Podcasts by Reasonable Doubts Podcast
Reasonable Doubts takes an informative and humorous look at religion from a freethinking perspective; offering news and commentary of interest to skeptics, atheists, agnostics, humanists, courageous religious believers looking for a challenge and freethinkers of all persuasions. In addition to interviewing the top minds in skepticism (former guests include Christopher Hitchens, Susan Jacoby, Paul Kurtz, Edward Tabash, DJ Grothe) RD offers regular segments on counter-apologetics, biblical criticism, creationism intelligent design and church state issues. RD also examines the psychology of religion, reviewing recent and exciting research you won't hear about anywhere else. Tune in for a hard-hitting critique of religion balanced by plenty of humor, a fair-minded attitude and a commitment to critical thinking. Check out our website at doubtcast.org for information, episode links or to email questions, comments and challenges. Reasonable Doubts...for those who won't just take things on faith.
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rd01 Anti-Evolution After Dover with guest Wesley Elsberry from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.094336
Episode 1 Features an interview with Dr. Wesley Elsberry, former Information Project Director for the National Center for Science Education who is currently a Visiting Research Associate at Michiga...
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rd02 Doubt On Campus with guest Lauren Becker from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.093514
Our second episode features an interview with CFI On Campus organizer and Point of Inquiry editorialist Lauren Becker. Lauren shares the story of her transformation from park ranger and education e...
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rd03 Skeptics Sunday School from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.092602
Our third episode features a look at the religeous rights frustration over the new republican canidates as well as a counter-apologetics segment that debunks the "science" behind the Family Researc...
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rd04 Theocracy with guest Eddie Tabash from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.091248
Join us for a discussion with Eddie Tabash current chair of the national legal committee of Americans United for separation of Church and State as well as the Council for Secular Humanism's First A...
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rd05 Separation On State Street with guest Rob St. Marry from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.079150
Does your grandmother run a dungeon? Independent film maker Rob St. Marry joins us in the studio to discuss his new documentary The Separation on State Street. His film follows the story of Anonka ...
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rd06 Peace On Earth with guest Paul Kurtz from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.076080
Celebrate the holiday with humanist pioneer, Dr. Paul Kurtz as he joins us in the studio for an inspiring interview. Paul Kurtz is, in many ways, the founder of the Secular Humanist movement and ha...
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rd07 The Gospel Of Doubt with guest DJ Grothe from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.075289
Religious apologists are fond of sharing "testimonies"; emotional stories of the life changing experiences often associated with religious conversion. But what happens when a person looses faith?...
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rd08 God Thinks Like You from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.074279
Why do people believe? Why do they doubt? What can psychological research tell us about religious belief? And can it tell us anything about non-believers and skepticism? For this episode the RD cre...
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rd09 Islam, Science and Modernity Part One with Guest Taner Edis from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.073488
Taner Edis, author of "An Illusion of Harmony: Science and Religion in Islam" joins us on the show to discuss the rise of Islamic pseudoscience in the Muslim world, in this first installment of a ...
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rd10 Islam, Science and Modernity Part Two with guest Taner Edis from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.072712
Join us as we conclude our interview with Taner Edis, author of "An Illusion of Harmony: Science and Religion in Islam." Muslim immigrant communities continue to grow throughout Europe and in some...
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rd11 Bizarro World from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.071872
What if an alternate universe exists parallel to our own-a horrific bizarro universe where all defenders of reason and skepticism are transformed into religious apologists? On this episode the apos...
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rd12 Stupid Americans with guest Susan Jacoby from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.070656
How is it, that in an age of unprecedented access to information, ignorance and anti-reason could be so widespread in American society? Susan Jacoby author of Freethinkers: A History of American Se...
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rd13 Hitchens Vs. Hitchens from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.069838
In addition to sharing DNA, both Christopher and Peter Hitches posses a passion for ideas, eloquence of speech and razor-sharp wit. But this is where the similarities end. Christopher Hitchens, aut...
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rd14 In Defense of the ACLU with guest Ed Brayton from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.068962
Religious right commentators have referred to the ACLU as the "Anti-Christian Lawyers Union" which targets the rights of Christian citizens. Ed Brayton, author of scienceblogs.com's popular blog Di...
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rd15 The Soul of Secularism with guest Austin Dacey from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.068147
Alarming developments at the UN now threaten freedom of expression world wide. Austin Dacey, philosopher and Center for Inquiry's representative to the United Nations joins us to explain how the co...
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rd16 Off the Deep End from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.067285
Polygamy, eschatology, scientology?there is no shortage of religious craziness in the world today. On this episode the doubtcasters wander (more or less) aimlessly through recent headlines. The Chu...
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rd17 The Lords Army from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.066157
One of the most dangerous entanglements between Church and State is seldom witnessed by the average American civilian. Yet from the Air Force Academe to the Pentagon, the United States Armed Force...
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rd18 Independence Day from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.065381
"As the Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion?" These words taken from Article XI of the United States treaty with Tripoli in 1796, provid...
