In this episode, we're joined by Emily McCarty, a doctoral student at St. Louis University studying Philosophy of Religion with an emphasis on the problem of evil. Her advisor is Eleonore Stump, one of the most well-respected Christian philosop

Ep 14: Atheist Delusions

Jul 26th, 2021 2h 10m

Andy and TJ are joined once again by the inimitable Rachel Ferguson. Rachel threw down the gauntlet, suggesting that they read David Bentley Hart's book "Atheist Delusions", then have her on to discuss it. Challenge accepted!In addition to the

Ep 13: Ideologies and Stupid People

Jun 22nd, 2021 1h 40m

Andy and TJ are joined by Josh Hedlund, who was in the CHS class of 2006 with Andy. Josh pushes back on some of Andy's original Manifesto claims, they discuss the role that religious ideologies play in motivating humanity to not rape and pillag

Ep 12: Sensus Moralitatis

Apr 22nd, 2021 1h 42m

Andy and TJ are joined by their first repeat guest, Sam Tunnell. They discuss a secular basis for morality, Sam Harris's "The Moral Landscape," and other topics.Other resources:Andy's main argument is based around Sam Harris' "The Moral Landsca

Ep 10: Rachel Ferguson, Part 1

Jan 19th, 2021 1h 59m

This is Part 1 of our conversation with Rachel Ferguson. She's the Director of the Liberty & Ethics Center and the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise at Lindenwood University. She was also Andy's college Philosophy professor.Unbeknownst to

Ep 11: Rachel Ferguson, Part 2

Jan 19th, 2021 1h 20m

This is Part 2 of our conversation with Rachel Ferguson. She's the Director of the Liberty & Ethics Center and the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise at Lindenwood University. She was also Andy's college Philosophy professor.Unbeknownst to

Ep 09: Godless Heathens... Unite!

Oct 29th, 2020 1h 39m

Andy and TJ are joined by Brian Farmer, brother of Andy's high school flame. He's an atheist who's never really had an extended conversation about his atheism with other people, so hopefully it was cathartic and not too traumatizing for him.Ext

Ep 08: Biblical Criticism With Dr. Alan Meyers

Oct 3rd, 2020 1h 47m

Andy and TJ are joined by Dr. Alan Meyers. Dr. Meyers is Professor Emeritus of religion at Lindenwood University as well as Parish Associate at Oak Hill Presbyterian Church in St. Louis. Andy and TJ both took classes with Dr. Meyers while at Li

Ep 07: Properly Basic Beliefs

Aug 27th, 2020 1h 49m

Andy and TJ are joined by Sam Tunnell, who was in Andy's grade at Christian High School (class of '06). Andy and Sam were also in the same "Christian Ministry" undergraduate program at Lindenwood University. Sam is a pastor in St. Louis. He als

Ep 06: What Does TJ Actually Believe?

Aug 1st, 2020 1h 41m

Andy and TJ are guest-less (thanks Covid!), which worked out well because they needed to clarify some things anyway. Andy attempts to figure out what the heck TJ actually is, and TJ raises some critiques of Andy's thinking.

Ep 05: A Really Good Story

Jul 19th, 2020 2h 14m

Andy and TJ are joined by Andrew Stout, who was in TJ's grade at Living Word Christian School. After a brief homeschooling rebellion, Andrew returned to CHS. He got his bachelor's in Philosophy from Lindenwood (sharing many of the same professo

Ep 04: The Grimm Reaper

Jul 3rd, 2020 1h 54m

Andy and TJ are joined by Justin Grimm, a pastor from Ohio. In high school Justin and TJ had overlapping friend/church groups and were vaguely acquainted. After hearing the first couple episodes of the podcast, Justin reached out with some push

Ep 03: TJ and Rob Get Sorta Abducted in Guatemala

Jun 14th, 2020 2h 10m

Andy and TJ are joined by their first guest, Rob Graham. Rob grew up next door to their dad and has been connected to their family for many years. TJ wants to be just like Rob when he grows up.In the first half of the episode, Rob shares the st

Ep 02: Andy Has Emotions... Apparently

May 29th, 2020 1h 32m

Andy walks TJ through his "Some Thoughts on Faith" manifesto (found here) and gets pretty worked up in the process.TJ shares a story from his psilocybin experience and pushes back on some of Andy's arguments.There's a fart, which may or may not

Ep 01: TJ Wants To Be A Good Boy

May 22nd, 2020 1h 50m

Andy interviews TJ about his experience growing up in the Fundamentalist Evangelical Christian sub-culture. They discuss their experiences growing up in a Christian home, going to a Christian school, their beliefs about God and hell, and other

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