Episode 59– Show Notes We had a great time with our guest Paul Thompson of the Skepticule Podcast. Paul has done a lot of research on St Nicolas and his afterlife as Santa Claus which we enjoyed. He also researched scams as part of the UK sceptical community and gave us the benefits by leading us through The Perfect Scam. So all good fun and games for the Christmas season. Links: The Unbelievable? Shows on which Paul has been a guest: 20 Nov 2010 – with Philip Yancey on "What Good is God?" 29 Jan 2011 – Human Value & Subversive Stories Find the Skepticule Podcast in iTunes etc but sadly they are no longer producing new episodes. To reach out to Paul, ask us by gmail or find him on the official Unbelievable? Facebook discussion group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/unbelievablejb" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/groups/unbelievablejb</a> (you will find Frances and Ed fairly active there too) Doubts Aloud Links: Please give feedback and ask questions using : <a href="mailto:doubtsaloud@gmail.com">doubtsaloud@gmail.com</a> Join the Facebook Group discussions: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1023280847835278/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1023280847835278/</a> Meet us all in person again at the monthly “Unbelievable Christian and Skeptic Discussion Group” in central London, see: <a href="https://www.meetup.com/Unbelievable-Christian-and-Skeptic-Discussion-Group-London" rel="noopener">https://www.meetup.com/Unbelievable-Christian-and-Skeptic-Discussion-Group-London</a>

Episode 59– Show NotesWe had a great time with our guest Paul Thompson of the Skepticule Podcast. Paul has done a lot of research on St Nicolas and his afterlife as Santa Claus which we enjoyed. He also researched scams as part of the UK sceptical community and gave us the benefits by leading us through The Perfect Scam. So all good fun and games for the Christmas season.Links:The Unbelievable? Shows on which Paul has been a guest:20 Nov 2010 – with Philip Yancey on "What Good is God?"29 Jan 2011 – Human Value & Subversive StoriesFind the Skepticule Podcast in iTunes etc but sadly they are no longer producing new episodes.To reach out to Paul, ask us by gmail or find him on the official Unbelievable? Facebook discussion group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/unbelievablejb(you will find Frances and Ed fairly active there too) Doubts Aloud Links:Please give feedback and ask questions using : doubtsaloud@gmail.com Join the Facebook Group discussions:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1023280847835278/ Meet us all in person again at the monthly “Unbelievable Christian and Skeptic Discussion Group” in central London, see:https://www.meetup.com/Unbelievable-Christian-and-Skeptic-Discussion-Group-London

Episode 59– Show Notes We had a great time with our guest Paul Thompson of the Skepticule Podcast. Paul has done a lot of research on St Nicolas and his afterlife as Santa Claus which we enjoyed. He also researched scams as part of the UK sceptical community and gave us the benefits by leading us through The Perfect Scam. So all good fun and games for the Christmas season. Links: The Unbelievable? Shows on which Paul has been a guest: 20 Nov 2010 – with Philip Yancey on "What Good is God?" 29 Jan 2011 – Human Value &amp; Subversive Stories Find the Skepticule Podcast in iTunes etc but sadly they are no longer producing new episodes. To reach out to Paul, ask us by gmail or find him on the official Unbelievable? Facebook discussion group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/unbelievablejb" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/groups/unbelievablejb</a> (you will find Frances and Ed fairly active there too) Doubts Aloud Links: Please give feedback and ask questions using : <a href="mailto:doubtsaloud@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">doubtsaloud@gmail.com</a> Join the Facebook Group discussions: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1023280847835278/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1023280847835278/</a> Meet us all in person again at the monthly “Unbelievable Christian and Skeptic Discussion Group” in central London, see: <a href="https://www.meetup.com/Unbelievable-Christian-and-Skeptic-Discussion-Group-London" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.meetup.com/Unbelievable-Christian-and-Skeptic-Discussion-Group-London</a>