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rd19 Decalogue with guest Jim Underdown from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.064593
Paranormal investigator Jim Underdown discusses skepticism, faith healing and the Ten Commandments. Also: Messiahs before Jesus? Join us for another Skeptics Sunday School where we examine Israel ...
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RD Bonus Episode: Responding to Ravi Zacharias (from Reason Driven Podcast) from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.063825
Reasonable Doubts Bonus Episode: Jeremy's interview with the Reason Driven Podcast.
RD co-host Jeremy Beahan joined Danny and Mikyle from the Reason Driven Podcast to help the duo with a f...
rd20 With a little help from our friends from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.062753
Reasonable Doubts departs from its usual format to bring you an audio-documentary about the importance of friendship and community amongst non-believers. Recorded at CFI Michigan's Second Annual Lo...
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rd21 Miracles with guest Joe Nickel from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.061978
Visions, weeping statues, speaking in strange tongues?even in modern times believers have appealed to seemingly miraculous events as evidence for their supernatural beliefs. But is there any eviden...
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rd22 God, Sarah Palin and Other Failures with guest Victor Stenger from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.061160
Physicist Victor Stenger joins us on the show to discuss his book God The Failed Hypothesis. Stenger challenges Christian apologists who argue that modern physics point to a creator. He also defend...
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rd23 Plantinga Schmantinga from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.060381
By popular demand, the Doubtcasters present their critique of Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga's Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism (EAAN). This celebrated argument attempts to demonstra...
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rd24 Halloween Special from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.059612
Zombies, demons, Satan, witches, ritual abuse, Mel Gibson and more...this episode's a nightmare.
Reasonable Doubts: Your skeptical guide to religion offering news and commentary of interest to ...
rd25 Bioethics and Belief with guest Ron Lindsay from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.058552
Embryonic stem-cell research, assisted dying, human enhancements and genetically modified foods. Is it possible to have a constructive moral and legal dialogue about such controversial bioethical i...
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rd26 Cross-examining the Four Witnesses part 1 from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.057758
Does the New Testament provide a clear and accurate portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth? If the gospels provide the testimony of four independent witnesses who overwhelmingly agree on the details, as a...
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rd27 Cross-Examining the Four Witnesses part 2 from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.056983
Does the New Testament provide a clear and accurate portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth? If the gospels provide the testimony of four independent witnesses who overwhelmingly agree on the details, as a...
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rd28 Nothing For Christmas with guest Nica Lalli from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.056178
Nica Lalli Author of "Nothing: Something to Believe In" joins us in the studio to talk about art, the holidays and raising freethinking children. Also in this episode are holiday editions of the "p...
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rd29 Free Willy vs The Determinator from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.055348
Does every person possess a immaterial soul capable of making free choices or are we all just electrified meat--slaves to brute causality? For this episode, the doubtcasters draw upon arguments fro...
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rd30 FWvD2: Judgement Day from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.054222
Having argued for determinism, the doubtcasters now turn to its implications. Is moral responsibility possible in a deterministic universe? Could justice and self-knowledge still be achieved if fre...
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rd31 Obamination from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.053479
Barack Obama has been president for barely a week, yet the religious right has already ramped up their rhetoric to hysterical levels. For this episode we examine their claim that Obama?s reversal o...
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rd32 Profiles of the Godless from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.052740
This week we're going to take a break from our usual format to bring to you a lecture recently delivered to CFI Michigan by Reasonable Doubts co-host Luke Galen. Luke has just completed the most co...
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rd33 Darwin Day with Ed Brayton and Ken Miller from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.051979
To celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin Ed Brayton, author of ScienceBlogs popular blog Dispatches from the Culture Wars, joins us to talk about his new radio show and podcast Declaring I...
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rd34 Determinism...One Last Time from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.051203
Never before in the history of the show, have we received such a strong and mixed response from our listeners as we did with our two part series on the subject of free will and determinism. So for ...
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rd35 Speechless from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.050161
According to the American Family Association's new documentary "Speechless: Silencing The Christians" Homosexual advocates are using sophisticated propaganda techniques to manipulate the public int...
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rd36 Get to Know a Fallacy from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.049410
On this episode we introduce a new segment called "get to know a fallacy." For the first installment we examine false analogies in the design arguments of William Paley and Dinesh D'Souza. But firs...
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rd37 Resistance with guest PZ Myers from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.048607
From India to Iowa courageous men and women are speaking out and fighting back against religious intimidation and repression. For this episode, the Doubtcasters share some of these inspiring storie...
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rd38 Women from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.047770
Women have suffered more from organized religion than any other group. So for this episode the Doubtcasters examine the scriptural roots of male dominance in both the Bible and the Quran. We also t...
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rd39 Holier Than Thou from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.046728
Does Atheism result in immorality? Christian apologists are using two surveys to argue that Christians value moral behavior more than the non-religious. For another "God Thinks Like You" the doubtc...
