Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot

By Luke Muehlhauser

What's Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot about?

Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot is an interfaith interview show, featuring experts from all religions and worldviews, but focusing on the divide between Christianity and atheism.

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Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot episodes:

12.18.2011
090: Toby Ord - Dealing with Moral Uncertainty
What do you do if you don't know which moral theory is correct?
09.14.2011
089: John Shook – Dewey, Quine, and Some Varieties of Naturalism
John and I discuss a variety of naturalistic perspectives.
02.06.2011
088: Eliezer Yudkowsky - Becoming a Rationalist
Eliezer explains his journey from traditional rationality to BayesCraft.
01.30.2011
087: Nick Beckstead - Morality and Global Catastrophic Risks
Nick Beckstead explains the moral issues involved in catastrophic risks.
01.23.2011
086: Peter Rollins - The Role of Atheism in Christianity
Peter Rollins explains the role of doubt and disbelief in Christian practice.
01.16.2011
085: Marcel Brass - The Neuroscience of Free Will
Marcel Brass explains some of the latest research on intentional action on free will.
01.09.2011
084: Eddie Tabash - Engaging Religion in Politics and Debate
Eddie Tabash explains the importance of engaging religion in politics and debate.
01.02.2011
083: Richard Carrier - Historical Method and Jesus of Nazareth
Richard Carrier explains how to do history correctly, and the implications of these methods for our understanding of Jesus.
12.12.2010
082: Eric Schwitzgebel - The Unreliability of Naive Introspection
We are not so good at perceiving our own internal states.
12.05.2010
081: Neil Sinhababu - The Humean Theory of Motivation
Sinhababu defends a Humean theory of motivation.
11.28.2010
080: Robert Gressis - Christian Theism vs. Naturalism
Gressis and I chat about our competing worldviews.
11.21.2010
079: Robert Price - The Crisis of Biblical Authority
Price explains the current debate over Biblical authority in evangelical circles.
11.14.2010
078: Liane Young - How to Change Someone's Moral Judgments with Magnets
Young explains recent moral psychology and its implications for moral philosophy.
11.07.2010
077: Valerie Tiberius - Wisdom and Well-Being
Tiberius analyzes well-being and the notion of a wisely-lived life.
10.31.2010
076: Stephen Batchelor - Secular Buddhism
10.24.2010
075: Russell Miller - L. Ron Hubbard Was a Fraud
10.17.2010
074: Michael Bishop - An Epistemology for James Randi
Michael Bishop discusses Strategic Reliabilism.
10.13.2010
073: Wynne LeGrow - An Atheist Runs for U.S. Congress
Wynne LeGrow is an atheist political challenger for Virginia's 4th congressional district.
10.10.2010
072: Tyler Wunder - Why Plantinga's Reformed Epistemology Fails
Tyler Wunder explains why Alvin Plantinga's reformed epistemology fails.
10.06.2010
071: Lydia McGrew - The Probability of Christianity
Lydia McGrew discusses evidentialist Christianity.
10.03.2010
070: Ron Mallon - Experimental Ethics
Ron Mallon discusses experimental ethi
09.29.2010
069: Nathan Nobis – Moral Realism and Animals
Nathan Nobis and I debate moral realism, and then discuss the ethical treatment of animals.
09.26.2010
068: Matt Jordan - A Defense of Theistic Ethics
Matt Jordan discusses the criteria for an adequate moral theory, and explains the advantages of theism over naturalism when it comes to morality.
09.22.2010
067: Robin Hanson - Overcoming Bias
Robin Hanson discusses how to overcome our biases.
09.19.2010
066: Andrew Chignell – Debating the Ethics of Belief
Andrew Chignell discusses the problem of infant suffering for theism, and also the ethics of belief.
09.15.2010
065: John Caputo - Postmodernism and Religion
John Caputo discusses postmodernism and religion.
09.12.2010
064: Zachary Moore - How to Build Atheist Communities
Zachary Moore discusses his experience at the head of two atheist organizations and offers his advice on how to build and maintain a successful atheist community.
09.05.2010
063: John Doris - Does Moral Character Exist?
John Doris discusses the possibility that we may not, after all, have much of anything like a robust moral character.
08.29.2010
062: Eric Steinhart - Dawkins and Theism
Eric Steinhart discusses Richard Dawkins' central argument for atheism, NeoPlatonic theology vs. Biblical theology, and also a naturalistic theory of resurrection.
08.22.2010
061: Paul Almond - Why God is a Terrible Explanation for Anything
Paul Almond discusses why 'God did it' is such a terrible explanation for cosmology, design, or anything else.
08.15.2010
060: Stephen Law - The Evil God Challenge
Stephen Law asks: If we can be so sure the universe doesn't exist because an omnipotent evil god made it, why can't we be just as sure an omnipotent good god made it?
08.08.2010
059: Andrew Melnyk - A Humble Physicalism
Philosopher Andrew Melnyk discusses how to define physicalism and the evidence for and against it.
08.01.2010
058: Jaco Gericke - Fundamentalism on Stilts
Bible scholar Jaco Gericke discusses the problems encountered by philosophical theologians when they encounter mainstream Biblical criticism.
07.25.2010
057: Tim Schroeder - Desire and Morality
Philosopher Tim Schroeder explains the major theories of what desire is, and how they relate to moral theories.
07.18.2010
056: Jesse Prinz - Emotions and Moral Judgement
Philosopher of psychology Jesse Prinz discusses emotions and moral judgment.
07.14.2010
055: Massimo Pigliucci - The Limits of Science
Massimo Pigliucci discusses the limits of science and his new book, 'Nonsense on Stilts.'
07.11.2010
B03: Luke on Euthyphro, Ignosticism, and More
I discuss the Euthyphro Dilemma, ignosticism, and the question of why atheists find God disgusting.
07.11.2010
054: Bob Price - The Case Against the Case for Christ
Bob Price discusses his latest book, 'The Case Against the Case for Christ.'
07.07.2010
053: Tom Clark - Naturalism as a Positive Worldview
Tom Clark presents naturalism as a robust metaphysical and moral worldview to compete with Christianity, Islam, and other religious worldviews.
07.04.2010
052: Steve Porter - In Defense of Atonement
Philosopher Steve Porter offers his defense of the penal substitutionary theory of the atonement in Christian theology.
06.30.2010
051: Neil Manson - The Design Argument
I interview philosopher Neil Manson about the design argument for God's existence, in all its forms.
06.27.2010
050: David Basinger - Miracles and Open Theism
I interview philosopher and theologian David Basinger about open theism, and also about the nature of miracles.
06.23.2010
049: Jesse Graham - The Morality of Liberals and Conservatives
I interview psychologist Jesse Graham about his research on how we make our moral judgments, and why liberals and conservatives have different moral values.
06.20.2010
048: Konrad Talmont-Kaminski - Naturalism and Supernaturalism
I interview philosopher Konrad Talmont-Kaminski about some varieties of philosophical naturalism and the differences between naturalism and supernaturalism.
06.16.2010
047: Darrel Ray - The God Virus
I interview psychologist Darrel Ray about how religion is like a virus.
06.13.2010
046: James McGrath - Bible Scholarship and the Golden Rule
I interview Bible scholar James McGrath about how he does history according to the Golden Rule.
06.09.2010
045: Richard Carrier - Is Christianity Responsible for Science?
I interview historian and philosopher Richard Carrier about the Christian apologist's claim that Christianity is responsible for modern science.
06.06.2010
044: Greg Ganssle - The New Atheism
I interview Yale philosopher Greg Ganssle about the new atheists: Richard Dawkins and company.
06.02.2010
043: Tim Mawson - A Fine-Tuned Universe
I interview Oxford philosopher and theologian Tim Mawson.
05.31.2010
B02: Luke Answers More Questions
I respond directly to the audio questions you submitted to me in response to Ask the Atheist... Audio Edition!

