The Uncertainty Podcast

#90 A Heated Debate on Hell, Catholicism, and Fine-Tuning - Ethan Muse 03.07.2026 1h 39min

Ethan Muse and I spar over the problem of evil, cosmic fine-tuning, infallible popes, and the doctrine of eternal conscious torment.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X because you’re awesome.EPISODE CHAPTERS:00:00:00 Introduction00:01:44 Rutgers, philosophy, and Catholic apologetics00:05:08 Ethan’s path into philosophy00:09:52 The goal of doing philosophy00:13:52 Ethan’s conversion to Catholicism00:17:55 Doubts, confidence, and the problem of evil00:23:45 Miracle evidence and outweighing evil00:25:04 Fine-tuning and theism00:28:48 Frequency data, design, and Bayesianism00:33:43 Mini-verses and apparent design00:38:20 What fine-tuning means00:41:04 Apparent design and fragile harmony00:46:38 The infrared bullseye analogy00:51:29 Design, stalking horses, and naturalism00:59:56 Priors, bare theism, and Bayesian machinery01:04:53 Papal infallibility and alleged counterexamples01:11:36 Eternal hell and Catholic doctrine01:19:46 Moral intuition against eternal torment01:22:42 Saints, sin, and moral authority01:30:12 Moral progress and Catholic tradition01:32:57 Moral disagreement and final thoughts Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#89 Michael Huemer's New Argument for Atheism 25.06.2026 1h 53min

Michael Huemer, philosopher at U.C. Boulder, joins me for a wide-ranging discussion of arguments for and against the existence of God, with special focus on his new argument for atheism: the impossibility of an infinite God. Check out Mike’s book, Knowledge, Value, and Reality: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X because you’re awesome.EPISODE CHAPTERS:00:00:00 Introduction00:01:42 Huemer’s research on consciousness00:05:42 Could LLMs be conscious?00:08:11 Physicalism and consciousness00:14:36 Why physicalism became so popular00:17:16 Metaphysics and scientific evidence00:21:01 Could God be empirically detected?00:23:37 Why Huemer is agnostic00:25:48 Philip Goff’s limited God00:27:23 Can a limited God explain evil?00:36:03 Divine psychology and skeptical theism00:38:37 Can theism make predictions?00:46:54 Scientific confirmation and theistic arguments00:51:59 Which theistic arguments fail?00:53:14 The ontological argument00:58:06 The modal ontological argument01:01:03 Necessary beings and modal intuitions01:07:23 The Kalam cosmological argument01:08:54 Could time have a beginning?01:12:22 Can God create time?01:18:22 Cosmology and the Big Bang01:23:48 Actual and potential infinities01:26:00 Huemer’s new argument for atheism01:29:28 Divine infinity and omniscience Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#88 Can There be Evidence for God? | Eight Philosophers Debate 11.06.2026 2h 39min

Is it even possible to have empirical evidence for God's existence? What if the stars realigned to spell out "I exist! Sincerely, God." Wouldn't THAT count as evidence for God? It seems that the answer is yes. But then, various objections to arguments for God seem to imply that even this extravagant, awesome evidence for God would not be any evidence whatsoever for theism. To many philosophers, that implication implies that these objections prove too much, and must therefore fail. In this debate, eight philosophers go head-to-head over these fascinating questions.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X because you’re awesome.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:02:10 Miles Donahue’s opening statement00:07:46 Brian Cutter’s opening statement00:13:16 Noah McKay’s opening statement00:18:30 Travis Dumsday’s opening statement00:23:30 Paul Draper’s opening statement00:29:15 Alex Malpass’s opening statement00:35:18 Nathan Bray’s opening statement00:40:41 Kevin Scharp’s opening statement00:47:15 Miles Donahue’s cross-examination01:03:22 Alex Malpass’s cross-examination01:20:15 Brian Cutter’s cross-examination01:33:41 Nathan Bray’s cross-examination01:49:03 Paul Draper’s cross-examination02:01:21 Travis Dumsday’s cross-examination02:10:54 Kevin Scharp’s cross-examination02:24:49 Noah McKay’s cross-examination Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#87 Yes, You Can be Gay and Christian - Matthew Vines 04.06.2026 1h 14min