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rd40 Unintelligible God from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.045922
What do people mean when they say they believe in God? Supernatural, incorporeal, immutable, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent?it?s easy to rattle off a list of divine attributes. We can say the...
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rd41 A Friendly Interview With David Myers from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.045176
For this episode we interview Dr. David Myers, Professor of Psychology at Hope College, contributor to Skeptic Magazine and author of ?A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists: Why God is Good an...
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RD Bonus Episode: Guest Appearance on "Faith and Reason" from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.044433
The Reasonable Doubts crew were recently guests on the "Faith and Reason" radio show hosted by Bill Freeman. Since we often focus on the claims of fundamentalists and conservative Christians this w...
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rd42 Onward Christian Soldiers from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.043664
Over the past month a series of disturbing revelations put the subject of Christian militarism back in the headlines. So for this episode the Doubtcasters revisit "the Lords Army.? When historica...
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rd43 Stewards of this Earth from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.042564
As citizens of earth we all have a responsibility to protect the planet. But even today many maintain the Judeo-Christian belief that God granted human beings dominion over the whole of creation?th...
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rd44 Sex, Drugs and Rock n' Roll with guest Ethan Nadelmann from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.041710
Religion gets in the way of having fun. But for this special vice episode the doubtcasters celebrate those sins that can bring so much joy to our lives. We begin by exploring XXXChurch.com (the lea...
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rd45 Christian Zionism from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.040961
For this episode we take a look at the tension between Israel and Palestine paying special attention to how Christian Zionists are perpetuating the conflict through their unconditional support for ...
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rd46 The Family with guest Jeff Sharlet from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.040199
Jeff Sharlet joins us on the show to discuss his disturbing book "The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power". This elite but secretive cult, which some of its own members...
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rd47 Anything Goes from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.039415
How do you argue with someone who does not appreciate the value of reason and evidence? If personal feelings are allowed to trump logic, if myth is elevated to the same status as science?then anyth...
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rd48 Cults from 2022-02-21T06:23:12.038086
What is a cult and how is it different from a religion? Recent revelations about the Church of Scientology provide a frightening example of how cult leaders can manipulate their flock using basic p...
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rd49 Liars for Jesus with guest Chris Rodda from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.998359
Chris Rodda, MRFF researcher and author of Liars for Jesus, joins us on the show. She exposes the right wing theocrats who are rewriting history claiming America was founded to be a Christian natio...
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RD Bonus Episode: RD's Speech to CFI Michigan from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.997570
Back in June the doubtcasters were invited by CFI Michigan to give a presentation about the podcast. Here is a recording of that speech entitled "Reasonable Doubts: Answering the Apologists." It's ...
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rd50 God, Gays and Gunmen from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.996818
For their 50th episode the doubtcasters barely take a breath. What arguments against the existence of God do you find the most persuasive? Is there anything that could change your mind? Join us for...
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rd51 Don't Fear The Reaper from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.996058
The human beast?s most primal fear is of its own mortality. Religion's function is to deny this reality, through the promise of an afterlife?at least that is what Freud and many others have specula...
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rd52 The Disunity of the Bible part1 from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.995264
Apologist Josh McDowell claims that although the bible was ?composed by men, its unity betrays the hand of the almighty?there is complete harmony which cannot be explained by coincidence or collusi...
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rd53 The Disunity of the Bible part2 with guest Robert M. Price from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.994156
Apologist Josh McDowell claims that although the bible was ?composed by men, its unity betrays the hand of the almighty?there is complete harmony which cannot be explained by coincidence or collusi...
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rd54 In Defense of Blasphemy from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.993406
On September 30th 2005 a Danish newspaper released cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed. Many blamed the cartoonists for the deadly protests that soon spread throughout the Muslim world. Tom Flynn join...
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RD Extra: Godless Blasphemers from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.992674
Unfortunately our schedules are getting very busy right now so there will not be a new episode this week as originally planed. Look for episode 55 of Reasonable Doubts (which discusses Darwin's vie...
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rd55 From Darwin to Hitler from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.991926
Did Darwin inspire the atrocities of the Third Reich? Richard Weikart?s book From Darwin to Hitler claims ?In Hitler's mind Darwinism provided the moral justification for infanticide, euthanasia, g...
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rd56 Degrees of Faith with guest Michael Shermer from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.991145
Does it take faith to be an atheist? Does the skeptic place their faith in science and rationality in the same way believers trust God? Michael Shermer, editor of Skeptic Magazine and author of How...
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rd57 Mere Apologetics with guest DJ Grothe from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.990115
C.S. Lewis may be the most celebrated Christian apologist of our time. His reputation for thoughtfulness and eloquence of speech has earned him many admirers even amongst non-believers. For this ep...
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rd59 Parenting from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.981482
On this special episode, we take a look at the issue of freethought parenting. Joined by Dale McGowan, editor and co-author of Parenting Beyond Belief, The Freethought Mom Squad and some actual ch...