Episode 59 - History of Santa Claus with Paul Thompson and a Perfect Scam

The Doubts Aloud Podcast! Join us as we allow doubts to be voiced regarding faith, religion and worldviews. Two of us have been Christians and none of us believe, so our current conclusion is that the doubts regarding Christianity are justified, but we are keen to question ourselves and hear Christian arguments and hear from Christian guests. Our background means that our conversation with Christianity will tend to dominate over other faiths. We are Frances Janusz, Andrew Whyte and Ed Atkinson. We value the use of reason and evidence to assess matters of faith and worldview. (Should we doubt those assumptions?). We will consider philosophy, theology, Biblical Studies, human experience from the thinking layman’s viewpoint. We greatly value respect for those we disagree with and engaging in discussion. Meet us all in person at the monthly Unbelievable Christian and Skeptic Discussion Group in central London https://www.meetup.com/Unbelievable-Christian-and-Skeptic-Discussion-Group-London Andrew Whyte one of the hosts of Doubts Aloud has his own "Christian Diversity" YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIyesuRCrlRFYCYs_XMDKhd_MAyeF8esH For those not familiar with the Christian Premier Radio Unbelievable Show that we praise, it is podcast as “Unbelievable?” and on the web: https://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable Andrew’s appearances on Unbelievable were 31/10/2009 on the Return of Jesus, 26/04/2014 with Greg Boyd on Doubt and 10/07/2015 with Nabeel Qureshi on Christian Diversity. Doubts Aloud Links: Please give feedback and ask questions using : doubtsaloud@gmail.com Join the Facebook Group discussions: https://www.facebook.com/groups/247243319147813 Meet us all in person at the monthly “Unbelievable Christian and Skeptic Discussion Group” in central London, see: https://www.meetup.com/Unbelievable-Christian-and-Skeptic-Discussion-Group-London

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The Doubts Aloud Podcast!Join us as we allow doubts to be voiced regarding faith, religion and worldviews. Two of us have been Christians and none of us believe, so our current conclusion is that the doubts regarding Christianity are justified, but we are keen to question ourselves and hear Christian arguments and hear from Christian guests. Our background means that our conversation with Christianity will tend to dominate over other faiths. We are Frances Janusz, Andrew Whyte and Ed Atkinson. We value the use of reason and evidence to assess matters of faith and worldview. (Should we doubt those assumptions?). We will consider philosophy, theology, Biblical Studies, human experience from the thinking layman’s viewpoint. We greatly value respect for those we disagree with and engaging in discussion. Meet us all in person at the monthly Unbelievable Christian and Skeptic Discussion Group in central London https://www.meetup.com/Unbelievable-Christian-and-Skeptic-Discussion-Group-LondonAndrew Whyte one of the hosts of Doubts Aloud has his own "Christian Diversity" YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIyesuRCrlRFYCYs_XMDKhd_MAyeF8esHFor those not familiar with the Christian Premier Radio Unbelievable Show that we praise, it is podcast as “Unbelievable?” and on the web:https://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/UnbelievableAndrew’s appearances on Unbelievable were 31/10/2009 on the Return of Jesus, 26/04/2014 with Greg Boyd on Doubt and 10/07/2015 with Nabeel Qureshi on Christian Diversity.Doubts Aloud Links:Please give feedback and ask questions using :doubtsaloud@gmail.comJoin the Facebook Group discussions:https://www.facebook.com/groups/247243319147813Meet us all in person at the monthly “Unbelievable Christian and Skeptic Discussion Group” in central London, see:https://www.meetup.com/Unbelievable-Christian-and-Skeptic-Discussion-Group-London

The Doubts Aloud Podcast! Join us as we allow doubts to be voiced regarding faith, religion and worldviews. Two of us have been Christians and none of us believe, so our current conclusion is that the doubts regarding Christianity are justified, but we are keen to question ourselves and hear Christian arguments and hear from Christian guests. Our background means that our conversation with Christianity will tend to dominate over other faiths. We are Frances Janusz, Andrew Whyte and Ed Atkinson. We value the use of reason and evidence to assess matters of faith and worldview. (Should we doubt those assumptions?). We will consider philosophy, theology, Biblical Studies, human experience from the thinking layman’s viewpoint. We greatly value respect for those we disagree with and engaging in discussion. Meet us all in person at the monthly Unbelievable Christian and Skeptic Discussion Group in central London https://www.meetup.com/Unbelievable-Christian-and-Skeptic-Discussion-Group-London Andrew Whyte one of the hosts of Doubts Aloud has his own "Christian Diversity" YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIyesuRCrlRFYCYs_XMDKhd_MAyeF8esH For those not familiar with the Christian Premier Radio Unbelievable Show that we praise, it is podcast as “Unbelievable?” and on the web: https://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable Andrew’s appearances on Unbelievable were 31/10/2009 on the Return of Jesus, 26/04/2014 with Greg Boyd on Doubt and 10/07/2015 with Nabeel Qureshi on Christian Diversity. Doubts Aloud Links: Please give feedback and ask questions using : doubtsaloud@gmail.com Join the Facebook Group discussions: https://www.facebook.com/groups/247243319147813 Meet us all in person at the monthly “Unbelievable Christian and Skeptic Discussion Group” in central London, see: https://www.meetup.com/Unbelievable-Christian-and-Skeptic-Discussion-Group-London

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