Matthew Vines, author of God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships, joins me to discuss the revised version of this now classic texts. Has Matt has changed his mind on any major issues? What, in the end, would Matt conclude if he determined that the Bible did prohibit same-sex relationships? Listen to find out!Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X because you’re awesome.EPISODE CHAPTERS:00:00:00 Introduction00:00:05 What changed in God and the Gay Christian00:03:28 Endnotes, footnotes, and writing for different audiences00:05:02 How Matthew Vines’s views have changed00:05:51 Romans 1 and female same-sex relations00:07:48 Arsenokoitai, Malakoi, and Paul’s meaning00:10:22 Same-sex marriage in the biblical world00:13:45 To whom is the book written?00:15:06 Expressive individualism and affirming theology00:19:37 How the American church has changed00:20:23 Affirming churches without guardrails00:25:45 Conservative backlash and slippery slopes00:27:55 Being between Christian and queer spaces00:29:11 Queer theory, polyamory, and sexual orientation00:30:55 Transgender Christians and biblical interpretation00:34:48 Gender dysphoria, transition, and Christian ethics00:39:08 What if the Bible prohibited same-sex marriage?00:49:44 Moral intuition, inerrancy, and Jesus01:00:05 Biblical authority, inspiration, and inerrancy01:08:21 Where evangelical churches may be headed Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#86 From Toad Venom to Jesus: Cross-Examining Philip Goff 28.05.2026 1h 23min

I discuss and debate the merits of drug-induced experiences for one's religious beliefs, the difference panpsychism makes, the distinction between God's essence and energies, and giant purple platypuses floating over New York City.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X because you’re awesome.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:32 What is 5-MeO-DMT?00:02:07 Why Philip Goff tried toad venom00:05:02 What the experience was like00:07:13 Can you experience yourself not existing?00:13:00 Was ego death terrifying?00:17:03 William Lane Craig’s reaction00:19:57 What is a structureless claim?00:22:52 The content of mystical experience00:25:39 Does 5-MeO-DMT support panpsychism?00:33:15 Why trust a drug-induced experience?00:40:08 Experience versus interpretation00:43:54 Is Goff projecting panpsychism onto the experience?00:46:03 What would defeat the experience?00:51:25 How does this fit with Christianity?00:57:19 Divine essence, energies, and simplicity01:04:19 Why Christianity specifically?01:08:26 Why not deism or another religion?01:14:23 Does Goff believe in an afterlife?01:16:43 Near-death experiences and consciousness01:18:37 What is Goff most uncertain of? Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#85 What Is a Woman? - Talia Mae Bettcher And Tomas Bogardus 21.05.2026 1h 47min

Talia Mae Bettcher and Tomas Bogardus join me to debate the question, "What is a woman?". Is gender biologically grounded, socially constructed, or something else entirely? If you're looking for a cordial and substantive exchange from two thinkers who fundamentally disagree on these issues, look no further.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X because you’re awesome.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:01:17 Bogardus opening statement00:02:03 Dictionaries and ordinary usage00:03:41 The ambiguity view00:07:09 The resistant concept of woman00:08:12 Circularity and self-identification00:11:23 The relevance objection to ambiguity00:13:47 Non-human men and women00:16:17 Bettcher opening statement00:18:29 Woman as a philosophical question00:19:44 Folk concepts and biological definitions00:22:13 Folk concepts vs. theoretical concepts00:24:45 Adult, human, and female00:28:14 Open discussion begins00:28:57 Bettcher on the ambiguity thesis00:30:28 Family resemblance and trans womanhood00:35:16 Political concepts and same-sex marriage00:52:25 Are folk concepts biological?00:57:47 Souls, bodies, and female identity01:04:31 Twin Earth, Superman, and non-human men01:13:13 Stone lions, Batman, and conceptual analysis01:26:44 The husbandry argument01:29:44 Sex, function, and biology01:34:35 Why the question matters01:39:44 Closing statements Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#84 Continental Philosophy: Genius or Gibberish? - Keegan Kjeldson 15.05.2026 1h 49min