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RD Extra: the Pseudoscience Fair from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.980687
Typically on RD we aim our skepticism towards claims that are religious in nature. But for this RD extra we focus instead on some of the more common targets for skeptics: alternative medicine, the ...
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rd60 Koranic Criticism with guest Ibn Warraq from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.979934
Most Muslims believe the Koran was dictated by God--word for word, in Arabic-- to Muhammad through the archangel Gabriel. For years Koranic scholars (even in western, secular institutions) have be...
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RD Extra: Defending the West from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.979164
Recently Ed Brayton, author of the "Dispatches From the Culture Wars" blog and host of WPRR's weekly show Declaring Independence, interviewed Ibn Warraq on a variety of subjects concerning Islam. ...
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rd61 The Curious Case of Robert P. George from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.978100
Robert P. George, professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University, is considered by some to be the ?most influential conservative Christian thinker? in America. In recent years he has advanced s...
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RD Extra: Getting Into Someones Genes from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.977359
Ever wonder why you find that special someone so alluring? The answer may be in their genes. This Valentines day the doubtcasters invite you to learn about the Darwinian side of attraction with Dr....
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rd62 Religion and Society from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.976623
Is religion necessary for a society to flourish? The research of Gregory Paul suggests the most secular, non-religious countries are also the most healthy. But not everyone is convinced. Critics ha...
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rd63 Zeitgeist Debunked from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.975826
Since its release in 2007 the internet film Zeitgeist has been seen by 50 million people around the world. The film attacks the foundations of Christianity by claiming that the historical Jesus n...
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rd64 Rewriting History from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.974814
For years the religious right has argued, in clear contradiction of our secular constitution, that the founders intended America to be a Christian Nation. Tired of fighting against history, the Tex...
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rd65 Scandal from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.974043
The Catholic child abuse scandal which began decades ago in the United States has now gone international. In the past few months hundreds of accusations have been made in Ireland, the Netherlands, ...
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rd66 Creationism vs Psychology Part 1 from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.973242
Not content with attacking evolution, the Discovery Institute and its cultural allies are taking aim at psychology. Believing that any naturalistic approach to psychology is inherently biased again...
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rd67 Creationism vs Psychology Part 2 with guest Steven Novella from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.972480
Not content with attacking evolution, the Discovery Institute and its cultural allies are taking aim at psychology. Believing that any naturalistic approach to psychology is inherently biased again...
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rd68 A New Kind of Christianity with guest Brian McLaren from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.971663
Brian McLaren, evangelical author and leading voice in the "emergent church" movement, is creating controversy with his latest book "A New Kind of Christianity." Some evangelicals see McLaren as a ...
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RD Extra: Jeremy's appearance on the Don Johnson Radio Show from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.970650
Recently the Don Johnson Radio show (a Christian apologetics podcast) devoted an episode to critiquing the doubtcaster's case for determinism (made in episodes 29, 30, 34). After several listeners...
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rd69 Determinator 4 - Rise of the Machines from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.969890
Through billions of years of evolution, small molecular machines have acquired an amazing range of abilities including the capacity to think, feel and change. For this episode the doubtcasters once...
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RD Extra: Denying Death from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.969075
Forty years ago Ernest Becker theorized in his "Denial of Death" that our culture and our cherished worldviews serve the purpose of maintaining our self-esteem and sense of meaning in the face of i...
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rd70 Accommodationism with guest Chris Mooney from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.968357
Are Science and Religion compatible? The New Atheists argue that a proper understanding of science undermines faith. But according to atheists such as Chris Mooney (author of Unscientific America a...
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rd71 Reason Behind Bars with guest Michael DeWilde from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.967604
Two decades ago David Berkowitz, the infamous "Son of Sam" serial killer, became a born-again Christian in what may be the most publicized jailhouse conversion of our time. For many his story prove...
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RD Extra: Which Jesus? from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.966612
The following is a lecture entitled "Which Jesus: Examining Diffrences in the Gospel Narratives" by Jeremy Beahan recorded at CFI Michigan. A pdf file of the PowerPoint slides for this lecture is a...
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rd72 Cutting from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.965811
Each year 2 million women worldwide are subjected to the practice of female circumcision, sometimes called "cutting" (we prefer the term Female Genital Mutilation). This brutal practice is not lim...
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rd73 Confession of a Buddhist Atheist from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.965043
Stephen Batchelor, author of "Confession of a Buddhist Atheist" joins us for the first installment of a three part series on Buddhism. Batchelor, a former monk in both the Tibetan and Zen tradition...
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rd74 Mindfulness from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.964305
For this, the second in a three part series on Buddhism, the doubtcasters turn their attention to the Noble Eightfold Path and its emphasis on mental discipline. While some meditation techniques ai...
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rd75 Confession of a Buddhist Atheist part 2 from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.963551
While the doctrines of early Buddhism were pragmatic, skeptical and humanistic it did not take long for Buddhism to acquire the familiar trappings of an organized religion. Just a few hundred years...
