Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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With the gracious hosting of Amos Wollen, myself and Noah McKay debated Alex Malpass and Nathan Bray on the question of God's existence - specifically, theism versus naturalism. Noah and I defended theism via appeal to a historical case for miracles and the fine-tuning of the universe for life. Alex and Nathan contended that theism was no better an explanation for these phenomena than naturalism, and that because naturalism is simpler than theism then, all thing being equal, we ought to prefer it to theism. This was an exciting, substantive exchange, and I hope you like it.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:50 Miles's opening statement
00:07:15 Noah's opening statement
00:13:29 Nathan's opening statement
00:19:28 Alex's opening statement
00:25:58 Cross-examining Miles
00:46:39 Cross-examining Noah
01:06:48 Cross-examining Nathan
01:27:09 Cross-examining Alex
01:47:12 Closing statements