Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
In this video I'll talk about the two different definitions of atheism, and why many philosophers of religion prefer the "disbelief" rather than the "unbelief" version of it. See this article:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atheism-agnosticism/
#atheism #christian #christianity #skepticism #philosophy #philosophyofreligion
In this video I'll talk about the two different definitions of atheism, and why many philosophers of religion prefer the "disbelief" rather than the "unbelief" version of it. See this article:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atheism-agnosticism/
#atheism #christian #christianity #skepticism #philosophy #philosophyofreligion
![Why is there something rather than nothing?
#philosophy #theology #christianity #god #apologetics #leibniz #theism #reasoning #reason #catholic #islam
In this video, Ill talk about Gottfried Leibniz and Thomas Aquinas ideas around why something exists
References:
[1] G. W. Leibniz, “The Principles of Nature and of Grace, Based on Reason,” in Philosophical Papers and Letters, G. W. Leibniz and L. E. Loemker, Eds., Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1989, pp. 636–642. doi: 10.1007/978-94-010-1426-7_67.
[2] G. W. Leibniz, “The Ultimate Origin of Things,” 1697.
[3] T. Aquinas, Summa Theologica. R. & T. Washbourne, 1922.
[4] (Quoted in) D. C. Lindberg and R. L. Numbers, God and Nature: Historical Essays on the Encounter between Christianity and Science. Univ of California Press, 2023. Why is there something rather than nothing?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IdgRuVJ_gKo/mqdefault.jpg)
![My 3 Intellectual Reasons for Not Believing in God
#god #christianity #philosophy
In this video, I want to talk about my top 3 reasons for why I did not believe in God when I was a skeptic (and why these reasons were, for me, built on dubious assumptions)
References:
[1] David Wootton - The Fear of God in Early Modern Political Theory (1983)
[2] David Wootton - Humes ‘Of Miracles’: Probability and Irreligion (1990)
[3] John Earman - Hume’s Abject Failure (2000)
[4] Alasdair MacIntyre - After Virtue (1981)
[5] https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-realism/
[6] G. E. M. Anscombe - Modern Moral Philosophy (1958)
[7] C. S. Lewis - Miracles (1947)
[8] Alvin Plantinga - Where the Conflict Really Lies (2012)
[9] Charles Taylor - A Secular Age (2007) My 3 Intellectual Reasons for Not Believing in God](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IuTzSvIBScA/mqdefault.jpg)
![Pseudoskepticism (Bogus Skepticism)
In this video, Ill explain some of the issues around pseudoskepticism and why many skeptics or former skeptics have issues with mainstream skepticism as a social identity.
References:
[1] Truzzi - Zetetic Ruminations on Skepticism and Anomalies in Science (1987)
[2] Quite and Ullian - Web of Belief (1978)
[3] Bond - Why I Am No Longer a Skeptic
[4] Weinberg - Against Philosophy
[5] Hyslop - The Bias of Skepticism (1909)
#skeptic #skepticism Pseudoskepticism (Bogus Skepticism)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Jbtg5dQr-zw/mqdefault.jpg)





![The Euthyphro Dilemma
In this video, Ill talk about the Euthyphro dilemma and why I do not see it as a serious challenge to Christian theism or theism in general. Thank@TheologicalDissent for the video idea.
References:
[1] Plato. Euthyphro. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. Independently published, 2020.
[2] G. W. Leibniz, “Reflections on the Common Concept of Justice,” in Philosophical Papers and Letters, G. W. Leibniz and L. E. Loemker, Eds., Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1989, pp. 561–573. doi: 10.1007/978-94-010-1426-7_60.
[3] Plato, The Republic. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2021.
[4] Plato and B. Jowett, Apology. Independently published, 2020.
[5] Plato, Laws. Independently published, 2020.
[6] H. Chadwick, Early Christian thought and the classical tradition: studies in Justin, Clement and Origen, 1. issued as an academic paperback, Reprint. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987.
[7] W. Morriston, “Must There Be a Standard of Moral Goodness Apart from God?,” Philosophia Christi, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 127–138, Apr. 2001, doi: 10.5840/pc2001318.
[8] W. L. Craig, On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision. David C Cook, 2010.
[9] M. Martin, The Cambridge Companion to Atheism. in The Cambridge companions. New York: Cambridge university press, 2007.
[10] J. Hare, “Religion and Morality,” in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Fall 2019., E. N. Zalta, Ed., Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, 2019. Accessed: Dec. 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: [https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2019/entries/religion-morality/](https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2019/entries/religion-morality/)
[11] J. E. Hare, God’s Command. in Oxford studies in theological ethics. Oxford: Oxford university press, 2015.
#apologetics #christianphilosophy #philosophy #philosophyofreligion #religion #godisgood #god #christianity #christian #theology #catholic #plato #socrates The Euthyphro Dilemma](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mo_298ssiDE/mqdefault.jpg)