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RD Extra: Is Christianity Rational from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.962566
On October 7'th Jeremy Beahan debated Cliff Knechtle (of Give Me an Answer Ministries) on the question "Is Christianity Rational." The debate covered the following topics: the existence of God, the...
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rd76 Religious Illiteracy from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.961786
America is one of the most devout nations in the west but it also has one of the lowest levels of religious literacy. According to the U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey published by the Pew Research ...
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rd77 Every Thought Captive from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.960987
A broad secular education can undermine dogmatic religious faith. Knowing this many conservative Christians choose to isolate their children intellectually through homeschooling or enrolling them i...
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RD Extra: Carl Sagan Day 2010 from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.960243
This extra was recorded at the Carl Sagan Day 2010 celebration hosted by the CFI On Campus group at Grand Valley State University. Doubtcasters Luke Galen and Jeremy Beahan share their respect for...
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RD Extra: Stem Cell Research Update from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.959419
With exiting new developments in stem cell research hitting the media, we thought it would be a great time to revisit the science behind the controversy. Is stem cell therapy really the panacea it'...
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rd78 Why Bother? from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.956837
Getting into debates over religion can be frustrating and people rarely ever change their minds. So why bother? What would an atheist possibly hope to achieve by debating religious apologists? Jus...
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rd79 Porn, Politics and Perfection from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.955503
First we take a look at XXXChurch.com?s latest attempt to dress puritanical sexual politics in a slutty outfit. Then, we take a look at recent events in Egypt and discuss whether or not we should...
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rd80 Faith of the Fatherless from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.954158
In his book Faith of the Fatherless, Dr. Paul Vitz explains that atheism is the result of weak, absent or abusive fathers. Dr. Prof. Luke debunks Vitz's 'theory' through the wily use of actual res...
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rd81 Sacrificial Lambs from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.952934
The DoubtCasters take on some of the most bizarre stories in the news recently, including the latest Catholic sex scandal (not what you expect), the latest anti-gay crusader's sex scandal (exactly ...
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rd82 Hell's Bells from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.952203
West Michigan's own Rob Bell has a new book out entitled Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell and the Fate of Every Person Who Has Ever Lived. The Doubtcasters take the opportunity to revisit Bell...
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RD Extra: The Roots of Morality from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.951462
This RD Extra features a lecture by Luke Galen entitled The Roots of Morality: Does Religion Play a Role or is the Tail Wagging the Dog. Video of the presentation and a pdf file of Luke's lecture s...
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rd83 Exodus; Pursued by Pharaoh from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.950484
The Biblical account of the Jewish slavery in and exodus from Egypt is regarded by many as a historical fact, give or take a few miracles. But what does modern archaeology have to say on the subje...
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rd84 Armageddon Outta Here from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.949704
On May 22nd, 2011 dozens of people will be disappointed to find that the world is still spinning, hundreds of billboards across the world will look ridiculous and Harold Camping will struggle to fi...
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rd85 They Had It Coming from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.948893
Life isn't always fair. Sometimes good people suffer needlessly while immoral people prosper. Nevertheless belief in a just world persists. Deep within the human psyche is a strong urge to believe...
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rd86 The Man Who Didn't Sell His Soul on eBay from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.948
Hemant Mehta (author of the friendly atheist blog) was only looking to expand his horizons and raise a little money for a local freethinking student group when he came up with the idea that made hi...
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rd87 The Unintelligent Design of Sex from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.947250
The design argument may be the most intuitively appealing argument for the existence of God. Creationists often point to organs such as the human eye as examples of complex systems that could not h...
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RD Extra: Deceived Into Thinking from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.946223
This episode features the lecture "Deceived Into Thinking: Teaching Students to Think Critically Through The Study of Deception" presented by Jeremy Beahan to CFI Michigan on May 11th, 2011
rd88 Summer Genocide Series Part 1 from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.945478
RD kicks off it's "Summer Genocide Series" with a critical review of Paul Copan's book "Is God a Moral Monster?" Copan argues that the holy war waged against the Canaanites was not the blood-soa...
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rd89 Summer Genocide Series Part 2 from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.944744
For the second part of RD's Summer Genocide Series the doubtcasters ask what turn to recent findings in archeology which indicate that the genocides in the book of Joshua probably never took place....
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rd90 Disgust Discussed from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.943979
Ten years have passed since the 9/11 attacks but a large number of Americans still have negative impressions of Muslims. While much of this distrust seems to be related to political ideology and mi...
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rd91 View From the Watchtower from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.943211
Join us for an interview with a former Jehovahs Witness as he recounts his experiences as an elder within church.
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rd92 Atheists in the Pulpit from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.942168
Leaving religion can be difficult. It may lead to conflicts with family and friends and the loss of social support--and the more one is involved the deeper the loss. Clergy who silently doubt often...
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rd93 No Atheists Allowed from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.941352
While on tour promoting his new book "The Magic of Reality" Richard Dawkins found himself banned from a book signing at a Detroit area country club after the owner learned that Dawkins was an athei...