Keegan Kjeldson of the Untimely Reflections YouTube channel returns to the podcast to discuss the merits of continental philosophy. While he is largely in favor and I am not, we both agree that Hegel is abysmally obscure.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X because you’re awesome.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:18 Hegel vs Plantinga: obscurity and clarity00:03:07 Keegan’s defense of continental philosophy00:08:38 Why continental philosophy feels impenetrable00:11:15 Spinoza and intuitive knowledge00:14:25 Nietzsche, style, and philosophical insight00:18:07 Logical positivism and ethics00:22:21 What is metaethics?00:27:17 Utilitarianism and moral intuitions00:30:17 Do arguments bottom out in intuition?00:36:39 What is philosophy for?00:44:41 Moral realism and objective moral truth00:48:59 Judith Butler and the charge of gibberish00:54:10 Clear continental thinkers00:55:57 Heidegger and justified obscurity01:02:00 Is clarity always a virtue?01:06:49 Can poetry give us rational grounds?01:12:52 Moral knowledge vs moral persuasion01:15:29 Motivated reasoning in ethics01:25:21 Ethics, emotion, and objectivity01:28:14 The Nazi example and moral realism01:32:26 Abortion, personhood, and moral disagreement01:38:44 Objective truth in morality and science01:41:17 Has humanity made moral progress? Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#83 Answering (Almost) Every Objection to the Fine-Tuning Argument 07.05.2026 1h 50min

The great, the one, the only Joseph C. Schmid returns to the podcast to offer a comprehensive reply to (almost) every objection to the fine-tuning argument for theism. Ever worried about puddles? Inverse gamblers? Stalking horses? Boltzmann Brains? Alex Malpass? Well, fear no more: we define, describe, and dispel (or defend!) all these concerns and more. Not gonna lie guys, this is one of my favorite discussions so far. Hats off to Joe for being 10/10 great.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X because you’re awesome.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:45 #1 The puddle analogy refutes the FTA00:05:49 #2 Other forms of life are possible!00:08:58 #3 The multiverse explains fine-tuning00:53:08 #4 Electrons in love01:16:06 #5 We couldn't have observed a non-fine-tuned universe01:21:09 #6 Maybe the constants are metaphysical necessary!01:33:38 #7 Our universe is hostile to life01:42:00 #8 Alex Malpass and the stalking horse objection01:47:54 #9 We cannot get a grip on divine psychology Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#82 Does William Lane Craig Get Cosmology Wrong? - Dan Linford 30.04.2026 1h 19min

Dan Linford returns to the channel to offer his reply to my recent discussion with William Lane Craig, wherein he replied to critiques of his case for a cosmic beginning. We discuss probability theory, the BGV theorem, emergence of spacetime, and the relevance of quantum gravity to our scientific inferences about a beginning of the universe.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X because you’re awesome.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:01:24 Craig's modest claim00:10:27 How to calculate the probability of a conclusion00:15:21 The probabilistic fallacy in Craig's scientific case00:21:56 Craig - "I'm ruling out classes of models"00:26:33 Exceptions to the BGV theorem00:29:22 Do theories of time make a difference?00:42:28 Inference to the best explanation and low probability00:51:25 Craig's inconsistency: temporally finite models of the universe00:59:18 Why we need a quantum theory of gravity01:12:04 The emergence of spacetime Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#81 Are There Objective Moral Truths? - David Enoch vs. Lance Bush 23.04.2026 1h 29min

David Enoch and Lance Bush face off over the question of whether objective moral truths exist. They debate the intuitiveness of moral realism, whether most people are moral realists, question-begging, radical skepticism, and much else besides.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X because you’re awesome.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:38 David's opening statement00:13:21 Lance's opening statement00:26:05 "I don't give a damn if most people aren't moral realists"00:31:59 Who is begging the question on whom?00:35:55 Is realism the intuitive position?00:40:35 Is Lance a radical skeptic?00:43:39 Realists misattribute metaethical claims to most people00:57:48 "People in general are idiots"01:02:06 Does ordinary moral discourse support realism?01:10:42 What are the costs of realism and anti-realism?01:18:15 On the strengths and weaknesses of analytic philosophy01:22:33 What do you mean when you say something is “wrong,” Lance? Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#80 Something Exists; Therefore, God Exists - Josh Rasmussen 16.04.2026 1h 30min

