Just Begging The Question! | Skeptic Generation | Episode 6 Season 3
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Here's a thought: Does asking for proof beg the question that only a naturalistic worldview can answer? If so, is that unreasonable? If not, can we assume that naturalism is the de facto assumption except when it isnt? Whether you believe in a supernatural world, believe in exceptional metaphysics, or just want to tell me that I'm wrong... Give us a call at 412- SKEPGEN (412-753-7436)  OR tiny.cc/skepgen to call online! ___________________ TIME STAMPS & CALL NOTES  00:00 - Intro   04:23 - Michael (He/Him) NY - Cosmic Justice 36:48 - Evan (He/They) WA - Challenging Christians on the street 54:39 - Jon (He/Him) CAN - How did Eric lose his faith? 1:07:42 - John (He/Him) TX - Thanks for the advice! 1:18:04 - Philo-Sophistry (He/Him) USA - Atheist Atrocities fallacy? 1:30:41 - Superchats 04:23 Michael suffered as the target of a false allegation and he’s struggling with the lack of accountability for people who acted maliciously toward him while people who believe in god can say “they’ll get what’s coming to them” and be okay with it.By the way, here’s that Madea clip Eric was talking about!-https://youtu.be/CTPzXwNVc9g?si=0fBp2hQwt5Isek8Y 36:48 Evan wants to talk about two Discworld characters who are witches, one of whom chooses to be good and one of whom chooses to be evil, and how these characters impacted his faith and his family. He goes on to talk about how atheists saying “I don’t believe god exists” forces people to challenge their own self worth. 54:39 Jon wants to talk to Eric about his journey away from faith. Eric talks to him about his journey away from faith and people from other religions he spoke to, including some key advice given to him by a rabbi. 1:07:42 John wants to thank Eric for advice he gave him on setting boundaries with his theist family. At first they didn’t react well, but then they realized they still love him. 1:18:04 Philo-Sophistry wants to know if it’s really a fallacy when theists bring up atheist atrocities? Should he push back against believers who bring this up? Eric explains that evolution is not social Darwinism. ___________________ Skeptic Generation is LIVE every Sunday at 11:00am-1:00pm CT Call on your phone: 412- SKEPGEN (412-753-7436)   Call online: https://tiny.cc/skepgen Love the show? Become a patron: https://tiny.cc/donatetoSG  Join us after the show on Discord: tiny.cc/SGdiscord To find out more, visit https://www.skepticgeneration.com  Copyright © 2024 Skeptic Generation. All rights reserved.
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