What's Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot episodes:

090: Toby Ord - Dealing with Moral Uncertainty

089: John Shook – Dewey, Quine, and Some Varieties of Naturalism

088: Eliezer Yudkowsky - Becoming a Rationalist

087: Nick Beckstead - Morality and Global Catastrophic Risks

086: Peter Rollins - The Role of Atheism in Christianity

085: Marcel Brass - The Neuroscience of Free Will

084: Eddie Tabash - Engaging Religion in Politics and Debate

083: Richard Carrier - Historical Method and Jesus of Nazareth

082: Eric Schwitzgebel - The Unreliability of Naive Introspection

081: Neil Sinhababu - The Humean Theory of Motivation

080: Robert Gressis - Christian Theism vs. Naturalism

079: Robert Price - The Crisis of Biblical Authority

078: Liane Young - How to Change Someone's Moral Judgments with Magnets

077: Valerie Tiberius - Wisdom and Well-Being

076: Stephen Batchelor - Secular Buddhism

075: Russell Miller - L. Ron Hubbard Was a Fraud

074: Michael Bishop - An Epistemology for James Randi

073: Wynne LeGrow - An Atheist Runs for U.S. Congress

072: Tyler Wunder - Why Plantinga's Reformed Epistemology Fails

071: Lydia McGrew - The Probability of Christianity

070: Ron Mallon - Experimental Ethics

069: Nathan Nobis – Moral Realism and Animals

068: Matt Jordan - A Defense of Theistic Ethics

067: Robin Hanson - Overcoming Bias

066: Andrew Chignell – Debating the Ethics of Belief

065: John Caputo - Postmodernism and Religion

064: Zachary Moore - How to Build Atheist Communities

063: John Doris - Does Moral Character Exist?

062: Eric Steinhart - Dawkins and Theism

061: Paul Almond - Why God is a Terrible Explanation for Anything

060: Stephen Law - The Evil God Challenge

059: Andrew Melnyk - A Humble Physicalism

058: Jaco Gericke - Fundamentalism on Stilts

057: Tim Schroeder - Desire and Morality

056: Jesse Prinz - Emotions and Moral Judgement

055: Massimo Pigliucci - The Limits of Science

B03: Luke on Euthyphro, Ignosticism, and More

054: Bob Price - The Case Against the Case for Christ

053: Tom Clark - Naturalism as a Positive Worldview

052: Steve Porter - In Defense of Atonement

051: Neil Manson - The Design Argument

050: David Basinger - Miracles and Open Theism

049: Jesse Graham - The Morality of Liberals and Conservatives

048: Konrad Talmont-Kaminski - Naturalism and Supernaturalism

047: Darrel Ray - The God Virus

046: James McGrath - Bible Scholarship and the Golden Rule

045: Richard Carrier - Is Christianity Responsible for Science?

044: Greg Ganssle - The New Atheism

043: Tim Mawson - A Fine-Tuned Universe

B02: Luke Answers More Questions