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In this video, I'll talk about some issues I have with the Satanic Temple/TST. These include legal, definitional, and moral issues that come from an internal critique.
#christianity #jesus #satan
In this video, I'll talk about some issues I have with the Satanic Temple/TST. These include legal, definitional, and moral issues that come from an internal critique.
#christianity #jesus #satan


![Russells Teapot
#atheism #theism #apologetics #philosophy #philosophyofreligion #epistemology
In this video Ill explain what Russells teapot is and four reasons why it is a poor analogy to belief in God
References
[1] R. Monk, Bertrand Russell: The Ghost of Madness, 1921-1970. New York: Free Press, 2000.
[2] S. James, “Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, Volume 11: : Last Philosophical Testament 1943‐1968,” Reference Reviews vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 10–10, Jan. 1997, doi:10.1108/rr.1997.11.5.10.278
[3] B. Garvey, “Absence of Evidence, Evidence of Absence, and the Atheist’s Teapot,” Ars Disputandi, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 9–22, Jan. 2010, doi: 10.1080/15665399.2010.1082001
[4] M. Truzzi, “Zetetic Ruminatrons on Skepticism and Anomalies in Science,” Citeseer_ vol. 12–13, pp. 7–21, 1987.
[5] A. I. Goldman, “What is Justified Belief?,” in Justification and Knowledge: New Studies in Epistemology, G. Pappas, Ed., D. Reidel, 1979, pp. 1–25.
[6] T. Reid, An Inquiry Into the Human Mind, 6th Ed. Bell & Bradfute, 1810.
[7] E. T. Bell, The Development of Mathematics. Courier Corporation, 2012.
[8] 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/
[9] N. J. Chambers, Reconsidering creation Ex Nihilo in Genesis 1. in Journal of theological interpretation supplements series. University Park, Pennsylvania: Eisenbrauns, 2020. Russells Teapot](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lKsqdTf0tpw/mqdefault.jpg)

![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)

