Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Today, I'm speaking with The Non-Alchemist about the trials and tribulations of deconversion, reasons for being an atheist, lacktheism, Christian double-standards regarding testimonial evidence, Calvinism, the state of apologetics, what stuff is real, and more.
NA’s channel: youtube.com/user/dman441000
Emerson's appearance on NA's channel: youtu.be/ADmI2tfU9cg
@waldenpod and @AlchemistNon
https://linktr.ee/emersongreen
Support at Patreon.com/counter or /waldenpod
emersongreenblog.wordpress.com
nonalchemist.wordpress.com
/ timestamps /
00:00 Religious background and channel
12:05 Christian apologetics backfiring
16:20 Agnostic to atheist
22:50 How do you approach the question of God?
28:57 "The pretended emphasis on testimonial evidence"
30:37 More on Calvinism. Plus spiritual BDSM, personal responsibility
37:55 Best arguments for theism and for atheism?
45:10 The metaphysical car, pt. I
47:50 Evil God
50:08 The metaphysical car pt. II
52:00 Lacktheism
1:01:08 New Atheism
1:05:35 More on the deconversion process: Estrangement, Anger, and Mind-Reading
1:15:37 Lacktheism once more
1:17:01 The Lightning Round: Real or Not Real
1:17:37 ...but first, 'The Reason for God' was terrible
1:20:27 The Lightning Round
1:29:08 goodbye
Today, I'm speaking with The Non-Alchemist about the trials and tribulations of deconversion, reasons for being an atheist, lacktheism, Christian double-standards regarding testimonial evidence, Calvinism, the state of apologetics, what stuff is real, and more.
NA’s channel: youtube.com/user/dman441000
Emerson's appearance on NA's channel: youtu.be/ADmI2tfU9cg
@waldenpod and @AlchemistNon
https://linktr.ee/emersongreen
Support at Patreon.com/counter or /waldenpod
emersongreenblog.wordpress.com
nonalchemist.wordpress.com
/ timestamps /
00:00 Religious background and channel
12:05 Christian apologetics backfiring
16:20 Agnostic to atheist
22:50 How do you approach the question of God?
28:57 "The pretended emphasis on testimonial evidence"
30:37 More on Calvinism. Plus spiritual BDSM, personal responsibility
37:55 Best arguments for theism and for atheism?
45:10 The metaphysical car, pt. I
47:50 Evil God
50:08 The metaphysical car pt. II
52:00 Lacktheism
1:01:08 New Atheism
1:05:35 More on the deconversion process: Estrangement, Anger, and Mind-Reading
1:15:37 Lacktheism once more
1:17:01 The Lightning Round: Real or Not Real
1:17:37 ...but first, 'The Reason for God' was terrible
1:20:27 The Lightning Round
1:29:08 goodbye
