This week Sam is joined by Raymond C. Tallis, together they talk about theism, atheism, naturalism, humanism, personhood, consciousness, purpose and the freedom to will.

There are a few technical difficulties with this conversation, such as the audio getting better 20 mins in (roughly) and a slight buzz when Raymond starts to speak, but putting those aside, this is a fascinating conversation and one that I will be coming back to and reflecting on for years to come.

Professor Raymond Tallis is a philosopher, poet, novelist and cultural critic and was until recently a physician and clinical scientist

You can find/follow Raymond here  
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Resources mentioned in this episode:  
Of Time and Lamentation: Reflections on Transience
Logos: The mystery of how we make sense of the world
Seeing Ourselves: Reclaiming Humanity from God and Science
Freedom: An Impossible Reality
Sunburst

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This week Sam and Roger sit down and close off their conversation thus far, which has been specifically looking at Roger and his faith.

We know that we will touch on many of these areas in the future as we begin to examine specific areas together as two people with very different worldviews.

Roger's Bio:  

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This week Sam and Daniel sit down as laypeople to talk about the nature of social online communication and how it is or isn't affecting the discord within the religious vs none religious space.

Grab a bottle of your favourite whisky, create a burner account, and follow along ;)

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This week Sam has a conversation with Megan Lewis. In episode 75 of the show, Daniel and Sam spoke to Megan's husband Dr Josh Bowen, and Sam wanted to sit down with Megan to get her reflections on the work she is involved with.

In this conversation, you get to hear some amazing thoughts and insights from a believer into atheism and Christianity. As well as a wealth of reflections and knowledge on the ancient near east and its influence on the Hebrew Bible, as well as Christianity as a whole.

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Resources mentioned in this episode  
Website
YouTube Channel

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This week on the podcast Sam is joined once again by Roger and the gap between them is explored more thoroughly.    

We have plans to move to a close on this area of investigation in the next conversation, and then begin to explore how we view this world given our two very different worldviews and the sense-making assumptions that we bring to the fore each day.

Roger's Bio:  

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This week Sam and Daniel sit down to talk about the resurrection and the ease in which various groups of people can slip into a supremacy mindset.    

Recourses mentioned in this show:  
The Resurrection of Jesus: Apologetics, Polemics, History by Dale Allison
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman
Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland

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The week Daniel and Sam are joined by Benjamin Blake Speed Watkins, and together they dig into Ben's story, as well as the ways in which Ben has worked through his worldview and found areas of interest outside of Christianity.

In this conversation, we touch on metaphysical naturalism, evolutionary evil, metaethics, the religious discourse both on and offline, and finally honing in on how to live a good life whilst raising inquisitive children.

You can find/follow Ben here  
Ben's Personal Twitter
Twitter (Real Atheology)
Blog (Real Atheology)
YouTube Channel (Real Atheology)

You can find/follow Daniel here:  
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Resources mentioned in this conversation:  
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by David Hume
The Miracle of Theism by J. L. Mackie
Logic and Theism by Jordan Howard Sobel
The Hiddenness Argument: Philosophy's New Challenge to Belief in God by J. L. Schellenberg

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This week Sam is joined by William B Irvine and together they look at humanities need to utilise psychological practices to improve mental health, life framing and emotional wellbeing, both personally and for how we engage with those around us.

William is a professor of philosophy at Wright State University. The author of seven books, including A Guide to the Good Life, he has also written for the Huffington Post, Salon, Time, and the BBC. He lives in Dayton, Ohio.

Resources mentioned in this episode:  
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient
Waking Up Series (first episode)
Free month of Waking Up

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Once again Sam and Roger sit back down to explore how 'The Ehrman Challenge' has gone and what if anything Roger has found challenging as he has worked through something like this audio series.

Towards the end of the conversation, we begin to pin down how Roger engages with the Bible and then tests that against the world around him and (possibly) adapts his reading depending on how the two map together. There is a lot more to explore in this space, and we are both excited to continue the conversation.

Roger's Bio: Dr Roger Bretherton is Principal Lecturer for Enterprise in the School of Psychology at the University of Lincoln. He worked as a  clinician, manager and trainer in the NHS for over a decade, and joined the University of Lincoln in 2007, where he specialises in coaching and positive psychology.

You can find/follow Roger here:  
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The audio and video versions of this conversation are going live at the same time.

This is a conversation with Joshua Ryan Butler, Daniel Kelly and Sam.

A few weeks ago Joshua posted '4 Causes of Deconstruction' on The Gospel Coalition's website.

A few days after this, Daniel wrote a response and posted it on When Belief Dies.

Joshua read this and we all decided the best course of action would be to sit down and talk this through, the conversation you are either watching or listening to is that conversation.

For Joshua:

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For Daniel:

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