Humanist Experience

Humanist Experience


Latest Episodes

26 - Defining Atheism
January 18, 2015

Our first Sunday School’d episode for 2015, Spencer and Forrest discuss several problems with defining atheism as a mere “lack of belief”. This non-traditional definition has become popular on the internet, but a critical examination of a few of the...

25 - The Value of Philosophy
December 21, 2014

This week, Forrest and Spencer discuss the value of philosophy and some common reasons why people dismiss the discipline. Special attention to Bertrand Russell's "The Value of Philosophy," which can be read here: http://skepdic.com/russell.html .

24 - The Bourbon of Proof
December 14, 2014

Spencer and Forrest discuss the burden of proof, which could also be called the burden of evidence. Both theists and atheists have a burden to demonstrate their claims, and often times both sides will try to avoid their burden by shifting it onto the...

23 - Common Mistakes in Reasoning
December 07, 2014

Spencer and Forrest discuss a few common logical fallacies, and offer a few examples of common mistakes in reasoning. Previous episode on "Logic and Reasoning": http://unbelieversradio.com/2014/07/logic-reasoning-introduction/

22 - Logic & the Transcendental Argument
November 30, 2014

Does logic come from God? If so, what would this look like? How could God be a ‘necessary precondition’ for logic? This week, Spencer and Forrest tackle logic and the transcendental argument for the existence of God. The boys discuss several...

21 - Reply to Apologia Radio on Feminism
November 23, 2014

The gang at Apologia Radio responded to Spencer's article 'Apologia Radio Cherry Picks the Bible for Feminism'. In this episode, Spencer and Forrest examine their response. Topics covered include the Biblical standard of morality, examples of sexism...

12 - Apologetic Methods
November 17, 2014

This week Spencer digs into the various methods of apologetics. Christian apologists will often take drastically different approaches when arguing for the truth of what they believe. Evidentialists tend to consider the evidence from the natural world...

20 - Dualism: Arguments w/out Substance
November 17, 2014

Forrest and Spencer are joined by Peter Whitehead for a discussion about dualism. The team covers several arguments for substance dualism and evaluates their merits. Peter is a psychology student at Arizona State University where he works in an EEG lab.

19 - Moral Ontology & Nature of Values
November 09, 2014

This week, Spencer and Forrest discuss moral ontology and the nature of values and how they are grounded. They cover Euthyphro's dilemma, and unpack the problems and implications that both Christians and secularists have when grounding their moral philoso

Distrust of Humanity
November 02, 2014

Christianity, Judaism and Islam all share the creation story of Adam and Eve and the doctrine of original sin as central to their theology. Conservative Evangelicals in America especially harp on this doctrine of ‘the Fall of man’ as a way to shoehorn