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rd94 The Gospel of Positive Thinking from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.940517
Who says you can't serve both God and Money? Certainly not the 17% of American Christians who believe in the Prosperity Gospel. They think God will reward their faithfulness with great material we...
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rd95 "180" from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.939732
The Doubtcasters take a look at Ray Comfort's film "180" that equates a woman's right to choose with the atrocities of the Holocaust. In God Thinks Like You, Dr. Prof. Luke discusses a new study t...
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RD Extra: Interview with Jeremiah Banister from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.938802
Breaking his silence on the subject of religion after more than a year, a former apologist, conservative activist and Christian radio show host discusses his rejection of religion in this exclusive...
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RD Extra: An Atheist's Sermon from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.937622
Those who reject religion go by many names; atheist, agnostic, skeptic, freethinker, secular humanist--but please do not call us "unbelievers." If you ask you will find there are many things we bel...
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rd96 Better Late Than Never from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.903435
Fresh from a month long break the doubtcasters return do discus some of the stories they missed while away. The U.S. supreme court has ruled that religious groups have a "ministerial exception" fro...
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rd97 Presuppositional Apologetics part 1 from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.902425
Most Christian apologists attempt to persuade the skeptic by offering rational arguments for theism. Proof of theism may be possible, they argue, but even if it is not multiple lines of evidence s...
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rd98 Presuppositional Apologetics part 2 from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.901697
According to the Transcendental Argument For God (TAG), the principles of Logic, inductive science and morality all depend on the existence the Christian God. In the second part of RD's series on p...
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rd99 Formons from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.900967
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints remains largely mysterious to those of us on the outside. With the help of three former Mormons, we explore the history, rituals and beliefs of the ...
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RD Extra: Ties That Bind - Sophie's Story from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.900240
Former Mormon, skeptic blogger, writer and sexual rights activist Sophie Hirschfeld discusses her past in the Church of Latter Day Saints, an abusive marriage and how she got out of both
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rd100 Live 100th Episode Special from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.899473
The Doubtcasters would like to thank all the RD fans from around the world who took part in our live 100th episode special. Your questions, stories and insights made this milestone for the show th...
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rd101 Is God a Liar? from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.898464
Numerous passages in both the Old and New Testaments depict God as a being who actively engages in deception but apologist Joel Furches claims that these passages, seen in their proper context, rev...
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rd102 Skeptic's Psychology of Religion Toolkit from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.897682
Over the past several years a number of studies have been published which purport to show the psychological benefits of religious belief. These studies are often plagued by shoddy design, inadequat...
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RD Extra: Debunking D'Souza from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.896927
Last April, secularist author Susan Jacoby and Christian apologist Dinesh D'Souza debated each other over the question, "Is Christianity Good for American Politics?" While Jacoby's argument was mor...
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rd103 Snakes and TULIPs from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.896171
Members of the Southern Baptist Convention are denouncing the aggressive "new Calvinists" who have infiltrated their ranks and insist on pushing the belief that God predestined some people to hell ...
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rd104 Religious Experience with guest Tanya Luhrmann from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.895421
For many religious believers the most compelling evidence for theism is their own personal experience of God's presence. Christians in the rapidly growing charismatic "renewalist" movement do not j...
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RD Extra: Polyatheism - Modern Lessons From Ancient Myths from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.894448
This RD Extra features a lecture by David Fletcher, delivered to CFI Michigan on July 11th 2012
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There are many lessons we can learn from the myths of ancient ...
rd105 Are We Born to Believe? from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.893696
Some atheists have argued that children are naturally non-believers. Were it not for indoctrination at the hands of parents and clergy children would never pick up supernatural beliefs on their own...
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RD Extra: The Problem of Non-God Objects from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.892966
This RD Extra is a lecture delivered by Justin Schieber to CFI Michigan on August 22nd 2012
Discription: In this week's presentation, Justin Schieber will present - and defend from possibl...
rd106 Moonie Madness from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.892237
The Unification Church was virtually unknown in America until the 1970's when concerned parents, anti-cult groups and members of congress raised alarm about the powerful "brainwashing" techniques u...
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rd107 Are We Born Depraved? from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.891504
The discovery that children have a natural inclination to believe in invisible, immortal, super-knowing agents has some religious apologists boasting that science has found the sensus divinitatis. ...
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RD Extra: Remembering Paul Kurtz from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.890516
The following is a rebroadcast of the doubtcasters 2007 interview with the late humanist philosopher, author and activist Paul Kurtz.
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RD Extra: Is Abortion Murder? (Debate) from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.889792
Contrary to what we hear shouted from both sides of the pro-choice/pro-life divide, abortion actually is a complicated issue. Is it possible to make progress on an issue that seems to straddle the...
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rd108 Post-Election Withdrawal from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.889068
The doubtcasters collectively work through their post-election withdrawal symptoms by examining how demographic shifts are changing the American political landscape with special focus on how relig...
