Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 23 minutes ago
There are five reasons, broadly, why I’m an atheist:
I. We don’t need God to explain anything.
II. There are few phenomena that are better explained by theistic models than by atheistic models.
III. There are many phenomena that are better explained by atheistic models than by theistic models.
IV. Theism is more metaphysically profligate than naturalism as an explanation.
V. Theism suffers from various internal problems.
We discuss each of these reasons, abductive atheology, and several issues related to atheism.
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References can be found in the podcast shownotes of CA84:
CA84 Why I Am An Atheist (7/7/2021) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ca84-why-i-am-an-atheist/id1273573417?i=1000528090629
patreon.com/counter
Twitter @waldenpod and @OnPanpsychism
https://linktr.ee/emersongreen
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00:00-03:38 Introduction
03:39-07:55 I. We don’t need God to explain anything
07:56-10:26 II. There are few phenomena that are better explained by theistic models than by atheistic models
10:27-13:59 III. There are many phenomena that are better explained by atheistic models than by theistic models
14:00-17:06 Interlude: A Cumulative Case
17:07-25:36 IV. Theism is more metaphysically profligate than naturalism as an explanation
25:37-32:08 V. Theism suffers from various internal problems
32:09-33:32 Conclusion
33:33-35:36 goodbye
Transcript emersongreenblog.wordpress.com/2021/07/06/why-i-am-an-atheist
There are five reasons, broadly, why I’m an atheist:
I. We don’t need God to explain anything.
II. There are few phenomena that are better explained by theistic models than by atheistic models.
III. There are many phenomena that are better explained by atheistic models than by theistic models.
IV. Theism is more metaphysically profligate than naturalism as an explanation.
V. Theism suffers from various internal problems.
We discuss each of these reasons, abductive atheology, and several issues related to atheism.
/ / /
References can be found in the podcast shownotes of CA84:
CA84 Why I Am An Atheist (7/7/2021) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ca84-why-i-am-an-atheist/id1273573417?i=1000528090629
patreon.com/counter
Twitter @waldenpod and @OnPanpsychism
https://linktr.ee/emersongreen
/ / timestamps / /
00:00-03:38 Introduction
03:39-07:55 I. We don’t need God to explain anything
07:56-10:26 II. There are few phenomena that are better explained by theistic models than by atheistic models
10:27-13:59 III. There are many phenomena that are better explained by atheistic models than by theistic models
14:00-17:06 Interlude: A Cumulative Case
17:07-25:36 IV. Theism is more metaphysically profligate than naturalism as an explanation
25:37-32:08 V. Theism suffers from various internal problems
32:09-33:32 Conclusion
33:33-35:36 goodbye
Transcript emersongreenblog.wordpress.com/2021/07/06/why-i-am-an-atheist
