

Majesty of Reason Philosophy Podcast
Majesty of Reason
A podcast that explains, analyzes, and evaluates philosophical issues. Buckle up for philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and philosophy of time.
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Sep 15, 2022 • 11h 56min
Over 100 Arguments for God ANSWERED | (MoR No. 84)
@Capturing Christianity and Dr. Chad McIntosh created a video covering 150+ arguments for God's existence. Here's my take on the arguments. Buckle up for some juicy philosophy.
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RESOURCES
Every resource mentioned in the video is found in here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q...
LINKS
My website: https://josephschmid.com
My PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/josep...

Sep 15, 2022 • 1h 4min
Pantheism vs. The Kalam Cosmological Argument | (MoR No. 83)
Dive into the intriguing clash of pantheism versus the Kalam cosmological argument! Explore a thought experiment involving a glowing orb that questions our understanding of existence. Delve into the design argument, pondering the nature of God from various perspectives. The conversation spirals into rethinking causality and infinity, highlighted by Hilbert's Hotel. Reflect on how collective experiences shape identity and the essence of meaning in art versus divinity. It's a philosophical rollercoaster challenging the necessity of invoking God in reality!

Sep 15, 2022 • 1h 8min
Naturalism, Classical Theism, and First Causes | (MoR No. 82)
Naturalism vs. classical theism — who would win the world philosophy championship?
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RESOURCES
Schmid, J.C. Forthcoming. “Naturalism, classical theism, and first causes”. Religious Studies, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa...
Classical theism playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Kalam playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
DDS/Trinitarianism post: https://majestyofreason.wordpress.com...
My PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/josep...
My website: https://josephschmid.com
OUTLINE
Many thanks to Stephen Woodford from Rationality Rules for designing the thumbnail!

Sep 15, 2022 • 55min
How to Write a KILLER Philosophy Paper | (MoR No. 81)
"Ever since the dawn of time, philosophers have pondered..." No. Stop. Here's how you ACTUALLY write (and publish) a philosophy paper.
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Many thanks to Esteban from The Guarded Acumen for the video. The Guarded Acumen is an online, educational channel producing academic content exploring various topics in contemporary analytic philosophy. Go subscribe to his channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVOS...
The original video: https://youtu.be/m0SgSIq0fRE
RESOURCES
(1) The Do’s and Don’ts of Philosophical Research (@The Analytic Christian): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMNCk...
(2) How to Publish in Philosophy (Alan Coffee): http://www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr/index....
(3) How to publish your paper in a top philosophy journal (IHS): https://theihs.org/blog/how-to-publis...
(4) Publishing in Philosophy (Mike Huemer): https://www.owl232.net/publishing.htm
(5) Publishing Your Philosophy (Neil McKinnon): http://www.colyvan.com/publishing.pdf
(7) Guidelines

Sep 14, 2022 • 1h 24min
Divine Contradictions and Non-Classical Logic with Dr. Jc Beall & Mike DeVito | (MoR No. 80)
Can there be true contradictions? If so, could they arise in theology and philosophy of religion? Jc Beall and Mike DeVito join me to talk about these questions and more.
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RESOURCES
(1) Mike DeVito's channel (w/ Dr. Tyler McNabb): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOlN...
(2) Jc's book, "The Contradictory Christ": https://www.amazon.com/Contradictory-...
(3) Beall's book, "Logic: The Basics": https://www.amazon.com/Logic-Basics-J...
(4) Embracing the contradiction of Christ's incarnation (@The Analytic Christian): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIcP8...
(5) Is Christ's nature contradictory? Beall vs Anderson (@Capturing Christianity): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQHOc...
(6) Beall's SEP article on the Liar Paradox: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/li...
(7) My website: https://www.josephschmid.com/

Sep 14, 2022 • 20min
God doesn't exist (April Fools Vid) | (MoR No. 79)
Want irrefutable proof of atheism? Watch this.
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RESOURCES
(1) Kabay, P.D. 2008. "A Defense of Trivialism". Dissertation, University of Melbourne. https://rest.neptune-prod.its.unimelb...
(2) My contingency argument playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
(3) My website: https://www.josephschmid.com/

Sep 14, 2022 • 1h 15min
Moral Realism and Metaethics with Dr. Russ Shafer-Landau and @Kane B | (MoR No. 78)
Is moral realism true? What should our metaethical methodology be? Does the evolutionary debunking argument work? Are there categorical reasons? I'm joined by Russ Shafer-Landau and Kane B to discuss these questions and more.
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RESOURCES
(1) Russ' website: https://philosophy.wisc.edu/staff/sha...
(2) Kane's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KaneB
(3) My website: https://www.josephschmid.com/

Sep 14, 2022 • 50min
The Argument for God from Logic | (MoR No. 77)
Does logic prove God? I don't think so. In this video, I explain why. Enjoy the bonus soccer, too ;)
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RESOURCES
(1) God and Abstract Objects playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
(2) The Lord of Non-Contradiction: https://www.proginosko.com/docs/The_L...
(3) My website: https://www.josephschmid.com

Sep 14, 2022 • 1h 23min
Is Omniscience Possible with Dr. Josh Rasmussen | (MoR No. 76)
Could there be a barber who shaves exactly those who don’t shave themselves? Could there be a God who knows exactly those acts of knowledge that aren’t of themselves? The answer might surprise you. Everything is at stake.
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RESOURCES
(1) Rasmussen, “How to Expand God’s Sight”, wherein he argues for a dynamic view of God’s knowledge based on the Russellian paradox: https://c4ort.com/essays/how-to-expan...
(2) How to Discuss the Nature of Reality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qtrx...
(3) My website: https://josephschmid.com
NOTES
(1) I'm kind of incompetent at Zoom, as you can tell from the beginning of the video. Lol
(2) Thumbnail photo of Josh is credited to Cameron Bertuzzi from Capturing Christianity.

Sep 14, 2022 • 40min
Platonism and Theistic Conceptualism with Dr. Scott Berman & Gunther Laird | (MoR No. 75)
Platonism has been the subject of much criticism, as has theistic conceptualism. Do such criticisms work? That's the question we investigate in this video.
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RESOURCES
(1) Scott's book, "Platonism and the Objects of Science": https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/platoni...
(2) Gunther's book, "The Unnecessary Science": https://www.amazon.com/Unnecessary-Sc...
(3) God and Abstract Objects playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
(4) My video with Scott on his book: https://youtu.be/ZrDMkQQ6aGg
(5) My website: https://www.josephschmid.com