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Reasonable Doubts

My March 7th Debate on God’s Existence with Justin Schieber

February 16, 2015 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, debate, Justin Schieber, Reasonable Doubts, theism

The Evidential Problem of Evil (Part 2)

September 29, 2014 by Randal

Preamble This is part 2 of my response to Reasonable Doubts “Episode 121: Divine Deception with guest Erik Wielenberg“. As you may know, Part 1 was an episode in The Tentative Apologist Podcast and my intention was that Part 2 would be as well. Indeed, my original intention was to release part 2 at the […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, Bible, defeater, divine deception, Erik Wielenberg, God, Reasonable Doubts, revelation, skepticism

Cosmos meets Logos: If Carl Sagan had been a conservative Christian

June 30, 2014 by Randal

I don’t know if you ever stopped to ask yourself, “What would the original ‘Cosmos’ have been like if Carl Sagan had been a conservative Christian?” Well now you know. Check out this very clever satire by Reasonable Doubts Podcast with Sagan’s doppelganger being voiced by Jeremy Beahan who, based on this performance, could have […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Carl Sagan, cosmos, Jeremy Beahan, Reasonable Doubts, satire

50. The Evidential Problem of Evil (Part 1)

June 18, 2014 by Randal

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 […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Erik Wielenberg, Jeremy Beahan, Justin Schieber, philosophy of religion, problem of evil, Reasonable Doubts, theism

Are all atheists irrational?

January 28, 2014 by Randal

When I was invited to debate Chris Hallquist on the question “Is theism irrational?” I had one important reservation. The very topic of debate was reflective of an extreme fringe view. It is the same reservation that any person familiar with the mainstream of informed opinion on a particular topic (e.g. climate change, Shakespearean authorship) […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, Chris Hallquist, debate, rationality, Reasonable Doubts, theism

The rationality of theism and the problem of evil

January 21, 2014 by Randal

As I noted in the comment thread of “Is belief in God rational? My Reasonable Doubts Debate with Chris Hallquist,” my contribution to the debate has received a vicious and ill-informed response from commenters at “Reasonable Doubts”. However, one commenter named Michael did offer a courteous and thoughtful comment in response to my article which I […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, Chris Hallquist, problem of evil, rationality, Reasonable Doubts, theism

Is belief in God rational? My Reasonable Doubts debate with Chris Hallquist

January 19, 2014 by Randal

Just over a year ago I did my first debate with Reasonable Doubts. The debate was on the nativity with Jonathan Pearce and is available for viewing here: That debate was such a smashing success 🙂 that I was invited back for another debate. The topic was the rationality of theism and my debating opponent […]

Filed Under: Home Posts, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, belief, Chris Hallquist, epistemology, knowledge, rationality, reason, Reasonable Doubts, theism

A final critique of Luke Galen’s Statement on religiosity and bias

July 10, 2013 by Randal

Close to a week ago now Luke Galen posted a statement in the discussion thread to “Reality is just like you think” which appeared to me as an outrageous statement he can’t defend which reveals something significant about his approach to the issue of bias and “religiosity”. This is going to be my last treatment […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Luke Galen, Reasonable Doubts, religion

Puffing up the studies? Another response to Luke Galen

July 9, 2013 by Randal

It looks like I can’t yet move beyond my disagreement with Luke Galen. Yesterday in the midst of a comment responding to Rob Gressis in the thread “Religiosity never leads to a decrease in bias? Reasonable doubts about Luke Galen” Luke observed: “Based on the title of this ridiculous blog page, some people are unable […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Luke Galen, puffing, Reasonable Doubts

Now Dave Fletcher doesn’t care for my glasses. When will the personal attacks stop?!

July 8, 2013 by Randal

  First Dave Fletcher picked on my head. Now he’s picking on my glasses! Surely this is going too far! Did I ask to have OD (i.e. right eye) 2.50-100×075 and OS (left eye) 1.25-0.75×100? The worst part is that my glasses can’t speak for themselves. They didn’t ask to be pulled into this dispute. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Dave Fletcher, humor, Reasonable Doubts

Religiosity never leads to a decrease in bias? Reasonable doubts about Luke Galen

July 7, 2013 by Randal

As a preface to this article let me emphasize that I have no antipathy toward the Reasonable Doubts Doubtcasters. I do think, however, that Luke Galen has made some extraordinary claims which are open to critical analysis and refutation, and I offer this critique in the spirit of open dialogue and mutual truth-seeking. * * […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, cognitive bias, Luke Galen, Reasonable Doubts, theism

Reasonable insults?

July 6, 2013 by Randal

  A couple days ago I wrote an article offering a friendly critique of the Reasonable Doubts podcast.  In particular, I worried about the practice of dividing people into basic divisions (e.g. “religious” and “non-religious”) and then suggesting that one side is more rational than the other. We all have cognitive bias, I said. We all […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: fundamentalism, Reasonable Doubts

Reality is just like you think: More reasonable doubts about Reasonable Doubts

July 4, 2013 by Randal

A couple weeks ago I stated my intention to offer a criticism of the final section of the “Reasonable Doubts” podcast titled “God thinks like you.” The focus is the naivetĂ© of religious people who think God is just like them. What most bothers me about this segment is not what it does say, but […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, Reasonable Doubts, skepticism, theism

A Word from Justin Schieber

June 24, 2013 by Randal

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 […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Justin Schieber, Reasonable Doubts

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