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rd109 The Biology of Religious Patriarchy from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.888348
Why are religious moralists so preoccupied with sex? Attitudes on sexuality are far more predictive of religiosity than attitudes on charity, social justice or any other measure. Religious scriptur...
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RD Extra: The Nativity Debate from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.887608
Don't get into heated debates with your family this Christmas without first getting your facts straight. Check out this debate between Jonathan Pearce and Randal Rauser on the historical reliabilit...
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RD Extra: Debating the Amalekite Genocide from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.886601
When Richard Dawkins wrote ?The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction.?, he was spot on. Many Jews and Christians recognize the deep problems these texts...
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rd110 Clever Hermeneutics from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.885852
What is a thoughtful, compassionate Christian to do with all the outrageous violence and hatred in the Old Testament? Many liberal Christians will reject the notion that these texts are inspired by...
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rd111 Goodbye Joey Ratz from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.885127
Celebrate the end of Pope Benedict XVI's short reign with a look back at the good the bad and the ugly of the polemical pontiff's career. We'll discuss all the big questions you probably don't care...
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RD Extra: Orme vs Schieber Debate - Does The Christian God Exist? from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.884406
For this RD Extra, we give you a lengthy debate on the existence of the Christian god. Arguing in the affirmative is apologist Jared Orme of Conversion Points Radio and in the negative, Justin Schi...
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rd112 The Great Agnostic with guest Susan Jacoby from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.883664
Today most Americans have never heard of Robert Green Ingersoll but in the 19th century he was considered one of the greatest orators of his age. Known as "the Great Agnostic", Ingersoll criticized...
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rd113 The Myth of Martyrdom Part 1 with guest Candida Moss from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.882663
Jesus famously told his disciples "take up your cross and follow me" and the church has proudly circulated stories of Christian martyrs ever since. Stories of believers who refused to renounce the...
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rd114 The Myth of Martyrdom part 2: Who Would Die for a Lie? from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.881938
Would anyone knowingly die for a lie? Christian tradition teaches us that many of Jesus' disciples were persecuted and martyred for their faith. But if Jesus did not really rise from the dead why w...
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RD Extra: Smith vs Schieber - The Status of God in the 21st Century from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.881208
Last month Justin Schieber was invited by Etcetera (Etcetera.org) to Traverse City, Michigan to debate/discuss with Scott Smith (TCApologetics.org) the ?Status of God in the 21st Century?. The liv...
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rd115 The Myth of Martyrdom part 3 from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.880411
The doubtcasters wrap up their "Myth of Martyrdom" series by discussing the evidence of others (non-apostles) who supposedly witnessed the resurrection, other miracle claims from antiquity and the ...
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rd116 The Outsider Test For Faith from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.879659
How can one accept the Bible at face value but reject the Quran's teachings? How can one accept Christian miracles as evidence but reject Hindu miracles? John Loftus, author of the Christian Delusi...
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RD Extra: A Skeptical Review of Religious Prosociality Research from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.878671
This RD extra features a lecture by Luke Galen "A Skeptical Review of Religious Prosociality" delivered to CFI Michigan June 26th 2013
It is often suggested that religion leads individuals...
RD Extra: Andrews vs Schieber Debate - Does the God of Christianity Exist from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.877894
This debate was not a live debate, rather it was a series of audio exchanges that took place through the months of June and July of 2013. The exchanges were according to agreed upon time limitatio...
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rd117 Why Are Atheists More Intelligent? from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.877122
The Doubtcasters return from their ridiculously long, unannounced break to dissect the research behind the much reported headline that non-religious people are, on average, more intelligent than t...
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rd118 Quivering Part 1 with guest Vyckie Garrison from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.876374
A disturbing trend is catching on among Christian fundamentalists across the nation. Couples are abandoning birth control and encouraging women to view their ?wombs as weapons? in America's cultur...
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rd119 Quivering Part 2 with guest Vyckie Garrison from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.875570
Ex-quiverful mom and activist, Vyckie Garrison, joins us in the studio to talk about the aftermath of her decision to leave her husband and religious community and to share what she is doing to hel...
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rd120 Church for Atheists? with guest Jerry Dewitt from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.874529
After 25 years of ministry, Pentecostal preacher turned atheist, Jerry Dewitt, finds himself behind the pulpit once again. He's still singing, teaching and calling upon his congregation to share te...
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rd121 Divine Deception with Erik Wielenberg from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.873711
Philosopher Erik Wielenberg joins us on the show to discuss his upcoming paper on Skeptical Theism and Divine Deception. The evidential argument from evil concludes that the existence of God is unl...
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rd122 a Deluge of Stupidity from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.872969
Ken Ham is trying to raise 24 million Dollars to build a life size replica of Noah's Ark for the Ark Encounter theme park and zoo. Ham hopes that the park will convince people that Noah really cou...
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rd123 Rules vs. Concequences from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.872244
For the second part of our "Winter of Morality" series, Dr. Galen examines the psychological factors that make a deontological (rule-based) approach to morality more appealing to most religious peo...
