why, whatever […]
Justin Schieber responds … and then some!
In light of the handful of criticisms directed at my comments in the post “Why they don’t believe: Justin Schieber“, I invited Justin Schieber to provide a guest-post reply. He has done so in fine fashion. So without further ado, “Justin Schieber responds … and then some!” * * * First, I want to thank Randal […]
Why they don’t believe: Justin Schieber
Today I’m initiating a new series simply titled “Why they don’t believe.” Each is borne out of an invitation to a well-established internet atheist and/or skeptic to share his reasons for rejecting Christianity (or theism). I invited each to write a paragraph on the topic with my initial intention being to collate them in a […]
