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In this video, I want to explain why I think Moral Realism and naturalism are incompatible. In doing so, I'll draw upon Alasdair MacIntyre's work "After Virtue" as well as EDAs from contemporary metaethicists like Richard Joyce and classical skeptical moral theory like J.L. Mackie.
In this video, I want to explain why I think Moral Realism and naturalism are incompatible. In doing so, I'll draw upon Alasdair MacIntyre's work "After Virtue" as well as EDAs from contemporary metaethicists like Richard Joyce and classical skeptical moral theory like J.L. Mackie.
![Humes Fallacy: Probability, Frequency, and Miracles
#philosophy #apologetics #davidhume #christian #philosophyofreligion
In this video, Ill explain the central fallacy in David Humes argument against miracles in Section X of his Enquiry Concenring Human Understanding.
Here is a video I made explaining the difference between Bayesian and Frequentist views on probability: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWaRlVEIoDM
References:
[1] S. C. Meyer, Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe. HarperCollins, 2021.
[2] C. Taylor, A Secular Age. Harvard University Press, 2009. doi: 10.4159/9780674044289.
[3] A. Clayton, Bernoulli’s Fallacy: Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science. Columbia University Press, 2021.
[4] N. L. Geisler, “4. Miracles & The Modern Mind,” in In Defense of Miracles: A Comprehensive Case for God’s Action in History, InterVarsity Press, 2014.
[5] A. Flew and R. A. Varghese, There Is a God: How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind. Harper Collins, 2009.
[6] J. Earman, Hume’s Abject Failure: The Argument Against Miracles. Oxford University Press, 2000.
[7] A. N. Kolmogorov and A. T. Bharucha-Reid, Foundations of the Theory of Probability: Second English Edition. Courier Dover Publications, 2018.
[8] D. Hume and E. Steinberg, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, 2. ed. Indianapolis: Hackett, 1993.
[9] B. De Finetti, A. Machì, A. F. M. Smith, and B. De Finetti, Theory of Probability: A Critical Introductory Treatment. Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2017.
[10] T. Kelly, “Evidence,” in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Winter 2016., E. N. Zalta, Ed., Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, 2016. Accessed: Feb. 16, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2016/entries/evidence/
[11] W. Adams, An Essay in Answer to Mr. Hume’s Essay on Miracles., 3d ed. London: White, 1767.
[12] C. Babbage, The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. A fragment ... Second edition. Lea & Blanchard, 1841.
[13] M. Truzzi, “Zetetic Ruminatrons on Skepticism and Anomalies in Science,” Citeseer, vol. 12–13, pp. 7–21, 1987.
[14] P. Millican, “Hume, Miracles, and Probabilities: Meeting Earman’s Challenge,” 2003.
[15] R. Price, Four Dissertations. T. Cadell, 1777.
[16] Habermas, Gary R., and Mike Licona. The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 2004. Humes Fallacy: Probability, Frequency, and Miracles](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mCAwaZhCfzQ/mqdefault.jpg)
![The Simulation Theory Argument for the Existence of God
An argument from the likes of David Chalmers and myself. I dont think this will necessarily convince anyone that God Exists as much as being a useful exploration of probabilities and an interesting direction into Simulation Theology or Sim Theology
References:
[1] Nick Bostrom - Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?
[2] David J. Chalmers - Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy.
#christianity #simulation #philosophy #god The Simulation Theory Argument for the Existence of God](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nRqOo1wTaLU/mqdefault.jpg)


![My Issue with Apologetics
#apologetics #christianity
In this video Ill talk a bit about some concerns I have with the way some people practice apologetics and why I think this
You can also see @Randal_Rauser s video, though I have a slightly different perspective on these topics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpCsvFOi3xI&t=829s
References:
[1] Crossway Bibles, Ed., ESV: study Bible: English standard version, ESV text ed. Wheaton, Ill: Crossway Bibles, 2007.
[2] J. D. Hunter, To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World. Oxford University Press, 2010.