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RD Extra Hallquist vs Rauser from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.871449
In late 2013, Chris Hallquist (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/hallq/) and Randal Rauser (http://randalrauser.com/) participated in a debate on the rationality of belief in God. This debate was not a...
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rd124 The Role of Religion in Global Conflict from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.870486
New data from the Pew Research Center shows religious violence is on the rise world-wide. Religiously motivated sectarian violence, harassment of women, mob-violence and terrorism have increased s...
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rd125 Nye Smokes Ham with guest Jordan Fett from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.869754
The doubtcasters, along with friend of the show Jordan Fett, share thoughts and analysis (scientific, philosophical and psychological) on the debate between Creationist Ken Ham and Bill Nye the Sci...
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rd126 Why Would God Hide? from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.868959
Jesus said "seek and you will find" but for many spiritual seekers, clear evidence for God cannot be found no matter how hard they search. If He really exists, why would God reveal himself only to ...
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RD Extra: Does Religion Make Us Better People? from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.868181
Does Religion Make Us Better People? An Empirical Critique of the Religious Prosociality Hypothesis.
Does religion make us happier, healthier and more helpful? A number of popular psychol...
rd127 God's Not Dead from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.867418
The Doubtcasters spend the whole hour reviewing the film "God's Not Dead." The whole hour. Seriously.
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rd128 Inside the Mind of a Religious Sexual Abuser from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.866349
Major League Baseball player Chad Curtis will always be remembered as the man who led the New York Yankees to victory by catching the last out of the last World Series game of the 20th century. To ...
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rd129 Get A New Hobby, Lobby from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.860555
Ed Brayton of Dispatches from the Culture Wars joins the Doubtcasters for an analysis of the SCOTUS ruling on the recent Hobby Lobby case. Some popular misunderstandings about the ruling and its im...
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rd130 How Jesus Beacame God with guest Bart D. Ehrman from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.859820
How did Jesus, an apocalyptic prophet from Galilee, come to be regarded as a God by his followers? Bart D. Ehrman, Professor of Religious studies at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, jo...
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RD Extra: Kozak vs Schieber - Does the Christian God Exist? from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.859095
This debate on the existence of the Christian God took place at Ferris State University on October 23rd.
Steven Kozak - Christian Apologist, Author (Stevenkozak.com)
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rd131 Witch-Hunt from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.858128
The award-winning human rights activist Leo Igwe exposes how witchcraft accusations are used to prey upon societies most vulnerable, often with tragic consequences. He recounts how the study of ph...
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rd132 Euthyphro's Revenge from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.857406
Does God approve actions because they are good? Or is an action good because God approves it? Euthyphro's Dilemma is perhaps the oldest challenge to a theistic conception of morality, but many mode...
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rd133 Your God Detector is Busted from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.856681
Our cognitive faculties evolved to help us detect agents in our environment and to predict the content of their minds but those same faculties also generate beliefs in supernatural minds and divine...
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rd134 Coming Out Atheist from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.855912
Many non-theists keep their doubts hidden for fear of losing friends and love ones. But remaining in the closet also has drawbacks: stress, hypocrisy, the oppression of silence and fear of being fo...
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rd135 Pain and Paradox from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.855128
Physical pain plays an important biological role, but should we expect it to in a world created by God? Also, a recent paper in the journal cognition posits distinct cognitive attitudes underlying ...
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RD Extra: Lowder v Vandergriff - Metaphysical Naturalism or Christian Theism? Where Does the Evidence Point? from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.854106
This RD Extra features a debate, hosted by the Reasonable Doubts Podcast, between Jeffery Jay Lowder and Kevin Vandergriff on "Metaphysical Naturalism or Christian Theism? Where Does the Evidence P...
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RD Extra: Brayton v Schmig - Was the U.S. Founded on Christianity? from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.853317
Is the US Government Founded on the Christian Religion?
Ed Brayton is the founder and owner of the Freethought Blogs network and the voice behind the popular blog Dispatches from the Cultu...
rd136 Freedom Isn't Free from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.852570
Dale McGowan, executive director of the Foundation Beyond Belief talks about some of the exciting ways the organization plans to put humanist principles into action in 2015. Also, statistics on the...
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rd137 Je Suis Charlie with guest Dan Fincke from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.851825
This one is all about Charlie. Guest Dan Fincke defends free speach and the right to blaspheme. Dr. Galen examines the psychological root to religious extremism and the Enuma Elish is the subject o...
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rd138 Interview with Shelley Segal from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.850784
This podcast features a previously unreleased interview with Australian Singer and Songwriter Shelley Segal. Shelly shares about her experience growing up in a conservative Jewish household and how...
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139 What's Past is Prologue from 2022-02-21T06:23:11.849657
Here it is?the final episode of Reasonable Doubts, featuring new Counterapologetics, God Thinks Like You and Polyatheism segments mixed with goodbyes from our fans and outtakes from the past eight ...
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