Joshua Rasmussen explains his cosmological argument for God's existence: the existence of contingent things requires an explanation, and God fits the bill. Roughly stated, for sure, but that's the idea.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X because you’re awesome.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:57 Why the question matters00:10:29 Is ultimate reality beyond logic?00:14:55 Contingent vs. necessary things00:20:44 Stage #1 - From contingent things to a necessary being00:26:38 What is an "explanation"?00:36:23 Why should there be an explanation of all contingent things?00:47:37 Should we trust what intuition tells us?00:55:56 Conflicting empirical generalizations - a la Joe Schmid01:04:04 Stage #2 - From a necessary being to God01:12:52 Even a limitless God requires explanation01:23:37 Graham Oppy's necessary initial state of nature Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#79 Did the Universe Begin? William Lane Craig Cross-Examined 09.04.2026 55min

William Lane Craig, Christian philosopher and apologist, returns to the channel to defend his use of cosmology in support of the kalam cosmological argument. In particular, we focus on recent critiques of his work from Daniel Linford, Phil Halper, Niayesh Afshordi, and others.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X because you're awesome.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00 Introduction00:06 Craig's case for a cosmic beginning02:55 "We don't have a quantum theory of gravity"09:24 Has Craig misunderstood probabilities?15:44 Can you give a parody argument against a beginning?20:23 Finite past vs. beginning to exist24:08 The emergence of spacetime28:05 The Malament-Manchak theorem35:42 The BGV theorem and its limits42:08 The generalized second law of thermodynamics44:26 Sean Carroll's model of an eternal universe47:58 Why don't all cosmologists agree about a beginning?50:39 Does your scientific case require your philosophical case? Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#78 Did Jesus' Resurrection Actually Happen? - Robyn Faith Walsh 02.04.2026 1h 14min

Robyn Faith Walsh, professor of New Testament at the University of Miami, discusses how people in antiquity would have understood the concept of "resurrection", whether Jesus or Paul was the true founder of Christianity and what Paul meant when he said that we will be raised with "spiritual bodies", and what facts the historian can establish concerning the events before and after Jesus' death.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X-formerly-Twitter.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:07 Can historians verify miracles?00:06:37 Did the ancients take their myths literally?00:08:31 What did Paul think about the resurrection?00:19:22 Did Paul preach a spiritual resurrection?00:25:56 Do historians take the case for the resurrection seriously?00:44:18 Fact #1: Was Jesus crucified?00:46:56 Fact #2: Was Jesus buried in a tomb?00:52:10 Fact #3: Was Jesus' tomb found empty?00:54:35 Fact #4: Did Jesus' followers report appearances of Jesus alive?01:00:00 Fact #5: The origin of the Christian faith01:06:07 Was Paul the real founder of Christianity?01:08:00 How to be objective when studying Jesus Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#77 Does Fine-Tuning Point to God? - Alex Malpass vs. Miles K. Donahue 26.03.2026 1h 21min

Alex Malpass and I sit down to hash out our differences surrounding the fine-tuning argument for theism. The debate is a veritable blood bath of ruthless repartee and, at times, intellectual genius - and we hope you enjoy.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X-formerly-Twitter.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:36 Miles's opening statement00:06:56 Alex's opening statement00:19:36 Does the stalking-horse objection prove too much?00:31:11 Can you prove aliens didn't raise Jesus from the dead?00:46:03 Is theism more likely than augmented naturalism?00:55:53 What if our universe is a computer simulation?00:57:11 Even an omnipotent God couldn't make belief rational.01:00:00 "I don't think you're an idiot, Alex!"01:03:05 Is theism a simple hypothesis?01:15:00 Miles's closing statement01:17:48 Alex's closing statement Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#76 Do These Objections Refute Free Will? - Michael Huemer 19.03.2026 18min

Michael Huemer returns to the channel to answer YOUR best objections to his case for free will. While I originally styled this as a "bonus" episode, it is not a bonus. It's the main weekly thing. Forgive me. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.Check out our original discussion about free will.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X-formerly-Twitter.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:21 Objection #1 - You've got the wrong definition of "free will".00:03:10 Objection #2 - Free will is incoherent.00:07:48 Objection #3 - Free will leads to an infinite regress.00:09:06 Objection #4 - Philosophers can't agree on what "free will" even means.00:13:38 Objection #5 - Mike's argument is question-begging. Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#75 Does God Exist? | Four Philosophers Debate 12.03.2026 1h 53min

