All Atheism articles – Page 25
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Does God Exist? Calum Miller vs Peter Atkins - Unbelievable?
A podcast only show featuring the full debate on “Does God Exist?” held at Christ Church College, Oxford between Christian undergraduate Calum Miller and Atheist academic Peter Atkins. Calum Miller presents philosophical evidence for the existence of God and Peter Atkins responds.
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Podcast special - William Lane Craig vs Peter Atkins - Manchester debate - Unbelievable?
The full recording of the final debate of the UK Reasonable Faith Tour with William Lane Craig.
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Antagonistic atheism: David Robertson vs Mike Lee - Unbelievable?
Book now! Unbelievable? The Conference 2012, Sat 26 May http://www.premier.org.uk/reasons Mike Lee aka “The Religious Antagonist” is a US atheist who makes YouTube videos mocking Christianity. His videos are popular but his approach earns him both praise and criticism from fellow atheists. David Robertson is Pastor of St Peter’s Free Church, Dundee and director of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity.
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Why is the Universe the way it is? Hugh Ross & Paul Davies - Unbelievable?
Hugh Ross is an astronomer and founder of Reasons To Believe, an apologetics organisation aiming to show why modern science confirms and supports the Christian worldview. Paul Davies is a British astrophysicist and popular science author currently based at Arizona State University.
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A Universe From Nothing? Lawrence Krauss & Rodney Holder - Unbelievable?
Lawrence Krauss is a Cosmologist at Arizona State University who describes himself as an “anti-theist”. His latest book “A Universe From Nothing” has received both acclaim and criticism for its attempt to answer the question “Why is there something rather than nothing?”
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What’s wrong with the world? Unbelievable?
Book now for Unbelievable?: The Conference 2012 http://www.premier.org.uk/reasons On the show this week: Andrew Wilson is an apologist, author and elder at KingsChurch Eastbourne. His new book ‘If God, Then What?’ presents arguments for the existence of God and how the Christian Gospel addresses the issues of suffering and death in the world. Geoff Lillis, a humanist atheist from Ireland returns to chat with Andrew.
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Was Jesus Liar, Lunatic or Lord? CS Lewis’ apologetics - Unbelievable?
April is CS Lewis month on Premier Christian Radio. In this edition of the show we examine two of CS Lewis’ apologetic arguments for Christianity. The Trilemma - “Either Jesus is a lunatic, a liar or Lord. He cannot simply be a great moral teacher, he has not left that option open to us”. Does Lewis’ argument still stand 60 years on?
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Miracles today: do they happen? Craig Keener & Geoff Lillis - Unbelievable?
Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2012 http://www.premier.org.uk/reasons This week on the show: We continue to look at miracles with Dr Craig Keener of Asbury Theological Seminary, author of the book “Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts”
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Miracles in the Gospels: Did they happen? Craig Keener & Geoff Lillis - Unbelievable?
The first of two programmes looking at miracles in the Bible and today. Craig S Keener is a New Testament Scholar at Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky. His new book “Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts” is a 2 volume work assessing the case for the miracles of Jesus and the many reported cases of miracles around the world.
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Should atheists be more religious? Alain de Botton & James Orr - Unbelievable?
Atheism 2.0 is the logical next step for non-believers according to cultural philosopher Alain de Botton. He outlines why atheists should borrow from the art, architecture, community, and contemplative traditions of religion without the supernatural beliefs. The book “Religion for atheists” drew criticism from Richard Dawkins and others after De Botton apparently suggested that there should be “temples for atheism”.
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Angels: Do they exist? Christian & atheist discuss - Unbelievable?
Angels have been reported for thousands of years across different cultures. What is the evidence of their existence? Three guests examine Biblical and contemporary accounts of angelic visitation. Peter S Williams is a Christian Philosopher and author of the book “The Case for Angels”. He say that there is philosophical, biblical and experiential evidence for the existence of angels. Lee Warren is a magician by trade.
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Has Neuroscience killed God? Dr Alasdair Coles vs Martyn Frame - Unbelievable?
Continuing our Mind, Body and Soul month of programming on Premier, Justin is joined by a Christian and an atheist as they discuss whether people’s religious experiences can be explained by brain activity alone. Revd Dr Aladair Coles is an academice neurologist in Cambridge and part of the Faraday Institute’s Test of Faith initiative. He says that even though neuroscience has helped us understand the brain activity of religious people, atheist scientists such as Sam Harris have not thereby disproved God.
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Is Our Mind More Than Matter? Keith Ward vs David Papineau - Unbelievable?
Is our physical brain one and the same with the consciousness, thoughts and perceptions we experience? Is matter all there is ultimately? Keith Ward is a prominent Christian Philosopher & Theologian. The Former Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford University. He believes in an immaterial mind, as well as the phsical brain. David Papineau is Professor of Philosophy of Science at Kings College London. As an atheist & physicalist he believes that the mind is one and the same with the brain - there is nothing immaterial about it.
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Is there scientific evidence for the star of Bethlehem? Unbelievable?
A show marking January’s Feast of the Epiphany which marks the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. Various astronomical theories have been put forward for what might have constituted the “Star of Bethlehem” that guided the Magi as recorded in Matthew 2. Christian Astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink of Reasons To Believe join Justin.
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Unbelievable? Revisiting the evil God challenge - Law vs Peoples
Stephen Law is senior lecturer in philosophy at Heythrop College, London and director of the Centre For Inquiry UK. He joins Justin to reflect on his debate with William Lane Craig during the UK Reasonable Faith Tour where he defended atheism. Glenn Peoples is a Christian Philosopher from New Zealand.
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Unbelievable? - Is God a Delusion? William Lane Craig in Oxford
On 25th October 2011 Professor William Lane Craig spoke to a capacity audience at Oxford’s Sheldonian theatre. He critiqued Richard Dawkins’ book The God Delusion and interacted with a panel of academics.
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Unbelievable? - Gary Habermas & Geoff Campos - Belief in Miracles
Justin went backstage at the Bethinking Apologetics Conference last week to record a show with one of the speakers - Professor Gary Habermas and an atheist listener to Unbelievable? Geoff Campos.
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Unbelievable? - William Lane Craig vs Peter Millican - Does God Exist?
The Reasonable Faith Tour has concluded!
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Unbelievable? - Craig, Lennox, Habermas & PJ Williams - Apologetics conference preview
On this week’s show: We look ahead to the Bethinking National Apologetics Day Conference “Countering the New Atheism” on Sat 22 Oct in London. It will form part of the Reasonable Faith Tour. Speakers include William Lane Craig, John Lennox, Gary Habermas & Peter J Williams.
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Unbelievable? - Can an atheist believe in meaning?
Geoff Crocker is a former Christian, now atheist. However, he says he still believes in Spirituality even as an atheist and that believing the universe is Godless does not mean there is no meaning to be grasped. His book “An Enlightened Philosophy” asks if atheism may be able to borrow from Religion “reintrepreted as myth”. Peter S Williams is a Christian Philosopher and apologist. He says that Atheism does not allow for objective meaning, value or purpose, only theism can provide those.