[3] M. B. Penner, The end of Apologetics: Christian witness in a postmodern context_ Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2013.
[4] P. Feyerabend, Science in a Free Society. Verso Books, 2017. My Issue with Apologetics](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oZcObqMgrx8/mqdefault.jpg)



![...but what is probability? what is chance?
#statistics #philosophy #datascience #probability #chance #bayesian
In this video, Ill explain what probability and chance are often meant to capture. Ill talk about the differences between the Frequentist and Bayesian perspectives.
NOTE: There are two typos at 14:52. The average or expected side length for cubes with a face area from 0 to 1 should be 2/3, and the average or expected side length of a cube with volume from 0 to 1 should be 3/4. This doesnt change the argument but these are the correct values for those integrals.
References:
[1] E. T. Bell, The Development of Mathematics. Courier Corporation, 2012.
[2] B. De Finetti, A. Machì, A. F. M. Smith, and B. De Finetti, Theory of probability: a critical introductory treatment. Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2017.
[3] R. W. Hamming, The Art of Probability for Scientists and Engineers. Redwood City, Calif: Addison-Wesley, 1991.
[4] A. N. Kolmogorov and A. T. Bharucha-Reid, Foundations of the Theory of Probability: Second English Edition. Courier Dover Publications, 2018.
[5] A. Hájek, “Interpretations of Probability,” in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Winter 2023., E. N. Zalta and U. Nodelman, Eds., Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, 2023. Accessed: Jul. 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2023/entries/probability-interpret/
[6] L. J. Savage, The Foundations of Statistics. Courier Corporation, 2012.
[7] A. D. Morgan, Formal Logic: Or, The Calculus of Inference, Necessary and Probable. Taylor and Walton, 1847.
[8] F. P. Ramsey, “Truth and Probability,” in Readings in Formal Epistemology: Sourcebook, H. Arló-Costa, V. F. Hendricks, and J. van Benthem, Eds., Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016, pp. 21–45. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20451-2_3
[9] H. Reichenbach, The Theory of Probability: An Inquiry into the Logical and Mathematical Foundations of the Calculus of Probability (English Translsyion by Ernest H. Hutten and Maria Reichenbach)_ Repr. 2. ed. Berkeley: Univ. of California Pr, 1971.
[10] A. Hájek, “The reference class problem is your problem too,” Synthese, vol. 156, no. 3, pp. 563–585, Jun. 2007, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-006-9138-5.
[11] J. M. Keynes, A Treatise on Probability. Courier Corporation, 2013.
[12] A. de Moivre, The Doctrine of Chances, Or, A Method of Calculating the Probabilites of Events in Play 1738.
[13] N. Shackel, “Bertrand’s Paradox and the Principle of Indifference,” Philosophy of Science, vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 150–175, Apr. 2007, doi: [10.1086/519028](https://doi.org/10.1086/519028).
[14] B. C. van Fraassen, Laws and Symmetry. Clarendon Press, 1989.
[15] E. T. Jaynes, “Information Theory and Statistical Mechanics. II,” _Phys. Rev._, vol. 108, no. 2, pp. 171–190, Oct. 1957, doi: [10.1103/PhysRev.108.171](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.108.171).
[16] C. S. Peirce, “Notes on the Doctrine of Chances,” in _Dispositions_, R. Tuomela, Ed., Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1978, pp. 237–245. doi: [10.1007/978-94-017-1282-8_14](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1282-8_14).
[17] E. Sober, Philosophy Of Biology, 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2019. doi: [10.4324/9780429494871](https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429494871).
[18] S. Oladyshkin and W. Nowak, “The Connection between Bayesian Inference and Information Theory for Model Selection, Information Gain and Experimental Design,” Entropy, vol. 21, no. 11, p. 1081, Nov. 2019, doi: [10.3390/e21111081](https://doi.org/10.3390/e21111081). ...but what is probability? what is chance?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sO8-ZS-upHc/mqdefault.jpg)