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.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X-formerly-Twitter.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction01:50 Miles's opening statement07:15 Noah's opening statement13:29 Nathan's opening statement19:28 Alex's opening statement25:58 Cross-examining Miles46:39 Cross-examining Noah01:06:48 Cross-examining Nathan01:27:09 Cross-examining Alex01:47:12 Closing statements Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#74 What If You're Still Dreaming? - Michael Huemer 05.03.2026 1h 15min

Michael Huemer returns to the channel to discuss arguments for and against skepticism, the thesis that we cannot know much of anything, including whether or not we are dreaming right now. Other topics discussed: direct realism about perception and the arguments from illusion and hallucination, phenomenal conservatism, and the costs and benefits of self-publishing.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X-formerly-Twitter.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:44 What got Michael into self-publishing?00:08:35 How do I know I'm not dreaming right now?00:21:46 The argument for external world skepticism00:26:57 A critique of phenomenal conservatism00:32:29 Is a "real external world" the best explanation of our evidence?00:46:00 Direct versus indirect perceptual realism00:51:08 The argument from illusion00:56:11 The argument from hallucination01:03:05 Can we know we're not in a simulation?01:12:01 The problem of other minds Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#73 Why Materialism Can't Explain Consciousness - David Bentley Hart 26.02.2026 1h 21min

Theologian and philosopher David Bentley Hart explains the contours of his argument against materialism is his new book, All Things Are Full of Gods: The Mysteries of Mind and Life. We explore his idealist leanings, the claim that a mechanistic approach to nature could never explain consciousness, and the thesis that atman is brahman, that I am fundamentally identical to infinite consciousness.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X-formerly-Twitter.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:42 What do we mean by "mind"?00:09:24 Are you an idealist?00:15:21 Panpsychism00:28:18 Convince me that consciousness exists at all.00:46:09 Sean Carroll's case for naturalism, considered00:54:14 Is this just a type of "God of the gaps" reasoning?01:00:34 Do fine-tuning and cosmological arguments for God succeed?01:07:47 Is atman Brahman?01:12:50 Does this mean that I am God?01:19:34 What are you most uncertain of? Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#72 The Multiverse is Real - David Wallace 19.02.2026 1h 19min

David Wallace, professor of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, explains why he finds the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics convincing. We discuss probability, what it means for persons to "split", whether teleportation means death, and the role of philosophy in assessing science.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X-formerly-Twitter.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:01:22 What is the difference between quantum and classical mechanics?00:08:12 The measurement problem00:14:16 The many-worlds interpretation00:19:46 Why can't I see other branches of reality?00:33:13 Is many-worlds crazy and absurd?00:37:57 The probability problem00:50:58 Do people split in two when the universe branches?01:00:11 Does many-worlds explain fine-tuning?01:04:56 Should many-worlds change the way we live?01:16:30 Of what are you most uncertain? Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

#71 Is There a Mind Behind the Universe? - Stephen C. Meyer 12.02.2026 1h 23min

Philosopher, author, and intelligent-design advocate Stephen Meyer joins me to discuss the arguments of his recent book, Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries that Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe. While we only got around to two of those three discoveries, our conversation was robust, engaging, and will interest both advocates and critics of Stephen's work.Check out video of our discussion on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X-formerly-Twitter.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:11 Interview with Joe Rogan00:03:19 Stephen's basic case for God00:12:05 Data point #1 - Origin of the universe00:17:26 The limits of singularity theorems00:25:45 Quantum cosmology and theories of quantum gravity00:32:36 What if spacetime is emergent?00:36:45 Why is a beginning more likely under theism?00:41:22 Data point #2 - Cosmic fine-tuning00:46:40 Why is fine-tuning unlikely under naturalism?00:53:31 Why is fine-tuning likely under theism?00:57:55 Technical objection: No background information01:03:04 The multiverse hypothesis01:08:19 Do we need a "scientific" theory of the multiverse?01:13:20 Richard Dawkins' argument: God is complex01:17:24 But what about evil and suffering? Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe